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Close overhead photo of a paduka puja altar. A pair of black rubber-soled sandals, the padukas, are decorated with yellow and purple flowers, rudraksha malas, gold tassels and red ribbons, placed on a silver-embossed altar cloth. Behind them stands a printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" of a smiling bearded man in an orange-red garment with a turban and layered gold necklaces, raising one hand. Beside it sit a Sri Chakra plaque, a framed yantra, a small brass lamp, a bowl of white food and a bowl of yellow curry. No physical people are visible.