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Indoor home ceremony in a bright living room with white walls and a framed artwork. A man in saffron-orange robes with a red headcloth and a long rudraksha-style mala stands at center, arm outstretched, with ash and tilak marks on his forehead. Several people sit on the floor in front, including a woman in a red and gold sari, a man in white dhoti, a bald man in white, and a younger man bare-chested with a white dhoti. A woman in a green and red sari stands at right beside a large round wooden drum-like plate.

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October 14 20082008-10-14October 14 20082008-10-14October 14 20082008-10-14October 14 20082008-10-14A indoor photo of a seated woman in a red-brown sari with a yellow-and-red garland of marigolds and roses, hands folded in namaste, while a plate of flowers is offered at her feet. Behind her, a standing priest in white dhoti holds a long ceremonial staff and bell, and attendants in saffron and orange cloth stand or kneel with hands in prayer. A man in orange robes and white shawl sits at left with palms pressed together, and a woman in red sits at bottom left. A framed picture hangs on the wall, with a rug on the floor.2014-07-08Home puja in a living room with a small deity murti on a gold-framed throne draped in red and white cloth and garlanded with marigolds. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a bare upper body stands at left, waving a smoking incense or camphor flame toward the deity. A woman in a red-orange sari stands at right beside a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" wearing an orange turban and marigold garland. Fruit offerings, bananas and a silver lamp sit on a white cloth, and seated devotees in the foreground watch the ritual. Framed landscape picture hangs above.2008-10-14A living-room style home shrine during a house-visit puja. A framed portrait of a saint, garlanded with red and white flowers, hangs on the wall behind a low orange-cushioned seat. A woman in a red-and-gold sari and red garland stands before the portrait, holding a silver trident-shaped staff, while a small flame burns nearby. Around her, a row of saffron-robed young men with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a rug, and a man in white dhoti with a red shawl kneels near the seat. Brass puja plates and a small flame sit on an orange table at right. A older woman in a cream sari with floral print stands with palms pressed together, and a man in white shirt stands behind her. Several children sit on the floor, and one man at left photographs the scene with a phone. The portrait's subject is a depiction on a wall and is not counted as a physical person.2014-07-08A warmly lit indoor home gathering with devotees seated on white cloth on the floor and on a sofa. A woman in a white sari on the left swings a small brass lamp or incense vessel, while a man in white holds a small child. A man in orange and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and orange turban sits cross-legged at the lower right, hands pressed together in prayer, with brass plates, flower offerings and a basket of petals on the floor in front. Other devotees in orange, navy and white sit in the background, and a framed textile artwork hangs on the wall with bookshelves nearby.2008-05-03A house-visit pada puja inside a small room with beige curtains and a framed deity picture on the wall. A seated woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a white flower garland holds a silver trident and raises her hand in blessing. Beside her a young boy in orange dhoti with rudraksha mala stands holding a trident. A woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a man in a checked shirt sit on the floor with palms joined, while a woman in red sits near a brass tray with a lit oil lamp, pink flowers and offerings. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with gold border and a long rudraksha mala kneels at the right, and several women in orange and maroon saris stand along the left wall, one holding a small object. A ceiling fan stands at left. Five people are visible in the room.2014-06-23A photograph of a pada puja in a tiled domestic room. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits on the floor at left, holding a lit camphor flame in a small brass dish toward a seated figure on the right. That seated figure wears a long orange-red garland of flowers, rudraksha beads, a gold armlet and bracelets, and a rust-orange cloth wrap, with a tilak on the forehead and swept-back dark hair; he sits on an orange cushion beside a wooden tray of fruit and flowers. Behind them, a young boy in orange robes with rudraksha beads kneels holding a plate, while two standing young men in white and orange cloth stand near a silver staff with a finial.2014-07-08Indoor photo of a Hindu ritual in a domestic living room with cream walls, framed pictures, a swing and a wall map. A seated woman in orange and red holds a silver trident-like staff decorated with flowers. In front of her, a seated man in orange robes and a white shawl with a red-clad woman beside him performs a padapuja, holding a lit oil lamp and a brass plate of flowers near a woman's bare feet. A young priest in white with a rudraksha mala assists. Standing and seated devotees in white, orange and cream watch with hands folded.2014-07-08A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a gold pendant and a rudraksha mala sits in a wooden chair in a small room, his bare feet resting on an orange cloth spread with rice. Around him sit about eight devotees in orange and saffron robes, several with white tilak on their foreheads, two holding a brass trident-topped staff and a steel flask. Fruit, a plate of food and a banana bunch sit on a side table, and strands of white flower garlands hang from the ceiling. A pada puja scene in a home setting.2014-06-20