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Two devotees sit with hands pressed in anjali mudra before a framed portrait garlanded with pink, red, orange and white flowers and green leaves; the portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Sri" on the mount and shows a seated figure in orange robes. A brass oil lamp stands before the portrait. On the left a young man in white clothes with red trim and a red bindi sits with eyes closed; beside him a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits with eyes closed and hands folded. Foreground offerings include a brass tray of orange and pink flowers, bowls, incense sticks and a lit lamp on a table with fruit, sweets and marigold petals. Plain whitewashed wall and a green curtained window behind.

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A photograph of a seated devotee in white clothes with a gold-bordered shawl and a dark beaded necklace, palms pressed together in prayer before an altar. Behind her a large framed portrait with a red and pink flower garland and green leaf garlands shows a figure in pink-and-orange robes against a rocky backdrop; a label beneath it reads "PARAMAHAMSA ... NANDA". Two brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on either side of the altar. A seated man in white on the left also has his hands folded. Two people's heads are visible in the lower foreground, and a brass vessel, flower offerings and fruit are arranged nearby.2006-02-27A photograph of a homa performed indoors on a white-walled floor. Several devotees sit cross-legged on mats, palms pressed together in namaskar. Those nearest the frame wear white dhotis and shirts, and the seated woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda" is garlanded with pink and white flowers, with a brass lamp burning before it. In front of the group are stacked bricks of ghee-coloured offerings, brass vessels, a plate of flowers, sticks for the fire, and bowls of fruit and sweets on a side table. Five or six people are visible.2006-02-27A photograph of a small whitewashed room during a homa ceremony. On a table against the wall stands a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair and a saffron-coloured garment seated on an ornate gold throne, draped with pink and white flower garlands; a second portrait of a man with long hair appears above it. Brass oil lamps burn beside an offering table laden with fruit, eggs, coconuts, flowers and plates of food, with saffron-coloured sweets stacked in front. Several people in white clothing sit with hands folded in prayer; in the foreground a person in white bends over the offerings near a flame, and a bowl of pink flower petals is at the lower left.2006-02-27April 08 2006 - Inauguration of a center in Namakkal2006-04-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual puja in a whitewashed room. A man in white dhoti and shirt, with a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged and holds up a lit oil lamp toward a framed portrait of a seated, long-haired saint in saffron robes beneath a banyan tree. The portrait is garlanded with white, yellow and red flowers and labelled in print. Two devotees sit beside him with palms pressed together, and a bowl of yellow flower petals lies nearby. Brass lamps, a small silver Ganesha figure, a brass pot, fruit and bananas are arranged on the floor-cloth in front of a large mound of marigolds and rose petals. A smaller framed image of a saffron-clad figure hangs on the wall above, and window bars are at left.2006-04-08April 08 2006 - Inauguration of a center in Namakkal2006-04-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional worship scene in a plainly white-walled room. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a long-haired figure in saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala, seated before a tree trunk and garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. Below it, a white-draped altar holds a folded saffron cloth, a garland, and two brass oil lamps lit with flames. In the foreground, three devotees sit on the floor in white clothes: a man with folded hands in prayer, a balding man with his back to the camera, and a woman with a jasmine-decorated braid wearing a cream sari with gold border. Brass vessels, fruit and flower petals lie on trays nearby.2006-02-27A seated group of devotees performs a puja in a plain room with pale green walls. On a white-draped table stands a framed photograph of a man with long hair in an orange robe, garlanded with red and white flowers and labelled "PARA...NANDA" on the frame. Two brass oil lamps flank the portrait, and rose petals and marigolds lie before it. In front, a woman in a white sari with pink border offers flowers over a plate of fruit, bananas and a tray of petals. Several seated women in white saris and a man in white clothing with a pendant and a child in striped shirt sit on mats around the offerings. A wall display shelf above holds small framed photographs.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA photograph of a Sri Vidya homa in a bare white-walled room. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits at the centre, holding a flaming ritual vessel over a fire pit filled with orange-wrapped offerings and flower petals. Two young men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on either side, one with palms pressed together in prayer and one with hands folded, and a third person's head and hands are visible in the foreground near the fire. Behind them a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda is garlanded with pink and white flowers, flanking brass lamps stand on a white-draped table, and a tray of fruit and sweets sits to the right. Brass lamps and a plate of flowers sit at the lower left.2006-02-27July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a home puja set up on a floor covered with a patterned mat. A large printed portrait of a smiling man with a white turban and red tilak, garlanded with pink and white flower strands and a peacock feather, stands behind a white-draped table holding an orange shawl-draped figure and marigold garlands. Three people sit before it in white clothes: a young woman on the left with palms pressed together in prayer, a man in the centre with glasses and a moustache, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold bracelet, and a woman on the right with a gold bangle. Brass oil lamps, a silver kalasha-style vessel, a conch shell, steel plates with kumkum and fruits, and marigold offerings lie on the floor. The portrait is a depiction, and the seated figures are devotees, not identifiable from appearance.