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Indoor home shrine during a house visit. A woman in a maroon sari with yellow and red flower garlands and gold bangles holds a lit flame near a brass lamp stand. In front, a small deity murti wrapped in a red crown and white-and-orange flower garland sits on a brass-trimmed tray with offerings of bananas, fruit and coconut. Several brass oil lamps burn beside it. A man in white clothes and an orange shawl, glasses on, stands at right with palms pressed together in namaskar. A framed picture hangs on the wall at right, and a pink curtain covers the window behind the shrine.

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June 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA photo inside a small shrine room with a gold arched canopy framing a deity murti and a pair of standing figures, decorated with white and pink flower garlands. A man in a rust-brown robe wrapped with a red-and-yellow garland of marigolds and white jasmine holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar, performing aarti. Pink rose petals are scattered on the wooden floor, and a tray of offerings with bowls, fruits, bananas and a small flame stands before the altar. To the left, a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with palms pressed together in prayer. On the right, a framed portrait labelled "Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam" shows a bearded man in saffron-red with a garland of white flowers. Orange and gold drapes hang behind the altar.2017-04-02A woman in a red and gold sari, with a garland of red flowers in her hair, performs aarti with a flaming oil lamp before a home shrine decorated with garlands and pink flowers. Framed deity images and a portrait of a man in saffron robes with a garland sit on the altar. Two men in white dhotis and shirts stand at right, one with a tilak on his forehead and hands folded in namaskar, the other with palms pressed together. The altar is lit by the lamp and surrounded by flower garlands.2014-06-21A man in a rust-red shawl and dhoti, with a white flower garland and red flower garland over his shoulders, lights an oil lamp before a golden shrine. A woman in a cream and gold sari with gold jewellery stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. The shrine holds deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands and petals, flanked by brass lamps, a plate of fruit, a kalasha-style offering and a tray of flowers and kumkum. An orange and gold drape hangs behind, and a large printed image of a saffron-robed figure with garlands stands at right. Rose petals are scattered on the wooden floor.2017-04-02June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesA woman in a rust-red garment with a red and yellow flower garland and a bun with flower adornments performs an aarti at a home shrine. Brass oil lamps and a lit flame sit on a brass tray, with a basket of fruit and eggs nearby. A small brass deity murti wearing a saffron turban and garlands stands at the centre of the altar. To the right, a man in glasses holds his hands in anjali. Above the altar a framed photograph shows a seated figure in saffron with a garland, and a portrait is labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" on a stand beside the table.2014-06-22 +1 copiesA shrine room with a golden arched frame holding a deity murti with a crown, flanked by smaller figures, decorated with white and red flower garlands and rose petals. A man in a rust-brown robe with white flower garlands and red blossoms in his hair lights a lamp at the shrine, while a woman in a cream and gold sari with folded hands stands at left. Oil lamps, brass plates of fruit and offerings sit on the floor, and a framed portrait with a garland hangs at right. Orange and red drapes frame the room.2017-04-02A home shrine during a puja in a domestic room. In the foreground a woman in a maroon blouse and rust-coloured sari, with red and yellow flower garlands draped over her shoulders, stands with palms joined in namaskar before an altar. A man in glasses and a rust-orange shirt, wearing a silver wristwatch, also stands with palms pressed together at right. The altar holds brass oil lamps (lit), a small brass deity murti with a red turban and white flower garlands, bananas, eggs and fruit on a tray, and a framed photo of a saffron-robed, long-haired man with rudraksha beads seated in front of a tree, labelled with a printed caption. Pink curtains hang behind the altar, and a star ornament sits above.2014-06-22Inside a shrine niche with a carved white arch and golden-orange stone walls, a woman in a red-orange sari with a gold border and flower-decorated hair pours an offering from a small metal vessel into a lit fire pit or homa kund. A man in white dhoti and shawl, with bare upper body and sandalwood marks, stands beside her holding a ritual vessel. Red and white flower garlands frame the fire, with brass lamps, brass kalashas and offering bowls on the platform below, and oil lamps on the left and right edges.2012-06-05April 02 20172017-04-02June 21 20142014-06-21