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A small home shrine in a narrow room with a wooden door on the right. A large framed photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-pink cloth and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged in front of banyan roots, with a printed caption below reading "PARAMAHAMSA SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIGAL". Yellow and white flower garlands hang on the frame. Below, framed colourful deity prints including a three-deity image and a goddess picture are decorated with flowers. Shelves hold brass lamps, a kalasha-like pot, a yantra drawing, fruit, bananas, a plate of offerings with rice and turmeric, and a framed photo of a smiling woman in orange. Brass oil lamps and flower heaps sit on the floor. No people are visible.

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October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16A home shrine alcove with tiled walls and a wooden cabinet altar. Three framed portraits hang above it, each garlanded with yellow and red flower strands. The central poster labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" shows a figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long hair, with a garland draped across it. The two side portraits show a smiling woman in red and a figure in orange with hands folded. Brass oil lamps, a small kalasha, deity figurines, flower petals, incense sticks and a brass tray with sweets sit on the altar. A striped floor mat and folded orange cloth lie on the floor, and yellow cloth hangs from the ceiling at the top of the frame. No people are physically present.2014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA small blue-walled shrine room with a sandy-textured floor and a wooden canopied altar. A large framed portrait in the centre shows a long-haired man in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, garlanded with white and orange flowers; this is a depiction on a print, so the candidate is labelled Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues. Smaller framed deity pictures flank the altar, and white cloth seats lie on the floor. In front are a brass plate with offerings, a tray of fresh bananas, oranges and mangoes, and bowls of sweets and fruit, indicating a puja offering setting. No people are physically present.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a small home shrine room where a man in white ritual dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders performs puja from behind. He stands before a shrine with a framed photo of a seated figure in saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, garlanded with yellow flowers, and a plaque reading Sri Nithyananda beneath it. Below are framed deity images, a sri yantra, a brass oil lamp, bananas, flower garlands and a kalasha-like vessel with mango leaves. A wall-mounted light bulb glows beside a small shelf holding books. One physical person is visible.2006-10-16Flanking it are framed deity pictures and a Ganesha image on the wall above, with two golden oil lamps topped by peacock-like finials. On the black granite altar are brass lamps, small figurines, a silver plate and a garland, plus a framed triptych of Lakshmi, Ganesha and Saraswati at the front. No physical people are present.A wooden shrine niche in a home or ashram room, with no people visible. A framed gold-and-silver relief panel across the top shows deities. Below, framed chromolithograph prints hang on the wood: a multi-armed deity in colourful garlands at left, a golden-throned goddess with a lamp at centre-left, a richly garlanded seated deity under a red-and-gold canopy at centre, and an orange-robed seated figure with rudraksha mala and red tilak on a golden throne at right. Small photographs of people in white and orange are pinned or placed on the shelf. A copper sri yantra plate sits in a gold frame. On the altar ledge are a dark metal figure group, a white stone Ganesha with a red flower, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass bowl, a brass kalasha-style cup, a small cloth-wrapped item, and a green figurine.A home shrine photographed head-on, crowded with framed pictures and prints arranged on a tiled wall and shelf. Many framed images show deity murtis including a goddess seated in red and gold, a multi-armed deity in green, and figures in ornate red and gold attire. A large framed photo shows a figure in a yellow robe raising both palms. Another framed portrait shows a man in a white robe and dark head covering, and a central framed picture shows a robed figure seated in meditation in orange-saffron clothes. Yellow marigolds and red hibiscus flowers are scattered across the shelf, with a brass tray of flowers, lamps and small brass vessels in front. Bright yellow and red flowers accompany the display, and a blue framed sign with an eye-like image sits among the pictures. No physical people are visible.2004-08-26 +1 copiesA home shrine set against a cream cloth backdrop draped with green leaf garlands and red bead strings. Several framed portraits are arranged on a ledge: a large standing portrait at left of a man in an orange robe and orange turban with hands folded, a central framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala against a tree-root backdrop with an inscription reading Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, a smaller framed portrait at lower left, and a portrait at right of a figure in a white turban. Offerings include bowls of flowers, mangoes, lemons, bananas and a brass plate of petals, with a small oil lamp and a sai-style portrait of a bearded saint in the lower centre. Garlands of white flowers hang beside the central portrait.2006-11-04November 05 20062006-11-05A home shrine with a central framed portrait of a young saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala, seated before a large tree trunk, flanked by framed photos including a man in an orange turban and a Sai Baba-style portrait. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl bends to place his hand near offerings of apples, bananas and oranges on a red cloth-covered table with a brass oil lamp, while another man on the right stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Strings of white flowers, a red flower and green leaf garlands with bells decorate the shrine and cloth backdrop. Items on the shelf include a small glass and a bowl of flower offerings.2006-11-04