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A woman with grey hair in a bun sits cross-legged on the floor before a decorated altar, wearing a yellow and red-checked silk wrap and a yellow shawl, with a white tilak on her forehead. Before her is a low wooden platform covered with a colourful geometric yantra-like mandala of coloured powders and flower petals, surrounded by fruits, coconuts, bowls of grains, lit brass oil lamps and banana leaves. Behind her, a green draped table holds ornate metal kalasha pots and decorated deity murtis with conical painted headdresses. On the left, a framed wall-mounted portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is on the wall beside a standing cutout of a figure in orange and red wearing a garland and beads, seated on a red throne. Several framed photos hang on the upper wall. One physical person is present.

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A photograph of a ritual puja inside a yellow-walled shrine room. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti and a checked plaid shawl stands at right, hands together over a decorated altar. The altar holds a green cloth, a kalasha-style decorated figure with a crown-like headdress, banana and fruit offerings, a colourful geometric kolam rangoli on the floor, and brass oil lamps. Behind the altar a life-size cutout or statue depicts a bearded figure in an orange turban and rudraksha-style garland with white flower garlands, seated on a throne with yellow cloth. Framed black-and-white portraits line the upper wall. One person is visible.2021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14A photograph of a ritual homa in progress at a temple room with yellow walls and framed black-and-white portraits along the top wall. A man with swept-back grey hair, bare-chested, wearing a yellow dhoti with a striped and green-bordered shawl draped over his shoulder, stands at right raising a lit lamp in his right hand. Before him is a green-draped table with a decorated deity murti crowned with a red and gold headdress, flanked by conical kalasha pots with fruit and leaves. In front lies a bed of flower petals, bananas, oranges and coconut, with a fire pit burning at the bottom of the frame, a brass oil lamp at left, and offerings in steel trays scattered across the floor.2021-11-14A seated priest with a bare upper torso and a yellow and green striped cloth wrapped around his waist faces away from the camera, arranging offerings on a colourful square yantra-style mandala drawn on a white cloth atop a low wooden platform. Yellow, orange, red, green and blue sections are scattered with pink and white flower petals, whole fruits including oranges, apples and bananas, a split coconut, and a small heap of white rice or flour on a banana leaf at his feet. A wristwatch is visible on his left wrist, and an oil lamp and brass pots sit nearby on the floor. The setting suggests a puja or homa preparation.2021-11-14A homa ritual in a yellow-walled room at a temple-style setting. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-toned shoulder cloth and a handheld microphone stands at left, holding a brass bell and speaking. Opposite him, an older woman in a checked red-and-maroon top and yellow dhoti bends forward with a long wooden stick near a fire pit. Before a green-draped table stands a deity murti decorated with colourful garlands, with kalasha-style pots and fruits arranged on a red cloth in front. Coconuts, bananas, flowers, brass lamps and plantain-leaf offerings cover the floor. A man in a green top and white dhoti with a woman in pink stand at right, the man with hands joined.2021-11-14KAILASA SINGAPORE on 6/22/20212021-06-22November 14 20212021-11-14A ritual puja in a yellow-walled room with a row of framed photographs on the back wall. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a blue and orange striped cloth stands at a green-draped altar, holding a large brass tray of offerings toward a decorated area. Another priest in a white dhoti stands behind him, and a woman in a yellow sari and yellow blouse arranges items on the altar. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, bowls of fruit, flowers, coconuts and a colourful rangoli-like design surround the altar, with smoke rising in the centre. A large portrait of a bearded saint in an orange turban and white garland is mounted on the left wall.2021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14A photo of a homa ritual in a bright yellow-walled hall. A priest in a yellow garment bends over a fire pit with flames while another man in white dhoti and shawl kneels nearby, and a bronze plate and kalasha pots with mango leaves and coconuts sit at the front. A colourful decorated mandala-style floor design with fruits and garlands lies to the left. Around twenty women in saris and salwar kameez, and several men in white traditional dress, stand watching with hands folded in prayer. Offering trays of flowers, bananas and lamps are arranged on green leaves in the foreground.2021-11-14A photograph of a ritual gathering in a yellow-walled hall. Seated on the floor, a priest in yellow dhoti and bare chest sits at the centre beside a colourful rangoli on a cloth, with fruit, brass plates and a small brass vessel placed in front. Behind him, a row of devotees in saris and kurtas sit in meditative posture. On the left, several decorated kalashas with mango leaves and coconuts stand near a brass lamp. A man in a bright green kurta sits at left, and a masked person sits among the devotees. Banners and a table with offerings are visible in the background.2021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14