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Close photo of a small household altar arranged on wooden boards with pink and green painted edges. Two yellow clay Ganesha figures with pink-tinted ears stand at the front. Behind them are brass figures of a seated figure holding a lamp and a kneeling figure, a grey stone shivalinga, a black stone nandi, a brass plate holding white flowers, a brass oil lamp and incense sticks, and a red flower. A printed sign reading PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA is visible at top, with a brass and red shrine case at left. No people are present.

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January 21 20132013-01-21 +1 copiesMarch 01 20182018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01April 13 20142014-04-13Close photograph of a ritual table set for puja. In the foreground a brass thali holds small bronze deity murtis, a brass lamp and a bronze figure beside a brass bowl of offerings. Behind, a lit incense stick stands in a brass holder beside a plastic water bottle, with folded orange and red cloths and more brass plates on a green and red runner. No people are visible in the frame.2011-07-26Close view of a brass puja plate on an orange-red cloth. The plate holds small gold-coloured deity figures, white jasmine-like flowers, green leaves, a red cloth or kumkum-coloured item, a grey smooth stone, and a silver rudraksha or bead mala looped through the arrangement. An incense stick rises in a brass holder at left, and a striped cloth edge appears at top left. No people are visible.2012-09-23April 13 20142014-04-13Close-up photo of a golden puja plate holding a small brass seated deity murti, possibly Ganesha with a raised trunk-like form, beside a dark stone idol. Yellow-and-white plumeria flowers and red hibiscus petals are scattered across the plate, with a brass oil lamp and small brass ritual vessels. A red velvet box and white cloth lie at the edges. No people are visible.2013-12-08August 09 20162016-08-09September 12 20132013-09-12January 21 20132013-01-21A photograph of a small devotional tableau arranged on orange and red cloth. At centre stands a dark, tiered miniature temple tower with blue and yellow accents, in front of a bronze shivalinga set in a lotus-shaped yoni basin, with two carved cobras arching above it. To the left are painted clay figures: a woman with long hair in a pink and white sari and a kneeling devotee in pink. On the right, a seated bearded figure in a saffron robe sits beside a small painted shrine niche with a deity murti. Brass items and a bronze animal figure appear in the background. No living people are visible.2011-10-02