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A photograph of a small room during a puja. A framed photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure before a banyan-like tree hangs on the back wall above a white-draped table holding an oil lamp and a decorated deity murti with garlands. A decorated orange and white canopy stands on the table beside a brass figure. A woman in a red and gold dress and a boy in orange kneel and sit before the altar while many children and adults in casual clothes watch from the doorway and foreground. On the right edge a man holds an open book titled The True History of Religion, and a pale wristwatch shows on his arm. A wall-mounted air conditioner and a Vaanaprastha-style sign hang near the door. The people in the scene are around twenty, with the figures on the left and in the foreground clearly visible.

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A seated group of devotees, mostly women and some children, gathers on the floor of a plain room for a puja before a framed painting on the left wall. The painting shows a robed figure in orange and white seated beneath a large banyan tree, wearing a rudraksha mala. Beneath it, a white-draped table holds oil lamps and a garlanded object. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-gold sari sits at left, a woman in a white top and purple shawl sits center, and a woman in a green top sits near the bottom. A golden deity murti and brass lamps and trays stand near the centre, with yellow and pink garlands and marigold flowers. Several people sit along the back wall, including an older man in a white shirt at upper right.2005-10-09A seated group of devotees gathers in a room during a puja before a golden peetha holding a large silver-and-gold kalasha wrapped in yellow, white and pink garlands. 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Several women in saris (orange, maroon, teal, blue) and children sit with palms pressed together, while a young man in a blue shirt and another in white sit in front, facing the altar. A television and speakers stand on a shelf behind them.2011-09-08Indoor photo of a group of seated devotees in a small room facing a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, seated outdoors under a tree, garlanded with red and white flowers. The portrait has a Tamil caption printed at its base. In front, a white-draped table holds flowers and two brass oil lamps. Devotees sit on the floor: a woman in a white and black blouse with a long braid, a woman in red, an older woman in an orange and yellow sari, young girls and boys in school clothes, and women in white and lavender saris. 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On the right, a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes and rudraksha beads is garlanded with flowers, labelled Nithyananda. The orange-draped deity murti is garlanded with red and white flowers.2008-04-28Indoor photo of a seated devotee gathering in a plain yellow-walled room during a pada pooja. A young woman on the right in orange robes with a white flower garland sits with palms pressed together, facing the group. Behind her a white-draped bench holds a vase of orange flowers. Devotees sit on the floor in white kurtas, saris and salwar kameez, some in orange and maroon, many with hands folded in prayer. A man in an orange shirt sits at the left edge. A white-clad woman on the right holds a small brass plate with offerings. A window and a dark monitor appear at the left.2009-09-10November 24 20072007-11-24June 20 20142014-06-20 +1 copiesApril 25 20062006-04-25A photograph of a devotional puja inside a room with a white cloth on the floor. Several seated devotees with palms pressed together face a framed portrait on the right, garlanded with white and pink flowers. The portrait shows a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, seated before a tree trunk, though the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. In the foreground a man in an orange kurta kneels with folded hands, and a woman in a maroon and cream sari sits with her back to the camera, wearing a dark bead mala. Offerings on the cloth include bananas, fruit, a lit oil lamp, flower petals, a kalasha-like brass vessel, kumkum and incense sticks. Around six people are visible, mostly women in cream and blue saris, plus men in white shirts seated at the back.2009-08-20A seated figure in an orange sleeveless robe with a red-orange cushioned chair sits with palms pressed together in namaskar in a mint-green room with striped yellow curtains. Around the chair are trays of offerings, including fruit and flowers. Devotees sit on the floor facing them with hands folded: women in white saris with yellow borders, a girl with flowers in her hair, men in white shirts and dhotis, and an older woman with white hair. Hanging on the wall is a framed portrait of a figure with a white turban and garlands, with its caption not legible.2010-01-24