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A framed photograph on a silver-covered altar shows a close-up of a man's eyes and forehead with a red bindi-like mark between the brows. The altar is decorated with red and pink flowers, brass oil lamps with lit flames, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small brass dish with a silver ornament, and a string of dark rudraksha beads on the right. The framed image is a portrait, not a physical person. A blurred orange fabric edge sits in the lower foreground. Offerings like these are typical of puja or padapuja.

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Close-up photo of a shimmering silver-sequined cloth-covered table set for ritual worship. Several brass oil lamps (diyas) burn with flames. A small framed picture of a close-up human face with raised eyebrows and wide eyes sits at left. Brass plates hold white flowers, red petals, scattered grains and nuts, and a red-and-gold beaded garland lies across a plate. A brass cup stands at right. No people are visible in the frame.2013-04-12 +1 copiesClose view of a brass puja table set with a brass plate of yellow marigold flowers and red petals, a small framed portrait photograph standing upright on the right, a brass tumbler and lamp in the background, and folded red-and-white cloth. No people are visible; the framed photograph is a printed picture, not a physical person.2011-09-26December 12 20132013-12-12Overhead photo of a puja setup on a white cloth. Several brass lamps with lit flames, a brass plate of red rose petals with a small silver deity murti, a conch shell, a brass bell, a brass incense holder with a stick of incense, a bowl of red petals, a small red liquid cup, a brass tray with a rudraksha mala draped over an orange cloth, and a brass ritual spoon held by a hand at the bottom edge. A printed image of a figure with a staff and a small framed figurine on a wooden stand sit at the top. No people are visible apart from the partial hand.2013-07-05A framed photograph on the right shows a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing orange-saffron robes and a long dark hairstyle; the framed picture's caption reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda. On a red cloth in front of it are a brass puja plate with red rose petals, small brass bells, a lit brass oil lamp, a small brass bowl, and a brass bell at the left edge. No people are physically present in the scene.2014-05-05A hand lights a small brass oil lamp on an orange cloth-covered altar. Beside it stands a framed photograph of a saffron-robed man with long hair, a red turban-like cloth, and a red-and-gold beaded mala around his neck, shown as a printed picture rather than a live person. Brass plates hold flowers, a brass vessel and a small brass lamp, with another flame burning nearby. The scene is a devotional puja setup. Only the hand of one person is visible.2013-07-12April 16 20132013-04-16A photograph of a puja altar draped in orange cloth, arranged with a framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, seated against a rocky background. Beside the portrait are a small golden Ganesha figure, a brass oil lamp (deepam) on a tray, brass bells, a bowl of yellow and orange marigolds, pink and red roses, scattered rose petals, incense sticks, and a brass kalasha-like vessel with a leaf garland.2013-10-26June 24 20132013-06-24A framed photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with a white beaded necklace sits in a seated pose before a tree-root backdrop, decorated with a red-orange flower on top of the frame. In front are brass plates holding orange marigold blossoms and dark offerings, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame on a pedestal, and a white cloth covering the table. A hand reaches in from the right edge. The printed portrait is a depiction on paper, not a person physically present, and no readable name appears in the image.2012-08-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial puja setup on a low orange mat in front of a large framed portrait of a man in an orange-red turban, dark rudraksha-style bead necklace and orange robe, shown against a forest backdrop. The portrait is labelled with the copyright line visible in the image. Smaller framed pictures of a seated figure in orange robes appear beside it. In the foreground are brass plates, oil lamps, a brass bell, a kalasha-like vessel, a small silver cup, pink flowers and green leaves. A person with bare shoulders in orange clothing sits at left with their back to the camera, facing the altar. Swamiji (probable): the framed portrait shows a man in an orange turban, bead necklace and orange robe, consistent with the page's reference.2013-06-27Close-up photograph of a puja table draped with an orange cloth. In the foreground are brass oil lamps with lit flames, incense sticks, marigold and red flower offerings, white flowers, a brass bell, and a brass deity murti. A framed portrait photograph stands at left showing a long-haired figure in orange clothing, printed rather than physically present.2013-10-22