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A small indoor room with a blue-painted deity murti. Brass oil lamps (deepa) burn in front of it, with brass pots and offering plates of flowers and fruit. Two women sit cross-legged on a woven mat: the older woman in a white sari holds a rudraksha mala and a small book, and the younger woman in white beside her holds a brass lamp. A third person in an orange-red garment sits at the lower right, partly visible. Behind them is a white wall, a grey door and an orange curtain, and a Kashmir apple carton sits against the wall. The scene suggests a puja in progress.

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A photograph of a small room with a blue-faced deity murti in a blue crown and dressed in a saffron cloth, heavily decorated with white and red flower garlands. Two women in white sit on a mat in front of the murti, one holding a rosary while the other sits beside her. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red robe kneels before a brass tray with small brass vessels, a plate of flowers, and a lit oil lamp. Brass lamps and offering vessels surround the altar, and a window with a red cloth and an orange curtain are visible.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a murti-like statue of a standing male figure with a raised right hand in a blessing gesture, wearing a blue turban and draped in a pale green-and-cream shawl over saffron-orange cloth. The statue sits on an orange-draped platform decorated with heavy garlands of white jasmine and red roses, plus yellow marigold strands. Two brass oil lamps with flame stand on either side, and a lit oil lamp sits in the lower right. A window with iron bars, a green plastic bag, and cardboard boxes printed with Kashmir apple labels appear in the background. No physical people are visible. The statue is a depiction of a figure, not a living person.2012-01-06A small whitewashed room with a barred window holds a tiered altar draped in saffron-orange cloth and heaped with white jasmine and red rose garlands. At the top sits a small statue of a figure with hands folded in namaskar, wearing a blue turban-style headdress and an orange garment. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on either side, with fruit, flower offerings and a small brass bowl on the lower steps. A person in a green head cover stands at the left edge, and a hand holding a lamp appears at the lower right. Plastic bags, a Kashmir apple crate and yellow sacks lie against the walls. The scene suggests a puja at a camp.2012-01-06A photograph of a ritual scene indoors where a woman in a white sari with a gold border and an orange blouse sits cross-legged, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold jewellery, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Beside her, a large silver tray or stand is heavily garlanded with red, yellow and pink roses, white jasmine strands and pink flowers, with lit oil lamps placed among them. Another person in an orange garment holds a lamp at the right edge, and hands holding brass lamps and bowls of petals appear at the left foreground. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2019-05-18Indoor puja in an orange-walled room with a white marble floor. A white statue seated on a gold base, wearing an orange robe, rudraksha-style beads, red head covering and a flower garland, has hands raised in blessing; a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs above it. A seated man in white ritual clothes with folded hands sits on a green mat beside fruit and vegetables. In the foreground a woman in a dark sari kneels at a wooden tray holding a small shivalingam-shaped object with red powder, brass oil lamps lit, and a metal bowl. Flower arrangements and a framed photo of a seated figure in orange line the walls.2011-09-09A photograph of a funeral-rite room with pink walls and barred windows. In the upper right, a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a beaded necklace stands beside a white-draped bed and a wall of flower garlands; he may be the candidate noted in the page, though his face is not clear enough to confirm. Seated on the red floor at left, several men and boys in saffron and white clothing face a brass and steel puja arrangement with lamps, bowls of offerings, fruit, flowers and leaves. A woman in white clothing stands at centre making an offering. At right, a glass-sided casket holds a body covered in white cloth, decorated with marigolds and leaves.2005-11-13A photograph of a ritual puja in progress on a white tiled floor. A silver kalasha-style vessel on a silver pedestal is decorated with garlands of white and pink flowers, orange and red blossoms, and marigolds. Four women sit around it: one in a red and green sari with hands folded, one in an orange blouse and zebra-print sari seen from behind, a central young person with bare upper body, rudraksha malas, a black head wrap and orange cloth draped over the shoulder, and a woman in a white and gold sari with rudraksha mala and folded hands. Small oil lamps and incense sticks sit on the floor, and a mobile phone rests at the right edge.2019-05-18January 03 20122012-01-03Four women sit cross-legged on a purple cloth in a hall during a satsang or meditation. The woman on the far left wears an orange-red shawl over white clothes with eyes closed and hands resting on her knees. The second woman wears a maroon top, a floral printed skirt, a striped shawl and a beaded mala, and holds her hands together. Beside them sit two women in white, one with a red bindi and one with glasses. On the purple cloth are brass oil lamps, a lit oil lamp, a small plate of fruit and flowers, and an open container. Orange marigolds lie in the lower right corner.2014-03-06Three women sit cross-legged on the floor of a red-walled hall, performing a puja with brass plates of offerings. The woman on the left wears an orange sari and holds a brass lamp, the woman in the centre wears a white sari with a red shawl and holds a brass lamp and a small bell, and the woman on the right wears a cream sari with a red shawl and holds a brass lamp. Each has a brass plate with yellow flowers and rice on an orange cloth before her. A red and gold cloth-covered object stands at the left edge, and a wooden altar table with brass vessels is behind them.2010-09-22A seated group of devotees in a plain white-walled hall with barred windows, sitting on red-and-white striped mats. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a small gold pendant sits before a brass dish with lit oil lamps, a small silver bowl, and orange-wrapped offerings, while a woman in white with an orange shawl beside her works at the lamps. Behind them a man and woman in white with orange shawls sit near the back, and a woman with a white garment and rudraksha mala has her hands folded in prayer. Several other devotees in white and green saris sit along the rows, with a metal stanchion and chain dividing the space. The lamplit ritual suggests an initiation-type session.2012-10-19