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A home puja in a living room. A woman in a lavender silk sari with patterned border stands at left, holding a long-handled whisk or fan toward a seated figure in orange clothing with a gold necklace and bangles who sits cross-legged on a low red mat before a tray of offerings. A young girl in a pink outfit kneels beside them. A woman in a white sari stands at far left. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in red and green with white flower garlands and a golden crown, set on a yellow cloth. Fruit, flowers, brass bowls and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the floor. An easel displays a printed photo of a person in orange seated in a meditative pose, garlanded, with a caption reading Nithyananda Paramashivam. A small framed photo sits on the mantel.

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A woman in a purple and gold silk sari stands at left, extending a silver-handled ritual implement toward the head of a seated figure in an orange garment, with a second seated person in pink beside. The seated figure has long grey hair flowing down. Behind them is a framed portrait easel holding a large print of a man in orange robes seated with a yellow flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, a yellow flower arrangement and framed family photo on the mantel, a bronze elephant figurine, and a fireplace in a home interior. The scene appears to be a private home ritual.2008-09-30Indoor home darshan scene before an ornate gold-framed altar arch draped with orange curtains and an orange cloth. A deity murti or pratima is adorned with red, pink and white flower garlands and a crown-like ornament, seated on an orange and purple brocade cloth with a bowl of oranges and fruit in front. A woman in a green silk sari with gold border waves a feathered fan or chamara over the murti. Seated to the left, a man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits on a wooden chair-like seat beside a younger man with a rudraksha mala, a fair-haired man in a similar mala at the far left, and a devotee's head visible at the bottom edge. Flowers and a small framed picture stand on the right.2008-04-28September 30 20082008-09-30Indoor home darshan at a shrine room with orange and gold curtains. A gold arched frame holds a deity murti or image draped in orange silk and garlanded with white, red and pink flowers. In front, a seated young man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads sits cross-legged on a mat. A woman in green sari with folded hands sits near the lower left, and a woman in a pink salwar kameez waves a feathered fan or chamara over the altar. The altar holds fruit, bananas, flower offerings, a cake or sweet, brass plates and a tray of flowers. Two people are seen in the lower corners. Visible people are about five.2008-04-28April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsOctober 14 20082008-10-14A domestic puja inside a bright room with orange pleated curtains and a large window. At the centre, a golden arched shrine frames an orange-draped deity murti garlanded with red and white flowers. In front, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, hands raised in prayer, while a woman in a yellow sari waves a fan or whisk and holds a flower over the murti. Brass bowls of fruit, sweets, banana and flower offerings sit on a mat. A seated woman in a green sari and a man in white watch, and a barefoot child sits at the right edge.2008-04-28Home 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.2008-10-14April 28 20082008-04-28A 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.2008-10-14October 14 20082008-10-14Two women stand with their backs to the camera in a home room, facing a small easel holding a framed photo of a smiling man in orange robes and a long beaded necklace. The woman on the left wears a gold and red silk sari; the woman in the center wears a peach-colored kurta with a matching dupatta and gold bangles, and holds a small silver vessel. To the right, a deity murti is dressed in red and green garlands with white flowers, a silver crown, and red cloth, set on a green base in front of a yellow cloth draped with flower petals, a tray, and a lotus-shaped lamp. Wooden blinds and beige curtains frame the window behind.2008-09-30