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A photograph of a small home shrine in a plain blue-washed room. Two people in orange robes stand before it: a woman on the left holds a lit oil lamp, and a man on the right with his hands joined in namaskar wears an orange robe with a red-brown shawl. On the shelf, a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs above a garland of marigolds and roses, and a smaller framed picture with a garland sits below it along with brass vessels and flowers. A smaller portrait of a woman with a halo is on the left wall. Wooden furniture and a patterned wall sticker appear at right.

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A photograph inside a small whitewashed shrine room where two people in saffron-orange robes stand before a home altar. The person on the left, in orange with a pink garland draped over the shoulder, holds a flame toward the offerings. The person on the right, in orange with a maroon sash, stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Above the altar hangs a large framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" showing a seated figure with a rudraksha mala, framed by marigold and red flower garlands. Below it sits a smaller framed picture with a garland, brass items, a flame and flower offerings on a shelf. A wooden cabinet stands at the right edge, and a framed photo of an older woman in white hangs on the upper left wall. Watermarked credits were omitted.A photograph inside a small whitewashed room with a wooden cupboard on the right. Two people in saffron-orange clothing face a home shrine. The figure on the left, with long dark hair and an orange garment, holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar. The person on the right, in orange with a maroon-striped shawl, stands with palms pressed together in prayer. The shrine is decorated with marigold and rose garlands and holds a framed photograph of a seated man in pink robes and a rudraksha mala, with a printed caption reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Above it a larger portrait of the same seated figure is framed with garlands. A smaller portrait of an older bearded figure with a halo hangs on the left wall. Brass lamps and a small bell sit on the altar.Indoor shrine room with pale blue walls and exposed wooden rafters. On the wall above a shelf hangs a framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha beads, garlanded with yellow and red flowers and labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA". Below, a smaller framed picture and a bowl of offerings sit on the shelf among marigolds, with a small brass lamp. A woman in orange clothing with a pink flower garland holds a flame-lit aarti lamp toward the shelf. Beside her a man in orange robes with a maroon shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer. A wooden cabinet stands at right with printed posters pinned to it. Two people are visible, the woman performing aarti and the man in prayer.Photograph inside a small blue-walled room at a home shrine. Two people in saffron-orange clothing stand facing a wall altar. The woman on the left wears an orange blouse and dhoti-style wrap with a pink flower garland and holds a lit oil lamp with a flame. The man on the right wears an orange robe with a maroon border and has his palms pressed together in prayer. The altar is decorated with garlands of red and yellow marigolds and green leaves, and holds a framed photograph of an elderly woman, a framed picture of a seated saint, coconuts, a small brass figure and offerings. A large poster above shows a seated figure with the printed name a person. A doorway with a wooden frame is at the right edge.A photograph inside a small shrine room with a blue-grey wall decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers. A framed portrait with a garland sits at the centre, with a small oil lamp flame burning on the altar below. A woman in an orange saree with a pink flower garland stands at left, leaning forward to tend the lamp with her hands. In the right foreground a man in orange robes with a maroon border stands with his palms pressed together in prayer. The scene suggests puja or aarti at a home shrine.A photograph inside a small home shrine with blue-painted walls. Two people in saffron-orange clothing stand with their backs to the camera: a woman on the left with a pink garland, and a man on the right in orange robes with a maroon-edged shawl, palms pressed together in namaskar. The shrine has a large framed portrait of a seated, bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala, draped in a blue cloth and garlanded with red and yellow flowers, labelled in print as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Below are smaller framed images, marigold and rose garlands, an oil lamp burning and small offerings. A wooden cupboard at right carries a faded calendar print of deities.A photograph inside a small, plainly painted shrine room. A large framed portrait on the back wall shows a seated figure with a rudraksha mala, draped in saffron and with a red garland, labelled with a partially visible name reading Nithyananda. Below it a smaller framed picture of a seated figure in white is wreathed with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man in orange robes with a red sash stands in the foreground at right, with a red bindi, looking toward the camera. At left, another person in orange clothing and a pink garland bends over the altar ledge, handling offerings. A woman in a dark patterned blouse stands behind the foreground man. Flower garlands drape the altar and a small framed photo sits among them.Photograph of a home shrine room with framed deity paintings hung on a white wall, several garlanded with yellow and orange flower strands. On a black stone altar sit brass plates of fruit, flowers, a small brass lamp and offering bowls. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the altar; the nearer one has long swept-back hair and palms pressed together in prayer, while the other, with long dark hair and a flower garland, holds a lit oil lamp arati over a framed portrait. Their backs and profiles are visible; the nearer man's hand is partly cut off by the frame edge at right.2010-02-16Two devotees in orange clothing stand before a home shrine on a pale blue wall. The central image is a printed photograph of a seated, bearded man in pink-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, hands folded, set against a backdrop of large tree roots; a marigold and rose garland frames it. The printed caption reads "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Beside it hangs a smaller picture of a figure in white with a halo, and a second framed picture with a garland sits below. A wooden cabinet is at right. The devotee at right has a shaved head and wears an orange shawl with a maroon border; the figure at left wears an orange top and a pink flower garland. The photograph of a printed portrait is not counted as physical people.January 21 20102010-01-21A photograph of a small shrine niche tiled in cream and patterned tiles. A framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" shows a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala seated before a tree, his hand raised, draped in a garland of white flowers and red roses. Two devotees kneel at the shrine: a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-gold shawl wearing a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a red-and-gold sari with a red flower garland and gold bangles, both reaching toward offerings. A brass oil lamp stands at left, and pink petals and flower offerings sit on a purple cloth-draped platform. The portrait is a printed image, not a physical person, and the kneeling devotees are the only people visible.2014-06-21August 16 20092009-08-16