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A photograph of a small room with a blue-faced deity murti in a blue crown and dressed in a saffron cloth, heavily decorated with white and red flower garlands. Two women in white sit on a mat in front of the murti, one holding a rosary while the other sits beside her. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red robe kneels before a brass tray with small brass vessels, a plate of flowers, and a lit oil lamp. Brass lamps and offering vessels surround the altar, and a window with a red cloth and an orange curtain are visible.

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A small indoor room with a blue-painted deity murti. Brass oil lamps (deepa) burn in front of it, with brass pots and offering plates of flowers and fruit. Two women sit cross-legged on a woven mat: the older woman in a white sari holds a rudraksha mala and a small book, and the younger woman in white beside her holds a brass lamp. A third person in an orange-red garment sits at the lower right, partly visible. Behind them is a white wall, a grey door and an orange curtain, and a Kashmir apple carton sits against the wall. The scene suggests a puja in progress.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A small whitewashed room with a barred window holds a tiered altar draped in saffron-orange cloth and heaped with white jasmine and red rose garlands. At the top sits a small statue of a figure with hands folded in namaskar, wearing a blue turban-style headdress and an orange garment. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on either side, with fruit, flower offerings and a small brass bowl on the lower steps. A person in a green head cover stands at the left edge, and a hand holding a lamp appears at the lower right. Plastic bags, a Kashmir apple crate and yellow sacks lie against the walls. The scene suggests a puja at a camp.2012-01-06A photograph of a murti-like statue of a standing male figure with a raised right hand in a blessing gesture, wearing a blue turban and draped in a pale green-and-cream shawl over saffron-orange cloth. The statue sits on an orange-draped platform decorated with heavy garlands of white jasmine and red roses, plus yellow marigold strands. Two brass oil lamps with flame stand on either side, and a lit oil lamp sits in the lower right. A window with iron bars, a green plastic bag, and cardboard boxes printed with Kashmir apple labels appear in the background. No physical people are visible. The statue is a depiction of a figure, not a living person.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Indoor puja in an orange-walled room with a white marble floor. A white statue seated on a gold base, wearing an orange robe, rudraksha-style beads, red head covering and a flower garland, has hands raised in blessing; a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs above it. A seated man in white ritual clothes with folded hands sits on a green mat beside fruit and vegetables. In the foreground a woman in a dark sari kneels at a wooden tray holding a small shivalingam-shaped object with red powder, brass oil lamps lit, and a metal bowl. Flower arrangements and a framed photo of a seated figure in orange line the walls.2011-09-09January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a statue, not a living person, seated on an orange cloth in a small room with a barred window. The figure wears a blue turban, an orange garment and a long green-and-white shawl, and is heavily garlanded with white flower strands and red roses. In front stand brass oil lamps, one with a lit flame, and a small lit oil lamp rests on the floor beside a cardboard carton marked Kashmir. Plastic bags of flowers, cloth and offerings are piled near a closed green door. Outside the window, blurred figures move past.2012-01-06A photograph of a ritual scene indoors where a woman in a white sari with a gold border and an orange blouse sits cross-legged, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold jewellery, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Beside her, a large silver tray or stand is heavily garlanded with red, yellow and pink roses, white jasmine strands and pink flowers, with lit oil lamps placed among them. Another person in an orange garment holds a lamp at the right edge, and hands holding brass lamps and bowls of petals appear at the left foreground. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2019-05-18January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a ritual puja in progress on a white tiled floor. A silver kalasha-style vessel on a silver pedestal is decorated with garlands of white and pink flowers, orange and red blossoms, and marigolds. Four women sit around it: one in a red and green sari with hands folded, one in an orange blouse and zebra-print sari seen from behind, a central young person with bare upper body, rudraksha malas, a black head wrap and orange cloth draped over the shoulder, and a woman in a white and gold sari with rudraksha mala and folded hands. Small oil lamps and incense sticks sit on the floor, and a mobile phone rests at the right edge.2019-05-18