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Photo inside a small room with a whitewashed wall and exposed wooden rafters. Four devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer before a shelf holding brass lamps, incense and small offerings. Above the shelf hangs a large printed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA SRI NITHYANANDA", showing a seated saffron-robed figure beneath a banyan tree. A second printed portrait of a smiling saffron-robed figure with a long garland is pinned lower on the wall. The left devotee wears a white shirt, the one in the centre wears a sleeveless red top with orange cloth, the woman wears a yellow sari with an embroidered border, and the right devotee wears an orange robe. Framed photographs and a wall clock hang nearby.

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February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesA small home shrine in a white-walled room, viewed from behind. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt with a white flower garland stands at the altar with hands joined. To the left, a woman in a red sari with gold border and a man in a white shirt with folded hands pray before the altar. A blue-skinned deity murti with a crown and yellow dhoti stands on the altar shelf, adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands and a rudraksha mala. A framed portrait on the right shows a figure seated on an ornate silver throne in white and gold clothing, garlanded with yellow flowers. A framed picture on the left shows a robed figure against a dark background, also garlanded. A brass figure stands at the lower right. Two people visible at the edges, one in orange at the right, partially cut off.2010-01-10Inside a modest thatched or tin-roofed room, several devotees face a wall shrine decorated with framed photographs and a large poster of a seated saffron-robed figure before a tree backdrop, labelled with the printed caption "...a person". On the left, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a video camera, while a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands nearby. Another man in a red sleeveless top and a woman in a yellow blouse and orange-brown patterned sari stand in the middle. A man in white bends toward a small red table holding a television and DVD player, with calendars and a garlanded deity picture on the wall beside them.2009-02-05A photograph of devotees at a shrine decorated with garlands of marigolds and green leaves. A man in an orange saffron-coloured robe and turban stands with his back to the camera, bare-backed, beside a woman in a yellow blouse with a braid and flower adornment. Two men in white dhotis with red-and-gold shawls stand with hands folded in anjali. On the wall above, framed religious prints show deity images, and a portrait of a long-haired figure with a garland sits below. The setting appears to be a small room with a wall niche.2007-02-06A home shrine viewed through a doorway, with a woman in an orange-and-red sleeveless top and orange skirt standing at its entrance, her long dark hair decorated with white flowers. Inside the shrine, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi sits among white and red flower garlands, above shelves holding painted deity images and brass vessels. Three devotees on the right stand with palms pressed together in prayer: an elderly man with white hair and moustache in a white shirt, another older man, and a woman with a gold bangle. Garlands of white and red flowers hang beside the doorway.2009-08-11A home shrine with a devotee in an orange sleeveless top and white flower garland standing with her back to the camera, hands raised in worship. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and a woman in red stand facing the altar, with a small child in the lower left. The shrine has a blue-skinned Krishna murti in yellow dhoti, a brass figure, a brass lamp, and framed pictures decorated with yellow-and-white marigold garlands and rudraksha-style beads. On the left, a poster shows a bearded figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala among trees. On the right, a framed portrait shows a figure in white robes seated on an ornate throne with raised hand, garlanded. A small picture of Shiva and Parvati sits above the shrine niche. Two more people stand at the right edge, partly visible.2010-01-10Indoor photo of a small whitewashed room with a red-brown floor. A standing devotee in an orange-red garment with a white flower garland performs an aarti, holding a lit brass oil lamp over a white-cloth table set with brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and offerings. Behind the table, a framed portrait with a garland shows a figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a red bead necklace, draped with a magenta cloth. Two women with folded hands stand to the side: one in a pale yellow sari, one in grey; a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands at left with palms joined in namaskar. Orange and red flowers decorate the wall.2009-07-14A small home shrine room in Coimbatore with pale green walls and a white-draped table holding a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, garlanded with a pink-and-magenta flower chain, beside a brass vessel, brass plates and a basket of flower petals. A woman in an orange sleeveless top stands facing the shrine with hands together, and to the left a man in white with glasses and a woman in white hold palms joined in prayer. At right, two more people kneel in orange and maroon clothing before shelves of framed deity pictures, and a tall calendar print of a deity hangs on the wall. The portrait is a depiction, and the framed figure's cues are long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, so it is labelled Swamiji (probable) as a depiction.2010-02-17Indoor photo in a small tiled room with a wooden cabinet holding brass oil lamps and a framed photo garlanded with yellow marigolds. A man in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, wearing a red, green and white flower garland and with long black hair, stands at left with his hands extended over a shrine. A second person in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) at centre, while a woman in a pink-red sari and a man in a cream shirt with glasses stand at right, hands joined in prayer. A pink bowl of flower petals is held at right. A framed portrait on the shrine shows a figure in orange with a bead necklace. The scene reads as puja and aarti at a home shrine.2010-01-10September 28-29 2006 - Kodikkan Ratha Yatra