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A woman in a rust-red saffron-toned garment with a white flower garland around her neck lights an oil lamp in a home shrine built into a wooden wall unit. She wears gold bangles and earrings and has her hair in a bun. The shrine holds a framed gold-bordered deity painting, a brass bell hanging from a chain, a small brass figurine, flower garlands, and a framed photograph of a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, surrounded by yellow and red flowers. The kitchen is visible at left.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07A smiling person in a maroon-red sleeveless garment with an orange-gold waist cloth and gold armlet stands in a home shrine room, lighting an oil lamp with a long taper. Strands of white and red flower garlands hang on a wooden cabinet with glass doors holding small brass objects and a framed picture. A second person in orange clothes with a white garland stands in the background, and the wall shows a window and doorway in a domestic interior.2014-07-07A photograph of a home shrine cabinet decorated with red and white flower garlands. A man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-edged band and a red-orange upper cloth, wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha mala with flower garlands, lights a lamp inside the glass-fronted cabinet while smiling. Behind him, a second person in an orange-saffron robe with a flower garland stands by a white-covered table. Inside the shrine are brass lamps, a small framed picture and a red flower garland on a tray.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee standing with her back to the camera in a small shrine room with red brick walls, lighting a lamp held in her raised right hand. She wears an orange-red garment draped over her shoulder with a gold-bordered end, a white and orange flower garland at her neck, and gold bangles. The shrine above holds a framed image of a deity in an ornate gold frame, draped with flower garlands. Below, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man, garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, stands above a shelf with brass lamps, a bell hanging on the right, and floral decorations. The visible person is a single devotee performing aarti at the shrine.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA woman in a rust-red sari with a red and yellow marigold garland smiles as she performs a puja at a home shrine set in a glass-fronted wooden cabinet. Two oil lamps burn on a brass tray, and flower garlands hang along the shrine. Inside the shrine, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a man with long hair and an orange garment with a beaded necklace, and a framed picture of deities hangs above. A second person in orange clothing stands partly visible behind her near a kitchen sink.2014-06-26A woman in a rust-brown sari with broad gold borders stands with her back to the camera, lighting an oil lamp at a home shrine. A white jasmine garland hangs over her shoulder and she wears gold bangles and earrings. In front of her is a framed printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a seated figure in white with a red heart-shaped halo, garlanded with marigolds and white flowers. To the right, a second framed photograph shows a figure in saffron with a rudraksha-style necklace, also garlanded. Small statues and offerings sit on the shrine. A partially visible person in orange clothing stands at the left edge. Gold curtains hang on the right wall.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph taken inside a home kitchen, with a figure seen from behind in a rust-red unstitched garment wrapped over one shoulder and a band of beaded bracelet on the upper arm. The figure wears a long white flower garland with red roses and holds a lit oil lamp toward a small wooden shrine niche decorated with red roses and framed photographs. Warm lamp light glows in the niche, and a white washing machine and wall cabinets are visible in the background. A second person is partly visible at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark hair pinned up, rudraksha-style beaded arm adornment and a red-orange cloth, performing a home puja at the shrine.2014-07-08