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A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl kneels on the floor before a ceremonial setup, performing a puja. In front of him sits a silver kalasha-style vessel topped with leaves and a yellow cloth, surrounded by yellow and red offering blocks, brass bowls and flower petals. Behind the offerings, a framed portrait on a red throne-like seat is garlanded with red, yellow and green flowers. The portrait shows a figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, seated with one hand raised in blessing before a tree trunk backdrop. A tall brass oil lamp stands at right. One person is visible in the scene.

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June 06 20102010-06-06January 14 20102010-01-14A photograph of a puja at a shrine. A framed portrait of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white beaded mala, one hand raised in blessing, is garlanded with red, yellow and green flowers and set on a red armchair-style seat. Behind it stands a gilded deity murti draped in red cloth. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged at left, tending offerings. In front are stacked dark blocks, a glass bowl with a yellow fruit, brass vessels, rose petals and banana leaves with fruit. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and incense smoke rises through the scene. The portrait is a depiction, not a person present, so the in-person candidate is absent.2010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06A photograph of a shrine during a fire ritual. A large framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland, hand raised in blessing, stands on a gold and red throne draped with an orange cloth, with a marigold garland framing the frame. In front, a man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl kneels and offers items from a brass tray over a lit fire pit with flames, beside brass bowls of fruit and offerings. Tall brass oil lamps with lit flames flank the shrine, and a deity murti in a niche sits above with flower garlands.2010-01-14June 12 20102010-06-12A photograph of a ritual puja at a temple altar. A priest in orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on the left, bent over offerings, with a brass bowl, bananas, apples, pineapple and other fruit arranged before him. In the centre a small deity murti draped in red and orange cloth and garlanded with red flowers sits on a platform, while a flame burns in a fire pit of stacked sugar-coated sweets for a homa. Behind them a large red velvet throne with gold carved legs holds a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with long hair, wearing a garland of white and marigold flowers and a beaded mala; the portrait is labelled as a printed picture rather than a person in the scene. Red and orange floral garlands and a banana-leaf plant decorate the setting, with carved stone pillars behind.2013-01-01A photograph of a puja being performed before a framed portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda seated in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a hand raised in blessing, set against a tree trunk. The portrait is garlanded with red and yellow flowers and placed on a red velvet chair with gold trim. A young man in a white dhoti-style kurta and a yellow shawl stands at left, holding a lit lamp or flame toward the portrait. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a red-draped altar with a seated figure in white and orange, plus a small deity murti, sits in the background. A silver kalasha and offerings lie on the orange cloth in front. The portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda".2010-06-06January 14 20102010-01-14A photograph of a puja at an ornate shrine. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at left holding a flaming arati lamp on a tray. Centre, a framed photograph of a saffron-robed seated figure with a rudraksha mala and raised hand stands on a red-cushioned chair draped with red, yellow and orange garlands, with a kalasha and flame in front. Behind is a red-draped deity murti with golden crown and garlands, and gold lamps stand at right. The photograph is a depiction, not a person physically present, and the framed image is labelled only by its caption.2010-06-06January 1st 2013October 07 20122012-10-07