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A smiling woman takes a close selfie in front of a decorated shrine lit by many small oil lamps and candles. She wears a pale cream and mint sari with a purple paisley border, a beaded ornate necklace and a dark rudraksha mala. A white and red tilak marks her forehead. Behind her, a colourful gold-and-red shrine holds a deity murti, with a tiered tray of fruit and flowers and a plate of offerings at the lower left. Red and orange drapes frame the altar.

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KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/27/20222022-03-27 +1 copiesSplit screen of two video-call frames side by side. Left: a woman with short light hair in a light blue top sits with hands pressed together in namaskar in a plain room. Right: a smiling woman with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-and-yellow shawl sits beside a home shrine with brass lamps, a small Shiva lingam with trident, a red-draped altar, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings. Two physical people are visible on screens, but they are in a video call rather than in the same room.2021-03-30Photo 99187812022-08-13 +1 copiesA woman with hair pulled back and a white tilak on her forehead pours liquid from a brass vessel over a silver deity murti on a brass tray in a home temple setting. She wears a red and gold blouse with a red shawl and white garment. The tray holds milk-like liquid, red flower petals and a small lamp. Behind her stands a framed portrait of a bearded man in a red turban with a gold-bordered orange garment, wearing a rudraksha-style mala of yellow and pink flowers, with an orange cloth and gold ornaments in front. To the right is an ornate gold shrine, and a brass lamp and bowls sit on an orange altar cloth. The scene shows abhishekam offering being performed at home.2021-05-02Photo 82853342022-08-14 +1 copiesA smiling woman with a white vertical tilak and red bindi takes a selfie in front of a home shrine. She wears a dark teal top and a red thread necklace with a rudraksha-style pendant. Behind her is a printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a man in a rust-red turban and reddish-orange robes, garlanded with yellow and red flowers, seated with hands resting. To the right stands an ornate gold shrine canopy with red flowers, and a gold kalasha-style vessel with flower garlands. Foliage photos hang on the walls. The printed portrait is a depiction, not a physical person.2021-07-17A four-panel video call collage showing devotees joining a puja from home. Top-left, an older woman with hands pressed in anjali sits before a small shrine with a red-draped deity murti, brass lamps and lit oil lamps. Top-right, a smiling woman with a red bindi and blue top sits beside an altar with brass kalasha vessels, a bell, flowers and lit lamps. Bottom-left, a man in a white shirt and a bearded man in red-orange clothing sit with hands in anjali, a white dog between them, with brass lamps in front. Bottom-right, a smiling woman with a red bindi sits before a warm-lit wall. Panels are screen captures, so the people shown are on screens.2022-02-02A home shrine photographed as a photo, with no physical people visible. A large printed portrait of a smiling woman in orange and red clothing with a trident motif and a rudraksha-style necklace is at the top left. Framed portraits of a smiling woman with red-and-white garlands and a smaller framed image are in front. Small figurines of deity murti in orange and gold sit on a red-draped shelf beside a tiered brass oil lamp with lit wicks, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings, and small clay diyas arranged on a tray. A folded maroon cloth lies at the left edge, and a multicoloured embroidered cloth is behind the frames.2021-08-30 +1 copiesA smiling woman in a white ikat-patterned kurta sits in the foreground of a home shrine, wearing a white forehead band, a red bindi and a long rudraksha mala. Behind her, a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban, garlanded with flowers and wearing a rudraksha mala, is displayed on a shrine with gold-toned decorations, while statues in red and orange garments sit on the left and right. A red curtain hangs at the right edge. A small on-screen label in the lower left corner reads KAILASA's Ma Pramila, indicating a video call.2021-06-26KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/8/20222022-02-08A woman in a pale pink and cream saree kneels in front of a home altar, with her hands together in front of her chest. Behind her a shelf holds framed deity pictures and an ornate golden deity image, a blue and white patterned cloth covers the platform, and a brass lamp and a decorated tray with flowers sit on the floor at left. No speaker is identified as a person; the scene shows a devotee performing puja.2011-06-05A home shrine photographed from the front. A large printed portrait on the wall behind shows a smiling figure in orange clothing with a trident and a rudraksha mala. In front, framed photographs sit among flower garlands with white blossoms and red roses, a small brass plate holds offerings, and a folded maroon cloth lies at left. Small statues of deities, a lit oil lamp dish, a purple flower and bowls of kumkum and vibhuti sit on the shelf. A printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is visible in the central frame. No people are physically present.2021-08-21 +1 copies