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A small whitewashed room where a puja is being performed on a white cloth spread on the floor. A man in white clothes with a brown rudraksha mala raises one hand while holding a small oil lamp over the offerings. Brass plates and cups hold fruit, flowers, kumkum and vibhuti, and a flower-decorated puja arrangement with a lit lamp sits at the center. Three women and a boy in blue checked shirt sit with hands folded in prayer; one woman wears a white sari with a rudraksha mala and another wears an orange-yellow sari. Two framed photographs with flower garlands rest against the wall at left, showing a shrine or deity image.

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2006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and Hosur2006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and Hosur2006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and HosurA seated man in orange robes and a white flower garland receives a camphor aarti from a woman in a white sari with a magenta blouse, during a puja on a blue cloth with yellow edging. A row of devotees sits around him: a woman in a mustard sari with an orange shawl presses her palms together at left, two young women sit in white and teal salwar dress, and young men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit at right, one with hands folded. Fruit, sweets, flower petals, steel vessels and boxed sweets are arranged on the cloth in front. The wall is pale tiled with a round wooden plaque at left.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a devotional puja inside a room with a white cloth on the floor. Several seated devotees with palms pressed together face a framed portrait on the right, garlanded with white and pink flowers. The portrait shows a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, seated before a tree trunk, though the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. In the foreground a man in an orange kurta kneels with folded hands, and a woman in a maroon and cream sari sits with her back to the camera, wearing a dark bead mala. Offerings on the cloth include bananas, fruit, a lit oil lamp, flower petals, a kalasha-like brass vessel, kumkum and incense sticks. Around six people are visible, mostly women in cream and blue saris, plus men in white shirts seated at the back.2009-08-20July 25 20092009-07-25A seated puja in a small room with white walls. A young man in white clothes sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a white-draped seat on which an orange cloth bundle rests, with an orange cloth hanging down the front and a feather fan tucked behind it. A framed image above the seat is decorated with red and yellow flower garlands. Before them lie brass plates of flowers, fruit, sweets, oil lamps and a silver bowl. A woman in white with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass vessel at the right, and a woman in white sits at the left with hands folded. A woman in an orange and white sari with a dark mala at the far left and a woman in green at the lower right also sit on the floor mat, with oranges and pink flowers in trays in the foreground.A seated puja in a small room with white walls and a white-draped table. In the foreground a woman in a gold-bordered white sari and jasmine in her hair sits with palms pressed together, and a man in white dhoti and shirt beside her does the same. Behind them a young man in white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits with hands folded. At right, a brass lamp with lit wicks stands beside a folded orange cloth on a flower-garlanded altar. Trays of fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a silver plate of offerings lie on the mat in front. A woman in white sits behind them near bundled leaves and brass pots, and a man in white stands in the doorway. No person with clear a person cues is visible.2006-02-27A photograph of a small indoor puja in progress on a tiled floor. Four people sit in front of a white-draped table holding a framed portrait garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers, with an orange cloth draped over the top of the frame. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with gold border holds her hands together, and a man in white dhoti and shirt beside her gestures over a silver tray of fruit, flowers and a steel dish. Behind them a young man in white with a dark bead mala pours from a small silver vessel, and an older woman in white with gold border sits near a brass oil lamp, with brass lamps and a bell in the foreground.2006-02-27A photograph of a домашний-style puja in a tiled room with a light-coloured floor. Several women sit on the floor in white saris and mundu-style garments with coloured borders, hands folded or holding a flame. A woman in a cream sari with gold border lights a lamp and reaches toward a brass plate of offerings, while an older man in white kurta and glasses sits with palms pressed together. Brass oil lamps, a tray of bananas, fruits and flower petals, a bowl of rice or grain, and a small framed photograph stand on a mat. A white-draped seat holds an orange cloth. A garlanded framed portrait sits at right. The scene shows a ritual with homa-style offerings and padapuja-type setup.A 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.