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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.

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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.2008-09-30April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsJuly 07 20142014-07-07A home puja in a living room with beige walls and a framed gold relief of a face. A woman in a peach salwar kameez holds a white feather fan and a small brass tray, offering to a deity murti at right, which is draped in a garland of white flowers and red, yellow and green ribbons. A man in white dhoti and shawl holds a small child. A woman in orange sari stands behind, and a girl in orange dress is held at left. A seated man in saffron robes and red-orange headwrap, with ornate necklaces, presses his palms together, with a brass plate of flowers near him. Other devotees in white and orange sit on the floor and a basket of petals lies in front. Also visible are a white-robed man at right and a woman in orange bowing near the basket.2008-05-03Home puja at a shrine table draped in blue and purple cloth. A framed photograph in an orange-brown wooden frame, garlanded with pink and orange flowers, shows a robed figure in saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala, labelled "Nithyananda" on the print. A woman in a dark red sari and gold bangles stands beside a small boy in a beige sweater and dark trousers, who holds a long metal ritual fan or flywhisk, apparently waving it over offerings. Brass and silver vessels, a decorated red-topped container, flower petals, and a yellow cloth sit on the table, along with a small ornate deity figure dressed in gold and red on the left. Two people are visible; the printed portrait is not counted.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph of a domestic puja setting with a older man in a grey shirt and an older woman in a navy embroidered kurta and gold bangles gently raising their hands toward two large grey whisk-like ceremonial fans with gold handles. Behind them, a seated woman in a dark saree watches, another woman in a red and orange sari stands at the doorway, and a man in a checked shirt stands near a side table holding items.2008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30Indoor 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.2008-04-28May 03 20082008-05-03April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsSeptember 30 20082008-09-30