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Photograph of a home shrine set up for the daily Paduka Puja. Centre foreground is a silver tray holding a pair of black sandals (padukas) decorated with white jasmine flowers, yellow marigolds and blue flowers, with a small brass vessel, bowls of offerings and flower petals arranged around them. Behind the tray, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in orange robes with a long beaded necklace, one hand raised, with an orange-and-red marigold garland draped over the frame. To the right, a large image of a deity with white skin, a crescent and ornate jewellery and a red-and-yellow garland. Smaller items include a conch shell, a brass bell, a red-and-yellow drum, a golden idol and a kalasha-like vessel; a bottle of yellow liquid sits at left. No people are physically present.