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A home shrine with a wooden display cabinet holding small figurines and decorative objects. On a draped table in front, a woman in an orange sari with a flower-decorated hair stands with her back to the camera, bending over the altar. The central framed photograph shows a smiling man with long dark hair in an orange robe and beads, garlanded with pink and white flowers. Brass lamps and a metal plate of flowers and offerings sit on the table, with a trays of petals on the lower table. To the right, an older woman in a beige and pink sari with black beads and glasses watches the puja. Framed pictures hang on the walls.

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A domestic shrine room where a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and a long dark braid holds a lit flame before a framed portrait garlanded with flowers. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace and floral garland. To the left, a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Four women sit in the foreground: two with grey and dark hair in pale clothing, one in a maroon and gold sari with hands folded, and one partly visible at the right edge. Shelves behind hold small deity figurines and brass items, a framed Ganesha painting hangs on the wall, and a blue curtain and a framed black-and-white photograph of an older woman appear in the background, with a sepia picture above the cabinet.2010-01-19A devotional home shrine inside a room with a wooden display cabinet holding small deity figurines and statues. A framed black-and-white portrait of an elderly woman with a red bindi hangs on the right wall, and a framed tanjore-style painting of Ganesha sits below it. Above the cabinet are a framed photo of three men in white and a sepia photo of a building. A young woman with long hair, a flower garland in her hair, and an orange blouse stands at the cabinet offering something with her hand, while a young man in orange clothes stands with palms pressed together at left. Several seated women and older people, one in a white sari and one in a pink sari, are in the foreground, with hands folded in prayer. A large framed photo of a saffron-robed figure wearing a bead necklace and a flower garland is placed on the lower shelf, with a flower garland and a small lamp in front. Blue curtains hang at left.2010-01-19A photograph inside a home shrine room. A man with long dark hair and a flower garland of pink and white blossoms, wearing an orange sleeveless top, lifts a lit flame toward a wooden display cabinet filled with small deity figurines and statues. On the wall above the cabinet are framed black-and-white photos of an elderly woman and an old building, and a framed Tanjore-style painting of Ganesha. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits on a small table with flower garlands. A young man in orange clothing stands at left with hands folded in namaskar, and two women in the foreground, one with grey hair and one with a braid in a dark sari, sit with hands folded in prayer. The scene shows an aarti-style lamp offering before the shrine.2010-01-19A devotional scene inside a home shrine room with wooden cabinet doors and a wall niche. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs in the niche, garlanded with white jasmine strands and surrounded by orange marigolds, red flowers and small offerings. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes seated before a soft backdrop. Two smaller framed photographs sit on a green cloth below, also garlanded with marigolds. Several devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: a woman in an orange sleeveless top with a white flower garland in her hair, a woman in a peach sari with a white flower in her braid seen from behind, and partially visible hands and figures at the left edge. A ceiling light and a wall sconce are visible.2010-01-19Photo of a home shrine in a small room where two devotees perform a puja. In the foreground, a shaven-headed devotee in saffron cloth wears a white flower garland and rudraksha beads, seen from behind. Beside them, a woman in a deep red sari with a red flower garland and gold earrings holds a small object near the altar. The altar holds a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, plus a row of framed deity images across the top, oil lamps, fruit, a brass plate of flowers and a kalasha-like offering. A banana leaf sits on the left.2014-06-26Photograph of an interior room with white walls, a window with marigold garland drapery and a wooden shelving unit holding small silver puja implements, framed deity pictures, flower arrangements and brass lamps. Two people in orange clothing stand near a white-draped bed; the figure in front wears an orange sleeveless dress with a red and gold shawl, and the figure at left wears an orange robe with a maroon border and dark hair. A white-covered table in the foreground holds a silver tray with a bowl of yellow and red flowers, a silver lamp, a bell and small ritual items. Orange marigold garlands hang along the white railing at right.2010-02-05A photograph of a home shrine room with yellow walls and a fluorescent tube light. A man with long, swept-back black hair wears a purple orchid garland and an orange robe, and stands at the shrine with his right hand reaching toward an oil lamp on the wooden shelf. Beside him, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a rudraksha mala and looks toward the shrine. In the foreground a woman with a hair ornament and a pink garment is seen from behind. The shrine holds framed deity pictures, a framed portrait of a smiling man raising his hand, marigold garlands, a small golden figure in an orange robe and a red-and-white cloth on a tray.2010-01-10A photograph inside a small home shrine room with white walls and framed devotional prints of deities hung along the walls. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, wearing a white flower garland, faces away from the camera and holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar. Beside her a figure in orange robes with a striped border stands with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the altar. On the right, an older woman in white with glasses also presses her palms together. The wooden altar cabinet holds framed photos, marigold flowers, a brass tray and offerings, and a framed black-and-white portrait with a white garland sits in front. Four people are visible.2010-01-10Indoor home shrine during a devotee house puja. Two people face a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair, orange robe and a beaded necklace, flanked by garlands of white jasmine and yellow flowers, with oil lamps burning on a wooden table. A shaved-headed person in an orange shawl with a rudraksha-style garland stands at left, and a woman in a red sari with a red-and-yellow flower garland and gold earrings presses her palms together at right. Above, a framed panel shows several deity murti in a row. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a plate of kumkum and rice sit before the shrine, and a banana leaf lies on the left.2014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26February 05 20102010-02-05A photograph of a home prayer room with white walls and a wooden-framed window. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand facing a shrine table draped in white cloth. The man on the left, seen from behind, wears an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap with a red and green flower garland around his neck. The man on the right, in an orange robe with a maroon-striped shawl, has long dark hair and holds an object in his hand. On the shrine, a framed portrait labelled as a printed photo is garlanded with marigold and rose strands, flanked by smaller framed photos, a deity figurine, brass oil lamps, and trays of rose petals and yellow flowers on the floor. A TV sits on a stand in the room. Two people are visible.2010-01-10