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A woman in a rust-red sari with a red and yellow marigold garland smiles as she performs a puja at a home shrine set in a glass-fronted wooden cabinet. Two oil lamps burn on a brass tray, and flower garlands hang along the shrine. Inside the shrine, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a man with long hair and an orange garment with a beaded necklace, and a framed picture of deities hangs above. A second person in orange clothing stands partly visible behind her near a kitchen sink.

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June 27 20142014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA smiling person in a maroon-red sleeveless garment with an orange-gold waist cloth and gold armlet stands in a home shrine room, lighting an oil lamp with a long taper. Strands of white and red flower garlands hang on a wooden cabinet with glass doors holding small brass objects and a framed picture. A second person in orange clothes with a white garland stands in the background, and the wall shows a window and doorway in a domestic interior.2014-07-07A person in a home kitchen stands at a shelf, lighting or tending an oil lamp with a flame on a brass stand. They wear a red garment and a long garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers over the shoulders. A small shrine on the right holds a framed picture, brass items and a red cloth. Stovetop pots and kitchen items surround them.2014-06-27A woman in a rust-red sari with a red flower garland around her neck holds a lit oil lamp or camphor flame toward a framed portrait in a small kitchen-style home shrine. The framed portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, with a banyan tree behind. Below it, a shelf holds deity murti and small framed pictures, decorated with white jasmine garlands, marigolds and flowers, with more oil lamps lit. An older man's shaved head is visible at the lower right. Pots, a fan and kitchen shelves are at the left and top.2014-06-27A smiling woman in a rust-orange blouse and saffron-coloured wrap stands in a pink-walled room, wearing a garland of red roses, white jasmine and green leaves. She holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame toward a framed deity picture decorated with a red and white flower garland. Brass lamps and a small harmonium sit on a low table, and a second person with folded hands stands behind her. Framed devotional posters hang on the walls.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26A woman in a maroon sari with a white and red flower garland stands at a home shrine niche, lighting a brass oil lamp with a lit flame held in her hand. The shelves hold framed deity pictures, small brass and silver figures and vessels decorated with white flowers, a wooden box with offerings, and a lamp on a tray. Printed devotional images hang on the yellow wall beside the niche. The scene shows a pada puja at a devotee's house.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesA woman seen from behind in a red-brown sari with gold border lights an oil lamp in a red brick shrine niche. Her hair is in a bun with a white flower garland, and she wears gold bangles and an armlet. Before her hangs a framed deity murti, garlanded with white and red flowers, and below it a framed portrait wrapped in red, orange and white flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala. A hanging bronze bell hangs at the right. Small framed images and marigold offerings sit on side shelves, with a brass lamp stand and fruit offerings at the base. The room is a home shrine for padapuja house visits.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA home shrine corner in a Tamil Nadu house. In the foreground a sannyasi-style figure with back to camera, wearing a maroon-red dhoti-like wrap with a gold border, a long white jasmine garland with red flowers, and an orange fruit tucked in the garland, stands beside a smiling woman in a red sari holding a lit brass oil lamp. A wall niche to the right holds framed deity pictures, a small idol, flowers, bells and lit lamps. Other women stand in the background near a window.2014-06-27June 16 20142014-06-16