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A photograph of a home temple shrine with a golden arched frame holding a deity murti dressed in an orange cloth and draped with pink and red floral garlands. In front, a seated young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala waves a feathered fan, while a standing man in white dhoti with green-striped border raises a lamp or bell at right. A framed portrait labelled "Nithyananda" sits beside the shrine, ringed with pink and yellow flowers. Orange and rust curtains frame the room, with fruit and flowers offered on a tray below and a seated woman at lower left. The scene reads as a puja or aarti in progress.

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April 28 20082008-04-28A photograph of a home puja room with orange curtains and a gold-framed shrine. At centre, a deity murti draped in orange silk is garlanded with red and white flowers, set within a gold arched frame. To its right, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed sage with a rudraksha mala sits beneath a flower garland, with a lamp in front. On the floor, a low table holds fruit, bananas, flowers, a brass plate and lit oil lamps. Seated before it are a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, a second man in white, a woman with long dark hair in a green sari and several other seated devotees, one on the right in a white shirt with a moustache. The scene reads as a darshan or puja.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28A photograph of a home darshan puja at a shrine set against orange drapes and a window. Centre is a deity murti draped in orange and garlanded with white and red flowers, seated within a gold arched frame. Beside it a framed portrait labelled "Nithyananda" shows a man in orange robes seated before a tree, garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. Two attendants stand at right and left waving white fly-whisks (chamaras). A seated man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and mala sits at lower left, with a bowl of fruit, flowers and a plate of offerings in front. Fresh yellow and orange flowers sit on a pink table, and a small silver tray rests on the floor.2008-04-28Indoor home darshan in a room with orange and red patterned curtains and a gold arched frame. Centre, a deity murti is draped in orange and red cloth and heavily garlanded with pink, red and white flowers. To its right, a framed photograph shows a robed figure in orange seated outdoors, also garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, with a lamp before it. Seated on the floor in the foreground, a young man in white ritual dress with a sacred cord sits beside a fair-haired woman in white and a green-striped shawl. Devotees in dark clothing sit with their backs to the camera. Offerings on banana-leaf-like mats include oranges, bananas, sweets, bowls, flower petals and lit oil lamps.2008-04-28A home darshan in a living room with orange curtains and a tiled fireplace. A seated man in white ritual clothes and a rudraksha mala sits on a low cushioned seat before an orange-draped altar with a deity murti garlanded in red and white flowers, with a gold arched frame behind it. Beside the altar a framed photograph of a robed figure is garlanded with yellow and orange flowers and lit by small oil lamps. Devotees in white and green sit on the floor in front, with offerings of fruit, flowers and brass dishes laid out. A bald man in white with tilak sits near the fireplace, and a red-haired man and a woman in green sit to the side.2008-04-28A photograph of a home darshan ritual in a bright room with orange curtains and tall windows. A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala sits beside a second man in white dhoti with a green-bordered shawl and beaded necklaces, both at a small ritual setup. In front is a golden arched frame holding a deity murti draped in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with red, white and pink flowers. A framed portrait with a flower garland, showing a seated figure in orange clothing, sits on a red-draped table beside oil lamps. A woman in a green sari with dark hair in a bun sits in the foreground, and a few heads are visible at the edges. Brass vessels are on the floor.2008-04-28Indoor home darshan scene with a gilded arched shrine framing a deity murti dressed in orange silk and garlanded with red, white and pink flowers. Three seated people in front: a man in a white dhoti and cream shirt with a forehead mark, touching a tray on a low mat, a woman in white with curly reddish hair, and a partly visible person with a rudraksha-style necklace in the lower left. Brass bell, oil lamp, fruit bowl with oranges and bananas, and yellow flowers are arranged on the mat. To the right, a framed photograph of a seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a yellow and pink flower garland, sits on a red cloth. Bright windows show a lawn behind.2008-04-28A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at lower left reaching up to adorn a deity murti seated on an orange and magenta draped platform beneath a gold arched frame and orange backdrop. The murti wears a large garland of red, pink and white flowers and a purple sash. At right, a framed photograph shows a robed, saffron-clad figure with a rudraksha mala seated on a tree-root setting, with a yellow flower garland around the frame and a pink-draped table below. Orange curtains and a window frame the room, and a few seated devotees appear at the bottom edge.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28