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A photograph taken inside a home shrine alcove framed by a wooden door frame decorated with white and red flower garlands. A woman with long dark hair, a white flower garland in her hair, a red sleeveless top and orange skirt stands with her back to the camera facing the shrine. On the shrine, a framed portrait labelled with the name of Paramahamsa Nithyananda is garlanded and shows a figure in an orange robe; beside it are framed deity pictures and a brass kalasha, with a small oil lamp lit in the alcove above. On the right, an older man in white clothing stands with his palms pressed together in namaskar. Lower shelves hold framed deity images, a dark bowl and brass items. The scene reads as a home puja or pada puja visit.

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A home shrine room decorated with white and red flower garlands on the doorframes. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a red sleeveless top, stands with her back to the camera facing the shrine. Inside, a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes seated, garlanded with white flowers and red blossoms; the portrait is labelled as a framed photograph rather than a live person. On the lower shelf are deity pictures and brass lamps with red flowers. To the right, an older man with a shaved head and white moustache, and other devotees, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine. Hanging bells decorate the wall above the altar.2009-08-11August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a devotee in an orange sleeveless top with a white and red flower garland draped over her shoulders, facing a home shrine and holding a brass lamp in one hand. The shrine holds silver-toned deity murtis garlanded with white and pink flowers, framed pictures of deities, and a small photo of a person in orange with a saffron head covering, placed on a wooden table with flower offerings, small lamps and brass vessels. Two other people stand behind her on the right, one in white with hands folded in namaskar and a bead mala, the other in orange, and a partially visible person in the foreground wears a dark bead mala. A white wall and window frame the room.2010-01-19A photograph inside a small home shrine room with white walls and framed devotional prints of deities hung along the walls. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, wearing a white flower garland, faces away from the camera and holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar. Beside her a figure in orange robes with a striped border stands with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the altar. On the right, an older woman in white with glasses also presses her palms together. The wooden altar cabinet holds framed photos, marigold flowers, a brass tray and offerings, and a framed black-and-white portrait with a white garland sits in front. Four people are visible.2010-01-10A 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 figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long dark hair and a yellow-orange flower garland around the neck stands with back to the camera, holding a brass bell and facing a carved wooden shrine. The shrine holds framed religious pictures, garlands of white flowers, brass lamps and a small murti on a flower-decorated altar. To the right, an older man in a white shirt and glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a small child in the lower right watches. A hand is raised in the left foreground. Strands of white jasmine garlands hang across the shrine.2010-02-17A photograph taken inside a narrow room with a small shrine on the far wall decorated with framed colour prints of deities and a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron. A man with long curly dark hair, wearing a white kurta and a red-and-orange shawl, stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a yellow and red flower garland on the head faces the shrine. A seated man in a dark striped shirt sits near the shrine, and a woman with a long braid and white flower garland stands at right in the foreground. A brass lamp and offerings are placed at the shrine.2010-02-15January 21 20102010-01-21Photograph of a home shrine room viewed through a doorway framed with pink and white flower garlands. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt, stands facing an altar and reaches toward it, a yellow and white flower garland draped over her shoulder. Beside the altar a second person in orange, seen from behind with dark hair, kneels at the lower right. The altar holds a red-framed shrine with gold deity murti, a small oil lamp, framed devotional pictures and hanging yellow marigold garlands. A framed portrait of a man with dark hair and a red mark on the forehead, one hand raised, sits on the low shelf, labelled by the copyright text in the corner. A photo caption in the top right corner reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, and the page excerpt names the event as an album of house visits.2010-02-15A photo inside a small shrine room with white walls and a barred window. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a white jasmine garland and an orange saffron wrap draped over the body, holds a lit flame in one hand near a small altar. The altar holds a trident-shaped object, marigold and hibiscus flowers, a picture frame, brass lamps and oil lamps, and offerings on a plate. To the right, a bald man in orange clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a wristwatch and a beaded necklace. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a household shrine.2011-05-23A photograph taken from behind inside a small home shrine room with pale green walls. A person with long dark hair decorated with a green leaf and flowers, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an orange wrap, stands facing a wall of framed deity prints garlanded with yellow flowers. On the right, another person in an orange shawl stands partly visible. A small brass lamp and offering vessels sit on a dark table below the frames.2010-01-19A photograph inside a white-walled room at a house visit. A wall-mounted shrine with framed deity pictures is decorated with white and marigold garlands, and flowers and offerings sit at its base. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a marigold garland stands with hands folded in namaste before the shrine. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a pink-edged shawl and faces the shrine. On the right, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti folds his hands in prayer beside a silver tray holding a kalasha-style arrangement with flowers. a person: the central figure in saffron-orange with long swept-back hair and a marigold garland is a candidate for a person, though the cues are limited.2010-02-17