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A photograph of an indoor shrine room with whitewashed walls and a painted column reading Nithyanandapeetham. A man in orange robes and a tall, decorated blue-and-white cylindrical headpiece sits cross-legged at left with palms pressed together in prayer. At right, a woman in white with an orange shawl stands before the shrine holding a lit lamp. The central altar holds a deity murti adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers, with a white cloth beneath, a brass bowl, a brass water vessel and incense smoke rising. Shelves on both sides display small clay figures and framed portraits, one showing a figure in orange robes. A flower arrangement sits near the seated man.

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A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall during a puja. In the foreground, a seated priest in saffron-orange robes and a tall crown-like headdress with white and blue beadwork faces a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers and draped in a red-and-gold cloth. A second person in white ritual dress with an orange shawl stands at right, offering something before the murti. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, flower garlands and incense smoke sit on the white platform. Tiered shelves hold small clay figures and lamps, and painted columns frame the shrine.2007-10-12October 13 20072007-10-13October 12 20072007-10-12October 13 20072007-10-13A photograph of a homa ritual inside a hall decorated with painted pillars and a banner reading Nithyanandapeetam. A man in saffron-orange robes and a tall blue-and-white patterned ceremonial cap sits cross-legged at left with palms pressed together in prayer. Before him is a white-tiled fire pit with a brass bowl, a silver vessel and yellow flowers. Behind is a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers, set on a draped altar with a small tree beside it. A woman in white with an orange shawl stands at right near rows of small clay figurines on shelves, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall. Two people are visible.2007-10-12A photograph of a Hindu fire ritual inside a decorated hall. A man in orange robes and a tall patterned white headdress sits cross-legged at a white brick fire pit, holding a plate of flowers and offerings, with smoke rising from the pit. Behind him a small figure in white and orange sits beside a central deity murti decorated with garlands, set against a painted backdrop of green foliage. Shelves of small clay figurines line the walls, a framed painted portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs nearby, and tall banners with bird motifs hang from the ceiling. Chairs sit at the right edge.2007-10-12October 12 20072007-10-12October 16 20072007-10-16October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13Interior of a whitewashed hall decorated for Navaratri celebrations, with a large white nandi bull statue draped in a maroon cloth on a blue platform beneath a canopy, a painted banner reading DHYANA above a deity murti. A man in saffron robes and a tall patterned headpiece sits with hands pressed in anjali before a brick homa fire pit with a small fire, brass pots, a kalasha, plates of flowers and a bell. A woman in white sits beside the nandi at a small shrine. Shelves on both sides display clay figurines and small deity images, with a framed portrait labelled with a name on the right. Two people are visible.2007-10-15October 15 20072007-10-15