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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.

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A woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border stands at left in a home shrine room, holding a round metal fan or umbrella-shaped puja implement in her right hand. Behind her is a window with iron grille. At right a red and gold patterned cloth drapes a shelf holding a framed portrait of a man in saffron robes and a mala, garlanded with marigolds and flowers, with a brass oil lamp in front. Small figurines and a flower vase sit on the shelf.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities2006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA 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 Activities2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA woman in a white sari with a saffron-orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a draped altar. On the altar, a framed portrait of a smiling, saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala is garlanded with pink and red flowers and yellow marigold strands. A copper kalasha-shaped vessel sits on a steel tray, with brass oil lamps and flowers nearby. A microphone stands at left, and another white-clad woman sits cross-legged at the edge of the frame, tending ritual items. The setting is a tiled veranda with plastic chairs. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person.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.A photograph inside a home shrine room. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a saffron-orange border stands at left, arm raised mid-motion. At right a woman in a red sari with gold border holds a garland and sprinkles or waves something above a framed portrait on a draped table. The portrait shows a smiling man with a white turban and saffron clothing, garlanded with orange and yellow flowers; its appearance-based identity is uncertain. In front of the portrait is a gold and red throne with a small deity murti dressed in white and red cloth, garlanded with flowers. Offerings include silver plates, bananas, fruit, flowers and lit oil lamps on the white floor.2008-10-14Home puja in a living room with a small deity murti on a gold-framed throne draped in red and white cloth and garlanded with marigolds. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a bare upper body stands at left, waving a smoking incense or camphor flame toward the deity. A woman in a red-orange sari stands at right beside a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" wearing an orange turban and marigold garland. Fruit offerings, bananas and a silver lamp sit on a white cloth, and seated devotees in the foreground watch the ritual. Framed landscape picture hangs above.2008-10-14A woman in a white sari with an orange border sits with her back to the camera, facing a shrine with an oil lamp or aarti flame lit at the front. The shrine features a large backdrop of a temple gopuram-style architecture painted with deities and carved panels. Above, two deity figures stand with garlands and a colourful concentric circular ornament. Framed photograph of a seated figure in orange robes wearing a garland of white and yellow flowers is displayed at the centre, with a small figure in green and red garments and a decorated peetha below. Wheat stalks and marigold garlands decorate the altar, and a dark-haired figure appears at the bottom edge of the frame.2011-10-26