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February 12 20062006-02-12February 12 20062006-02-12A photograph of a devotee in an orange sleeveless top with a white and red flower garland draped over her shoulders, facing a home shrine and holding a brass lamp in one hand. The shrine holds silver-toned deity murtis garlanded with white and pink flowers, framed pictures of deities, and a small photo of a person in orange with a saffron head covering, placed on a wooden table with flower offerings, small lamps and brass vessels. Two other people stand behind her on the right, one in white with hands folded in namaskar and a bead mala, the other in orange, and a partially visible person in the foreground wears a dark bead mala. A white wall and window frame the room.2010-01-19June 02 20122012-06-02May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA small room with a wooden-beamed ceiling and tiled floor, where a shrine wall is decorated with white, orange and multicoloured flower garlands. A man with long dark hair and an orange sleeveless robe with an orange shawl stands at the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward the shrine while a small flame burns. Behind him a monk in orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, a woman in a white sari with gold border and gold bangles folds her hands, and a man in a white shirt and glasses presses his palms together at the right. Framed pictures and oil lamps sit on the altar, with flower offerings in front.2010-02-15A photograph of a ritual at a small shrine decorated with marigold garlands and flower strands. A deity murti with a golden crown and orange face sits at the centre, with oil lamps lit before it. On the right, a person in a rust-red shawl and gold-and-bead necklaces, with a gold tilak on the forehead, touches their brow while holding a hand out over the offerings. Behind them a bald man in orange robes stands. On the left, a man in a beige shawl holds a brass plate with rice and a small vessel while another person's hand reaches in from the edge of the frame. a person: the rust-red shawl, gold necklaces and gold forehead marking are the cues for the person in the centre-right, shown performing the ritual.2014-01-13A photograph inside a dim stone shrine chamber with whitewashed walls. A man with long matted hair, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala and saffron cloth, bends forward to hold a brass tray of lit flame over a small ritual setup on a stone platform. Scattered pink and white petals cover the floor, and a garland of red and white flowers hangs on a wooden stand at right. Behind him, three or four saffron-robed sadhus with beaded necklaces stand watching, one holding a brass plate. A small oil lamp hangs from the ceiling. The photo credit reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , '2018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01January 02 20122012-01-02August 09 20102010-08-09A woman in orange saffron robes and an orange head wrap stands at a silver puja tray, holding a lit lamp and offering flowers in a bright, freshly painted room. A white marble statue of a seated saint, dressed in orange with a red head wrap and garlanded with yellow and white flower strands, is set on a flower-decorated white pedestal at left. Before the tray sits a small dark deity murti garlanded with flowers. Silver bowls, a bell, plates of rose petals and white flowers, and brass lamp stands surround the scene, with a man in white dhoti and a cameraman visible in the background.2010-02-18