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A seated man in orange and red robes, wearing a long red and yellow flower garland and a green-and-white garland, smiles with palms joined while a silver trident stands beside him. Around him, devotees in white and orange sit and stand before a small shrine with a framed portrait of a woman in orange, draped with a red flower garland. Two people in white hold a lit oil lamp over a brass plate of flowers and rice, and a man in white with a rudraksha necklace sits at the lower left. Orange cloth covers a side table with brass lamps and red flowers on the wall, and a small electric fan stands at the right edge.

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A photograph of a home visit in a plain white room with a small altar. A man with a bare, muscular torso wears an orange-red dhoti and a thick garland of red roses and yellow-green fruit (possibly limes). He is seated on a chair, smiling, with one hand raised in blessing, and a ceremonial staff with a metal head stands behind him. Seated on the floor in front are a bald man in a white shirt with a beaded necklace, a woman in a white sari with a kumkum mark and rudraksha mala, and young people in white. Two standing boys wear orange and white robes with rudraksha malas. On the altar, a framed portrait labelled Nithyananda is garlanded with red flowers, flanked by oil lamps; a deity picture hangs on the wall. A woman holds a lit oil lamp over a brass plate of flowers and offerings, an aarti being performed. A printed copyright line appears on the lower right.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A photo of a pada puja in a plain-walled room. A long-haired figure in a rust-orange robe with a red-and-white flower garland sits on an orange cushioned seat at right, holding a silver trident-like staff upright, with a brass tray of white and red flowers at the lower right. Seated on the floor at centre, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl is lit by an oil lamp. Women in orange blouses and a young girl in a striped dress reach toward the lamp; a shaved-headed young sannyasi in orange with rudraksha beads sits beside the seat. Standing in the background are people in white and yellow-bordered saris and white dhotis, with yellow shawls.2014-06-26A photograph of a domestic house-visit ritual in a small room with pink-lilac walls. A seated woman in a red-brown sari with a thick garland of yellow, white and green-red flowers and a silver staff-like ceremonial rod holds the staff upright on the right. In front of her, a woman in white and a man in white with a red shawl sit on a striped mat while a man in maroon holds a flame over a plate; a small oil lamp burns on the floor beside a tray of flowers. Behind them, saffron-robed attendants stand, one holding a camera, and a shaved-headed youth in orange with beads sits on the mat. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +3 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes, with a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, sits on an orange-draped chair in a small room while people kneel before him. A kneeling man in white holds a steel bowl and pours liquid over the feet of the seated figure, with a gold plate beneath. Women in white saris and a young man in white kneel on a striped mat and assist. Behind them, a standing figure in saffron and maroon robes and gold-banded shawl stands near the door. On an orange-covered table, a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure seated in meditation is garlanded with red roses, flanked by oil lamps, a brass kalasha-like vessel and a small deity image. A silver trident leans against the wall beside a blue fan. Four to six visible people.2014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies