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A photograph of a home puja room with a red patterned cloth hung behind a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha beads, garlanded with marigolds and tulsi. In front stands a small wooden table with brass lamps, a kalasha-like brass pot and offerings. A red-draped object heaped with flowers sits on a low platform, and a small fire is burning at the bottom edge. A person in a white sari with a red border stands at left holding a brass oil lamp or aarti vessel. A second framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban, garlanded, hangs at right above a wooden chair. This is a homa-style domestic puja.

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2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA small home shrine photographed indoors during a homa or puja. A large framed portrait on the back wall shows a man with long hair and a beard wearing saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, seated under a tree, garlanded with marigold strands. On the wooden side table stand brass oil lamps, a small plaque reading in part "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and a framed portrait of another man in white with a garland. A red cloth covers a raised mound decorated with flowers and marigold garlands in front of a small fire. A wooden chair with flower garlands sits at right, and brass vessels and offering plates surround the scene. In the foreground, the back of a dark-haired head is visible at the bottom edge, and the fire is burning on the floor.A woman in a white sari with an orange-red border stands at left, waving a round metal lamp or aarti plate in front of a home shrine. The shrine holds a large framed photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala, garlanded with marigolds and green leaves, set beside brass lamps and a flower-covered murti. A red brocade cloth drapes the upper shelf, and a second framed portrait of a turbaned figure with garland hangs at right. Brass vessels, a plate of offerings and a kalasha sit on the floor, and a barred window lights the room. The framed images are depictions on the wall, not physical people.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA small indoor room with pale blue walls and a barred window hosts a puja. Three people in white clothes sit on the floor before a low wooden table. A woman in a white sari with a red border pours liquid from a brass vessel, while a younger woman with a long braid holds a small white bowl and a third person sits at the left edge. Behind the table, a framed printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange robes and rudraksha mala seated before a tree, garlanded with marigolds and flowers, beside an oil lamp. A red draped cloth hangs behind it. On the table sits a golden meru shaped ritual object, with brass pots, a kalasha, plates and bowls of offerings on a cloth. Another framed photo with flowers appears at the right. The scene reflects Meru puja or homa ritual activity.A photograph of a ritual puja in a whitewashed room. A man in white dhoti and shirt, with a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged and holds up a lit oil lamp toward a framed portrait of a seated, long-haired saint in saffron robes beneath a banyan tree. The portrait is garlanded with white, yellow and red flowers and labelled in print. Two devotees sit beside him with palms pressed together, and a bowl of yellow flower petals lies nearby. Brass lamps, a small silver Ganesha figure, a brass pot, fruit and bananas are arranged on the floor-cloth in front of a large mound of marigolds and rose petals. A smaller framed image of a saffron-clad figure hangs on the wall above, and window bars are at left.2006-04-08A devotee in an orange dhoti and red-orange shawl, with long dark hair, holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward an ornate golden throne (peetha) draped in magenta cloth. A framed painting of a figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits on the throne, and a garlanded small seated murti in orange cloth rests before it. Brass lamps, a kalasha, flower garlands and plates of offerings surround the setup, with a large black-and-white portrait on the wall behind. A second person in orange stands at the left edge with hands folded in namaskar. The aarti is performed as a puja in a plain white hall.2009-07-30A small room set up as a shrine during a puja. A person's arm at left holds a brass lamp or ritual vessel aloft toward the altar. Centre: a framed portrait labelled "Sri Nithyananda" or similar on the wall shows a seated, saffron-clad figure with rudraksha beads, garlanded with marigolds and green leaves, beside a brass lamp and small brass figures. A red cloth draped behind. To the right, a framed photo of an older white-bearded man with garland sits on a wooden chair. In front, a red-draped platform covered in flowers and garlands holds a fire burning in a metal pit with offerings, brass vessels, a bowl of kumkum and plates of fruit and flowers. Ritual homa or puja in progress.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesDevotional worship before a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace, garlanded with marigold and yellow flowers, set on a carved wooden altar with a kalasha-like vessel and offerings of fruit, coconuts and flower petals. A woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a brass oil lamp (aarti) toward the altar while two women in white with orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer at the lower edge. Behind the altar is a large painted backdrop of temple architecture and trees.2011-10-26A photograph of a devotional aarti in a hall with a large backdrop mural of a temple-like scene. In the foreground, a woman in white clothing with a long dark braid and an orange-edged shawl holds up a lit multi-flame oil lamp, its flames bright orange. On a low raised altar before her sits a seated figure dressed in orange and maroon with white and yellow garlands, flanked by brass vessels, offerings of fruit and flowers, and coconuts on a white-covered table. Behind the altar a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace, garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Another person in white kneels at the lower right edge.2011-10-26