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A photograph of a pradosha puja inside a temple. Two women in white saris with orange shawls kneel on a silver cloth. The woman on the left faces away, her long hair in a braid. The woman on the right sits with her hands folded. In front of them a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" stands on a white-draped table, garlanded with white flowers and red blooms. Brass and steel bowls hold offerings of grains, a plate of bananas sits on the cloth, and an oil lamp burns in the foreground. A black plaque with white lettering and a stone shrine are visible behind them.

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Two women in white dress with orange shawls sit on the floor of a stone-walled temple space performing a pradosha puja. A framed portrait garlanded with white and red flowers stands on a white-draped table, showing a figure in orange robes with long dark hair; a bare-chested figure is not clearly visible here, and no appearance-based identification is made. Before the portrait are a red-and-gold cloth, a flower-decorated plate, a banana bunch, many steel bowls of grains and offerings on a silver sheet, a brass lamp, and lit oil lamps. A dark plaque with printed names hangs on the wall behind.2007-09-24Indoor puja scene on a white marble floor. Two women in white sari-style clothes with orange and red borders sit cross-legged. The woman on the right has her palms pressed together in namaskar, while the woman on the left holds her hands together near a garland and wears a rudraksha mala. Before them are brass trays of yellow and pink flowers, brass oil lamps, small steel bowls, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, bananas, coconuts and fruit. On a sofa draped in white stands a framed photograph of a smiling person garlanded with white flowers, with an orange cloth-wrapped bundle and a feather-like stick placed in front of it. A third person, partly visible at lower right, bends over the offerings. A printed date stamp reads 28-2-2006.A framed photograph on a white-draped platform is garlanded with white jasmine strands and orange and red flowers. The framed picture shows a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and long dark hair, and the printed caption reads 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda'. Nobody is physically present. In front stand a brass oil lamp, a row of metal bowls filled with grains and offerings, a platter of bananas, and heaps of white cotton, arranged on a white cloth over a red patterned rug, with a gold-brocaded cloth folded nearby. This is a puja setup with the framed image as the focus.2007-09-24A photograph of an evening pradosha puja offering laid on white cloths on the floor of a temple. Metal bowls hold rice, lentils, sweet and savoury preparations, and a plate holds bananas and a coconut. A brass oil lamp burns among the bowls. On a white-draped platform at right stands a framed portrait garlanded with white flower strands and red blossoms; the portrait shows a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, labelled with a printed Tamil caption. A wooden staff lies across the platform, and a saffron cloth with flowers rests on the patterned carpet below. Several people in white dhotis stand barefoot at the top of the frame, and a man kneels in prayer at the left edge.2007-09-24A photograph of a seated group performing a pradosha puja in an indoor hall with bare concrete floor and white walls. In the foreground, a young woman with long dark hair, wearing a white garment and an orange shawl, sits on the left beside a silver tray holding small metal bowls, bananas, and white offerings, with brass lamps and a garlanded altar behind her. On the right, a row of seated young men wear white dhotis and orange shawls, with one wearing a red and white cloth at his waist. A standing person in white clothing stands in a doorway at the back. No clear identity cue for a person is visible.2007-09-24Indoor shrine hall with two women seated on the floor before banana-leaf plates of food offerings, one in orange sari on left and one in white with yellow shawl on right, preparing offerings. Behind them, two orange-draped thrones sit before a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with a garland and a bead necklace, and a smaller framed photo on the right with a garland. Marigold garlands drape across yellow curtains, with brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, bananas and fruit on a white-covered platform. Overhead a banner shows framed photographs and Telugu-language text.A homa ritual in a bare hall with pale yellow walls decorated with green leaf sprigs. A man in orange robes and a matching orange head wrap bows with folded hands before a fire pit built from pale bricks and containing burnt wood and ash. Behind him, a framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange robes and a white and red beaded necklace sits on a white-draped table ringed with orange and red marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps, a small brass kalasha and a deity murti stand on the table. Around the fire pit lie brass plates of fruit, sweets, white and orange offerings, and rows of small brass dishes. Seated to the right, about six young women in white salwar-kameez and white headscarves listen on floor mats.2007-10-21January 14 20082008-01-14Two devotees sit with hands pressed in anjali mudra before a framed portrait garlanded with pink, red, orange and white flowers and green leaves; the portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Sri" on the mount and shows a seated figure in orange robes. A brass oil lamp stands before the portrait. On the left a young man in white clothes with red trim and a red bindi sits with eyes closed; beside him a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits with eyes closed and hands folded. Foreground offerings include a brass tray of orange and pink flowers, bowls, incense sticks and a lit lamp on a table with fruit, sweets and marigold petals. Plain whitewashed wall and a green curtained window behind.2006-02-27Indoor photo of a pradosha puja in a temple hall at night. Several people in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls kneel and bow around a white-draped table holding rows of small brass bowls, a plate of bananas, flower garlands, and brass lamps. Heaps of white material sit on the floor, and a brass lamp stand rests on the ground in front. A figure in white stands in a doorway at the back, and a garlanded wooden seat with flower decorations is at left. A black board with lettering is mounted on the wall.2007-09-24October 17 20092009-10-17Indoor ritual space with a yellow curtain backdrop draped with red and white flower garlands. A large framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes and beaded necklace is hung centrally above an orange-draped seat, with a second framed portrait on a chair at right. A woman in an orange sari with red blouse sits at left reading papers beside a banana-leaf offering table with fruit and flowers. At right, a man in white kurta with yellow shawl sits reading near a banana-leaf offering and brass lamps. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and flowers sit on the floor platform. Two ceiling fans and a decorative grille panel flank the room.