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A home darshan puja in a living room with cream walls, a tiled fireplace and orange curtains. A gold-framed shrine holds a deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers. Beside it, a framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with a garland is placed on a red-draped table with fruit and lamps. A shirtless man in white dhoti kneels at a tray of brass vessels, bananas and flowers, lifting a lamp in front of the murti. Around him, seated devotees include a man in a pink shirt with palms joined, a man with white forehead markings, a woman in green sari, and several children in casual clothes. Nothing is printed beside the portrait except a copyright caption.

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A living room home darshan in a residential room with a flat-screen TV on a stand and a fireplace with beige tile surround. Two men sit in front of an altar with hands folded in anjali, one in a white dhoti with a bare chest and red-orange shawl, the other in white dhoti and white top with a rudraksha mala. A woman in a dark green sari sits at left with hands folded. Several people sit on the floor in front of a low table with bananas, fruit, bowls and plates of offerings. The altar on the right holds a deity murti draped with a red and gold cloth and a garland of red and white flowers, with orange and gold drapes and a gilt arched frame behind it. Curtains in orange and brown hang at the windows.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28Indoor home darshan in a living room with a tiled fireplace and orange checked curtains. A man seated cross-legged on a low wooden stool in white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala and sandal marks, gestures while speaking; behind him is a deity murti draped in orange cloth and a garland of red and white flowers. a person: the seated teacher wears a rudraksha mala, white ritual clothing and is the central figure before the altar, a long-haired figure is not visible. Attendees sit on the floor: a woman in a green sari, a man with reddish hair in white dhoti with rudraksha mala, a man in white shirt, a boy in glasses, and a white-clad priest with white forehead marks on the left. Brass puja plates, flower offerings, bowls of fruit and a kalasha-style brass lamp sit on a mat in front. A purple sign area and purple logo appear at top left.2008-04-28June 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesApril 28 20082008-04-28Indoor home darshan in a living room with orange curtains and a fireplace. A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala and forehead markings, sits before a decorated altar. Beside him, a red-and-white ritual setup holds bananas, oil lamps and flowers. Several devotees sit on the floor, including a woman in a green sari and a man in white, along with children in brown and grey. On the right, a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes and rudraksha beads is garlanded with flowers, labelled Nithyananda. The orange-draped deity murti is garlanded with red and white flowers.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28Indoor home shrine in a bright room with orange curtains and large windows. A golden arched frame holds a deity murti draped in orange cloth and a red-and-pink flower garland. To its right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a seated figure in orange with a bead necklace, wreathed in yellow and pink flowers. In front, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a brass tray of oil lamps, bananas, fruit and offerings. A man in a white robe at left presses his palms together. Seated devotees, including children in red and brown, watch the puja; fresh flowers and bowls surround the altar.2008-04-28A home darshan puja in a living room with cream walls, a tiled fireplace on the left and orange-and-tan curtains. A priest in white dhoti and bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala, offers flowers at a gold arch containing a deity murti draped in orange and garlanded with flowers. Devotees sit on mats and a rug: a man in white with a shawl, a woman in a green sari, a man in a pink shirt, and children, with a fruit and oil-lamp puja thali in front. A framed portrait with a flower garland on the right shows a seated figure in orange robes beneath a tree. Roughly ten people are visible.2008-04-28Indoor home darshan in an orange-draped room with orange and gold brocade curtains. A priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha beads, sits cross-legged holding a lit flame near a gilded arch shrine holding a deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with red, pink and white flowers. Before it, a framed photo of a saffron-robed teacher seated under a tree is garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, with oil lamps on a red cloth. Brass plates of bananas, coconuts, flowers and offerings sit on the floor, and about six people in casual clothes sit in front with hands folded in prayer.2008-04-28October 26 20112011-10-26Indoor home darshan at a Hindu shrine set against orange-draped windows with ornate brocade swags. A golden arched frame holds a deity murti adorned with pink and white garlands and a sacred cloth, standing on a draped table with a bowl of oranges in front. To the right, a framed photograph of a saffron-robed sannyasi seated under a tree is garlanded, with two oil lamps placed before it. A standing woman in a dark green sari with gold border faces the shrine. Seated on a wooden chair at left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala watches the ritual, while a red-haired woman in white sits beside him. Several seated devotees are visible in the foreground.2008-04-28