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Indoor home visit scene on a tiled floor with a patterned rug. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a maroon-and-gold dhoti and shawl, a white flower garland and a gold pendant necklace, stands smiling in an open wooden doorway. Beside him, a monk in orange robes with a shaved head and an elderly woman in a white shawl and green sari sit near the door. A woman in an orange kurta holds a toddler in orange clothes at right. A man in white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at left with arms folded. Two framed pictures hang on the cream wall and a calendar is at upper left. Visible photo credit line reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam

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June 27 20142014-06-27A photo of a ritual inside a small room with peach-coloured walls, a wall calendar and a framed picture at right. A woman in an orange and white garment wrapped in a long white jasmine garland and green leaf garland holds up a silver trident-like staff with a sphere at its top. Beside her, a young man in a white dhoti and a bare-chested boy in orange with beaded necklaces stand or sit. Seated devotees on the floor hold bundles of green leaves and flower garlands, with a woman in a red-and-white saree at centre and a woman in teal at left. Standing behind them are a bare-headed man in white dhoti with hands folded, a man in a red cloth with a saffron sash and rudraksha beads, and a crowd of onlookers in saris, shirts and white dhotis. Marigold garlands hang at the doorway and flower petals are scattered on the floor.2014-06-27A photograph inside a home with a devotional gathering. A seated sannyasi on the right wears orange robes and a green-leaf and white flower garland, holding a silver staff topped with a ring. Beside him a young man in orange with a rudraksha mala sits, and a bald man in an orange-and-yellow sash stands behind. Seated women in red, teal and pink saris hold green leaves and flower offerings, with a child on the left. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands folded in namaskar along the back wall. A tray of flowers and marigold garlands lies on a red cloth in front. Orange marigold strands hang at the doorway.2014-06-27 +1 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08June 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20June 27 20142014-06-27A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a red floral garland receives a ritual at home, holding a silver staff with a clock-face top, bare arms with gold bangles. A woman in an orange and gold sari with gold jewellery holds a lit oil lamp or flame on a brass plate of offerings in front of him. An older man in white shirt with hands folded in prayer, a girl in green folding her hands, and a woman in white with a pink border stand watching. Two young attendants in orange and saffron dhotis stand behind; one holds a camera. A living room with a wall calendar, a framed picture, a TV and a glass cabinet with a doll. Puja at home with lamp and offerings.2014-07-08June 27 20142014-06-27July 28 20082008-07-28June 22 20142014-06-22 +2 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copies