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Devotees seated on a marble floor inside a room with orange walls and a bookshelf, performing worship before a seated statue. A large seated statue on the right wears a yellow flower garland and a dark embroidered garment; a smaller figure sits on a maroon-draped throne behind an offering table. A man in a grey shirt and jeans kneels with palms pressed together at the front, a woman in white sits nearby, and other women in saris sit in rows. A brass tray with yellow flowers, a kalasha, brass oil lamps and bowls lie on an orange cloth in the foreground. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs at the top, with blue flower arrangements below it.

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A padapuja ritual in a hall with red chairs and a dark red curtain. On a raised gold-coloured stage at right, a figure in orange robes sits on a gold throne draped with marigold and pink garlands, and a gold swan ornament stands behind. In front, a gold tray holds brass bowls of offerings, fruit and pink lotus flowers. Around it, devotees sit on the floor: a woman in white with a yellow shawl, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, a bare-chested man with a yellow cloth, a shaved-headed priest in white, a man in a purple shawl with folded hands, a woman in a yellow sari, and others with hands pressed together in prayer.2010-10-12December 17 20122012-12-17January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesA seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair sits with palms pressed together in namaste at the centre of a plain room, wearing a garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace. Before him stands a wooden table holding fruit and a brass oil lamp, and a small floral arrangement. Around him, devotees sit on a red carpet: a man in white kurta and red-beaded necklace holds an offering plate, women in cream and yellow sarees with saffron-yellow shawls, a woman in a grey top with a long braid, and a man in a blue striped shirt in the foreground. A man in a light blue shirt sits at left and a man in white kurta at right. Grey cabinets line the walls.2010-01-26Devotees sit on woven mats in a white-walled shrine room during a puja before several deity murtis in gilded arches. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits at the centre, facing the altar with lamps and offerings. Women in saris and salwar kameez, some in green, red, teal and white, kneel or sit cross-legged; a woman in a wheelchair sits at the right foreground in a light sweater. A dark-skinned deity murti in a red cloth and flower garland stands in the centre arch, with other murtis on black pedestals and a colourful flower arrangement at right.2011-09-09A photograph of a padapuja-style gathering in an ashram hall. A seated figure in orange robes with a red-and-gold chair and a long flower garland sits with palms pressed together in front of a painted temple backdrop showing a deity murti with garlands. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and saffron-and-yellow saris sit on red, orange and patterned rugs. Several shaved-headed men in white with yellow borders and rudraksha-style neck beads sit near the front, one holding a microphone. Brass trays of flowers and offerings rest on the floor in front of the seat, and a microphone stand is visible at the left edge. Painted tree-and-stone scenery and hanging colourful tassels frame the backdrop.2010-09-18June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in an orange-walled hall. Three seated devotees sit on an orange cloth with palms pressed together in namaste: a woman in a yellow blouse and maroon sari on the left, a bald man in a grey shirt and grey trousers with a white garland and red flowers in the centre, and a woman in a red sari and white garland beside a bald man in white dhoti and white garland at right. Beside them a homa fire pit with wood and brass bowls of yellow offerings. Behind, a woman in a yellow sari sits on a red and gold throne, and men in white dhoti stand near a railing, one holding a video camera. A seated audience is visible at left.2010-12-23A photograph of a devotional gathering in a living room with red carpet and cream walls. In the foreground at right, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp toward a seated woman in a green sari with gold border, who presses her palms together. Across the floor, seated devotees in white, red and green saris and white kurtas sit with folded hands, facing a framed picture of a deity and a small metal figure. Yellow and pink flowers and brass bowls sit on a cloth in front, and a few people stand or sit in the background near a sofa. The scene resembles aarti in a home gathering.2011-03-29Indoor satsang or puja in a small office-style room with yellow marigold garlands hanging on the windows and a framed deity picture on the left wall. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and garlands, sits raised on an orange cushioned seat with his palms pressed together in greeting. Around him devotees sit on a red patterned rug in white and yellow saris and white kurtas, many with hands folded in namaskar; one woman in a yellow top holds a brass thali. Brass plates with fruit and flowers sit before the seated figure, and orange flowers lie in the foreground.2010-01-26A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in an indoor hall with pink walls and red curtains. A seated figure on a golden throne-like seat with a gold swan finial is garlanded with white, yellow and red flower garlands and wears an orange garment. In front, devotees sit on the floor with hands folded in namaskar; a man in a purple shawl and a woman in a yellow shawl kneel near the golden tray. The tray holds small brass dishes of offerings, pink flowers, sliced fruit and apples. Other devotees in white and yellow clothes sit nearby, and a shaved-headed priest in white with a rudraksha mala sits behind the throne area. Rows of orange chairs and white-clad people are visible at the left.2010-10-12October 11 20102010-10-11