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A devotee, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti, kneels on a mat in the lower right of a small home shrine room with peach walls and a yellow side wall. He presses his palms together in namaskar, facing a wall shrine. On a glass shelf above, a large framed photograph shows a smiling man in an orange-red turban and saffron robes, seated cross-legged with a garland of white and red flowers, labelled in print as a portrait in the shrine. Beside it sit a small framed deity picture and a decorative lamp. Garlands of yellow, orange and pink flowers hang along the wall. Below, a golden ornate throne-like seat with a black cloth draped over it and a flower garland sits on a brass base. A brass tray with lamps and offerings lies on a purple cloth in front, with flowers and incense sticks nearby.

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A small room with a cracked white wall and a metal cabinet. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a mat with palms pressed together in namaskar, puja items spread before him, including a lit oil lamp, flowers, a brass vessel and a small bowl of beads. Beside him stands a cutout figure in a pink turban and pink robe with a rudraksha mala and flower garlands, hands raised in greeting, seated on a pink cloth-draped platform with a flower-decorated kalasha and a gold-backed chair. Behind hangs a gilt-framed painting of a figure in orange robes seated under a tree, with a rudraksha mala draped across the frame. A small framed deity image sits on the cabinet area.2025-09-20A small room with a cracked white wall and a maroon metal cabinet. A shirtless man with white ash markings on his forehead, chest and arms, wearing a white dhoti, kneels on a mat in anjali mudra before an altar. On the altar, a life-size cutout figure of a seated guru wears a pink-red turban, a pink-red robe, layered flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, with hands raised in greeting. Behind it hangs a framed photograph of a smiling figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, seated before a tree trunk, and marigold and pink flower garlands decorate the frame. In front of the cutout sits a golden peetha bearing a pile of marigold and pink flowers, a small lingam-like object, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a shrine top; lamps, brass vessels and flowers are arranged on a tray.A home shrine photographed head-on against a peach wall. A large printed cutout of a seated man in saffron-orange robes, orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold chain, hands folded in his lap, dominates the top. He is a printed depiction, not a physical person. Below, a glass shelf holds a lit oil lamp, brass items, small framed pictures and a mounted figure picture. The lower area is draped with yellow, orange, pink and white flower garlands. A brass sculpted backdrop frames a golden-brown kalasha-like vessel draped in red cloth and decorated with flowers, set on an ornate brass base. A small toy car sits on the floor at lower left. No physical people are visible.2024-12-28A man in a white turban with gold border and a bare upper body wearing rudraksha beads sits at right, placing yellow flower petals on a gold-coloured ritual vessel with a lit oil lamp in a shrine. Behind is a standing cut-out print of a smiling man in a red-and-pink robe with an orange flower garland, rudraksha mala and red turban, labelled as a portrait. Left is a gold-toned deity murti and a gold framed backdrop with a leopard-print cloth on a low table. A blue shelf holds books and a small oil lamp is visible. Setting appears to be a small temple corner in a room with turquoise walls.2025-08-02A devotee in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth and gold bangles performs a lamp offering at a home altar. Behind him, a large gold-framed backdrop stands beside a gold-coloured ornate arch-shaped metal panel decorated with floral motifs and flower garlands. A printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a robed figure with orange and marigold garlands, rudraksha beads and a ceremonial gold necklace. A small brass lamp burns on a tray with flowers, a conch shell, coconuts and offerings on a wooden floor, beside a blue shelf of books.2025-04-01A photograph of a puja set up in a room with burgundy drapes and an oriental-style red and cream rug. A shirtless man in white dhoti with gold border sits cross-legged on a blue cushion, hands folded, facing a shrine. Behind the shrine is a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes, adorned with marigold and flower garlands, placed on a wicker-backed throne draped in magenta cloth. To the left stands a deity murti with flower garlands beside a golden staircase-shaped pedestal. Brass puja vessels, a kalasha-like bowl of flowers, a bell, lamps and an open book lie before the shrine, with a brass tray on a small stand in the foreground. The man wears white tripundra-style markings on his chest and a rudraksha mala.2024-09-06KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/22/20212021-06-22A photograph of a shrine room where a bare-chested priest with a white forehead mark and rudraksha malas, seated at left, tends a small oil lamp in front of a gilded throne. Beside him stands a life-size cutout-style printed figure of a seated man in a red robe, wearing a red and white turban-like headpiece and an orange garland, with a rudraksha mala. Behind a gilded deity murti with a multi-armed halo, a leopard-print cloth covers the altar table, which holds lamps, a garland and small brass vessels. On the wall, framed prints show a goddess in a blue-and-white setting and a seated man in orange garments, with a lit candle stand. A signboard above reads KAILASA KORATTUR. Only the priest is a physical person in the scene.2024-09-28A bare-chested man with white sacred ash stripes on his forehead, chest and arms, a red kumkum dot on his brow, a gold chain and a pendant, and a white sacred thread over his shoulder stands close to the camera in the foreground. Behind him, on a small altar shelf draped with pink and yellow flower garlands, sits a framed printed portrait of a smiling figure in a red-orange turban and saffron robes, garlanded with flowers and seated in meditation posture; this is a printed image, not a physical person. Lit oil lamps, small offerings, a brass vessel and a kalasha-like pot are arranged on the shelf and below it, with a red and purple flower-decorated cloth over the base. Small deity figures appear beside the portrait.2024-12-28A priest in a brown leopard-print garment and rudraksha mala stands at right, holding a small brass bell in his right hand near a silver-and-gold ornate metal shrine plate on a pedestal at left. Behind them is a framed printed portrait of a figure in a red-and-orange turban and saffron-red garment with a rudraksha mala and flower garland, set against a leopard-print cloth. A gilded carved deity murti with a multi-headed or many-armed backdrop is at right, with a decorated kalasha-like object in the centre. A paper sign above reads KAILASA KORATTUR and flower garlands hang at the top.2024-10-19A photograph of a man seated at a shrine in a room with turquoise walls and a blue metal shelf stacked with books. He wears a white turban with a gold border, rimless-style glasses, a bare chest, a long rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread, and he is lighting an oil lamp with his right hand. The brass lamp stand, with a small oil lamp, sits before a gilded ornate throne-like frame holding a framed photograph of a smiling woman in orange, with yellow marigold flowers placed at its base. Behind it, a large cutout portrait shows a figure in orange and red robes, wearing a garland of orange flowers and rudraksha malas, seated on a leopard-print cloth. A book with an orange cover and a portrait of the same woman sits on the shelf.2025-02-03A bare-chested priest in a white head wrap with gold border and white dhoti sits at right, wearing rudraksha beads, lighting an oil lamp on a brass stand. Behind him is a large framed printed portrait of a smiling figure in orange-red robes, a rudraksha mala and orange garland, seated, with a labelled Swamiji depiction on the wall. A small framed photo of a woman with a Tamil caption sits on a gilded shrine, adorned with yellow flowers. Left stands a golden deity murti with multiple arms and a kalasha-like altar, and leopard-print cloth covers a low table. Other offerings and a small brass puja lamp rest on the floor.