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A home puja scene with a Sri Meru yantra on a red cloth at centre, surrounded by flowers, brass lamps and offerings. A woman in white with a long plait sits on the left holding a small brass vessel, a second woman in white sits at the far left edge, and a man in white with glasses sits at right holding a small brass item. Behind the altar, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, garlanded with flowers. A smaller framed portrait of another figure in white sits to the right. Sweets and flower-decorated trays are arranged in front. A red patterned drape hangs on the wall.

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A 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.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesIndoor puja in a plain room with pale blue walls and a barred window. Behind the altar a framed photograph shows a man with long dark hair seated in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, flanked by flower garlands. A second framed portrait of an older man in white with a turban hangs to the right. Four people in white clothes sit cross-legged around a decorated puja table covered with a red cloth and flower garlands. A woman in a white sari with a red border offers flowers or a rice item at a small pyramidal puja object, a man in white kurta holds a small item over it, and a brass oil lamp, a metal pot, plates of flowers and a bell are arranged on the table. Two other seated people in white are partly visible at the edges.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA small home puja room with pale blue walls and a barred window. On the altar, a framed portrait labelled "Sri Shiva Nithyananda Paramashivam" hangs behind a garland of red and yellow flowers, with a brass lamp in front and a floral-covered red cloth. Three people sit in white clothes: a woman in the centre with a braid, holding a brass bell, a woman at left with hands folded in prayer, and a man at right in white with a bare head, tending a flame in a brass dish. Trays of sweets and offerings sit on the floor, along with a silver kalasha-style vessel and brass plates. A second framed photo of an older bearded figure hangs at right. Peacock feathers are pinned to the wall at left.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesIndoor homa ceremony in a small room with a fire burning on a brick fire pit surrounded by offerings and pots. A woman in a white sari with an orange border pours or offers into the flame from a metal vessel, while a man in white kurta sits behind and a second seated man in white with glasses tends the fire. Behind them a framed picture shows a figure in orange robes with flowers, and a portrait of a woman hangs to the right. Fresh flower garlands and a red cloth decorate the altar.A small home puja room with a red patterned cloth hung on the wall. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on the altar shows a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala, garlanded with flowers. Three people in white clothes sit on the floor: a woman in white with hands in anjali, a younger woman with braided hair, and a man in white holding a brass vessel and a small object over a brass puja tray with a kalasha, small lamps, flower garlands and offering bowls in front. The scene appears to be a puja or padapuja. A smaller framed photo of a white-haired person sits to the right.A home puja shrine in a plain room with pale blue walls. A large framed portrait of a long-haired sannyasi in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, seated before a tree, is garlanded with flowers and marked with a printed caption reading "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" (partially visible). A smaller framed photo of a white-robed figure sits beside it. Below, a white-clad woman with long dark hair kneels at a low table, lifting a brass lamp over a flower-garlanded object, while a man in white sits on a chair beside her with his hands near the offering. Another woman kneels at left with her hands pressed in prayer, and flower baskets, brass vessels and sweets sit on a cloth in front. Red cloth drapes the back wall. Visible puja vessels and garlands mark the ritual.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA photograph of a domestic puja in a small room with teal walls and a red patterned cloth draped behind a shrine. A large framed portrait of a man with long dark hair, orange-saffron garment and rudraksha-style beads, garlanded with marigolds, stands on a small wooden table. In front, a woman in a white sari with orange border holds a brass plate, and a silver kalasha sits on a tray. To the right, a man in white kurta presses his palms together in prayer, while the backs of seated devotees in white occupy the foreground.