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A man with a shaved head, rudraksha mala beads and a white dhoti with a yellow border performs a puja at a home shrine. He leans over a brass stand holding a small object over a brass pot decorated with yellow flowers. Nearby on the floor sit brass plates, a small bell-shaped lamp and offering items. Behind him stands a large carved wooden throne with a deity murti adorned with garlands, flanked by a cardboard cutout of a figure in red and orange robes wearing orange marigold garlands and rudraksha beads, seated on a leopard-print cushion. A printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is not visible, so no caption is attributed. The room has a turquoise wall and wooden flooring.

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