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A ritual worship scene in a plain white-walled room with a brick accent wall. A man in orange robes with a red undergarment holds a silver lamp that emits smoke and flame, performing an offering before a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, set among marigold garlands and red flowers on an orange draped table. A blue deity murti, a brass lamp and a small kalasha-like pot with flowers sit beside the portrait. A brass fire pit with ash lies on a mat in front, and a tray of rose petals sits nearby. A second devotee in orange stands at left with palms joined. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person.

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November 28 20082008-11-28November 28 20082008-11-28November 28 20082008-11-28A photograph of a small room with white walls and a red brick accent wall. In the foreground, a man in an orange and red robe holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame, offering it toward a framed portrait draped with a garland of white and yellow flowers and red blossoms. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, against a tree backdrop. Beside it stand a blue deity murti, a red cloth, a brass lamp, and a fire pit with ash on woven mats. A second man in orange clothing stands at left with his palms joined in prayer. A plate of flower petals sits on the floor. Two people are visible.2008-11-28November 28 20082008-11-28A standing man in orange and saffron robes, with long dark hair tied back, lifts a silver incense burner towards a framed portrait on a draped altar. The framed photo shows a long-haired man in orange seated before a tree trunk, with a garland of yellow and red flowers around it. A small blue deity figure, a red cloth bundle, and a brass lamp sit beside it, while a smoking black fire pit with ash and a plate of petals rest on mats in front. The room has white walls and a brick accent wall.2008-11-28November 28 20082008-11-28A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on a tiled floor in an ashram hall. A seated priest on the left wears orange robes, an orange headwrap and a garland, and feeds offerings from a brass bowl into the flames with a ladle. A standing man on the right, in orange robes with a maroon-edged wrap, leans over the fire with his hand extended. Behind them a white-draped altar holds a brass deity murti, a conch-shaped vessel with red cloth, flowers and brass lamps. Above the altar hangs a framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with a beaded necklace and raised hand, garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, with a printed caption at its base. Marigold petals are scattered around the pit.2007-10-21Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at left in a bare white room with a brick accent wall. The man in front has his hands pressed together in namaskar, facing a framed portrait labelled on the page as Swamiji, shown in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, seated before a tree trunk. The portrait is garlanded with yellow and red flowers and set on a draped table beside a brass oil lamp, a kalasha, a small blue deity murti, and a homa fire pit holding ash and embers. Scattered petals cover the floor mats.2008-11-28A photograph of a homa-style ritual in a hall with pale yellow walls decorated with green leaf sprigs and marigolds. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes, with an orange head covering, holds a lamp aloft with one hand, its flame rising. In front of him is a low brick fire pit with marigold petals, brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, and trays of fruit and offerings. Behind the altar, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a saffron-robed figure with a garland, surrounded by yellow and red marigold garlands. A blue deity murti stands on the white-draped altar beside brass lamps. Two people in white sit at the right edge of the frame.2007-10-21A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit on the floor of a hall, with a seated priest in saffron-orange robes and a tall orange head covering on the left, playing a small brass bowl near a microphone. A framed portrait above an altar, garlanded with yellow and red flowers, shows a smiling man in orange robes and a white beaded mala, with a raised hand. A brass deity murti in blue and a red-draped kalasha sit on the white-draped altar, with brass oil lamps on each side. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt gestures with his hand near the fire. Marigold petals and a brass tray lie around the pit.2007-10-21July 29 20082008-07-29