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A photograph of a puja inside a room with orange curtains and an orange draped altar. A deity murti adorned with a red and white flower garland sits on the altar, with fruit, flower offerings and oil lamps on a tray below. A framed portrait labelled "Nithyananda" with a flower garland hangs on the right, showing a saffron-robed man seated under a tree. Seated on the floor in front, a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala faces a bare-chested young man with a white cloth and necklaces, both leading the ritual. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a green saree sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, and a child sits at the right edge.

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April 28 20082008-04-28Indoor 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 a tiled fireplace and a wall-mounted flat-screen TV. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala sits on a carved wooden throne-style chair at right, with his hands in his lap and gaze upward, while a deity murti draped in a garland and orange-and-purple cloth stands beside him. Seated on the floor in front, a woman in a dark green sari and a man in white clothes press their palms together in prayer. Another man in white clothes with a shawl sits near the fireplace, and a few devotees sit in a semicircle with their backs to the camera. Trays of bananas, flowers, brass pots and plates of offerings are arranged on a cloth in front of the seats. A large orange curtain hangs in the background.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28A domestic puja inside a bright room with orange pleated curtains and a large window. At the centre, a golden arched shrine frames an orange-draped deity murti garlanded with red and white flowers. In front, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, hands raised in prayer, while a woman in a yellow sari waves a fan or whisk and holds a flower over the murti. Brass bowls of fruit, sweets, banana and flower offerings sit on a mat. A seated woman in a green sari and a man in white watch, and a barefoot child sits at the right edge.2008-04-28A photograph of a home-shrine puja in a bright room with orange curtains and a large window behind. A deity murti sits in an ornate gold arched frame draped in orange and garlanded with pink and white flowers. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right, waving a white fan or whisk over the murti while holding a small ritual object. Seated at left, a young man in white clothes with rudraksha beads sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, and a woman in green and a man in pale clothing sit at the far left with hands together. Children sit at the right edge. Offerings on a low cloth include fruit, a tray of sweets, bowls, flowers and a small brass lamp. A framed garland-decorated photograph sits at right.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28A photograph of a home shrine room during a darshan at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple in Los Angeles. A deity murti dressed in an orange and magenta silk cloth is seated under a gilded arched niche, adorned with red, pink and white flower garlands and gold ornaments. A kalasha-like offering with flowers sits nearby, and a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs to the right, garlanded with pink and orange flowers. A young man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and a tilak, sits cross-legged on a mat before the shrine with hands folded in devotion. Other devotees are partially visible at the bottom edge, and an orange curtain frames the window.2008-04-28