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A 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.

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2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA 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 ActivitiesA 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.2011-10-26Photograph of an indoor home-darshan gathering in a light-coloured room. A man with a shaved head and red head-cloth, wearing a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala, sits on a wooden chair at left, smiling and gesturing toward the seated group. Several people sit on the floor at the lower edge with their backs partly turned, one in a red shawl and another in blue. Centre: a deity murti, dressed in red and gold cloth with a peacock-feather backdrop, sits on a gilded arched throne draped in red. In front are fruit trays of apples, bananas, oranges and sweets, flowers, and a brass lamp. At right, a framed portrait labelled with a readable caption, garlanded with orange and white flowers, sits on a pink-and-gold cloth-covered table with a lamp and orange roses. Setting suggests a satsang or puja.2008-10-14October 14 20082008-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14A photograph of a shrine room where a woman in a white top, seen from behind, holds a lit multi-flame oil lamp (aarti) toward a small deity murti dressed in a green and gold garment with white garlands. Behind the murti, a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes and a beaded necklace is decorated with a white and yellow flower garland. Dried wheat-like stalks, brass vessels and a wooden peetha stand nearby, and a large backdrop shows painted temple columns and a gopuram-style archway. Yellow and orange flowers rest on the altar cloth.2011-10-26A 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 photograph of a homa ritual at an indoor shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shirt, with glasses and a red forehead mark, sits cross-legged on the left reading from an open book. A man in a dark navy kurta and white dhoti sits on the right facing the shrine. Behind them stands a framed portrait of a smiling man with long hair in a saffron robe and white beaded necklace, flanked by white and red flower garlands, raising one hand. Below it are small deity murtis in ornate gold frames, dressed in yellow, red, green and blue cloth, with pink flowers, banana plants and brass vessels around them. A clay fire pit with white patterned markings sits in the foreground beside a brass ladle and a bowl of yellow offerings.2009-05-28A 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.October 26 20112011-10-26