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A photograph at a house visit with a white-draped table set in front of a colourful patterned cloth backdrop. On the table stand brass oil lamps, a silver tray with offerings, and a framed portrait garlanded with pink and orange flowers, whose caption text is not legible. A man in a long orange robe with a pink flower garland stands with his back partly turned, while a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands beside him with palms pressed together in namaskar. A third person's orange cloth is partly visible in the lower right corner. The scene suggests a respectful greeting before the portrait.

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A photograph of a shaded outdoor pavilion with a colourful geometric star-patterned cloth backdrop. On the left, a man with long dark hair wearing an orange robe stands with his palms joined in prayer, facing a white-covered table. On the table, a framed photograph garlanded with pink and orange flowers stands beside brass oil lamps, a tray, and a bowl of offerings. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a pink flower garland stands at the table, extending a hand toward the framed picture. To the right, a smiling person in white garments with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. A partly visible orange cloth lies in the lower right corner.2010-02-17Outdoor ritual under a striped tent canopy with blue, green, red and orange geometric star patterns, with palm trees and a white building behind. A figure in orange robes and a pink flower garland stands at a white-draped table holding an item over offerings, while a second figure in orange stands at the left bending toward the table. To the right, a man in white dhoti with orange shawl stands with palms joined in greeting, and a folded orange cloth lies over a chair in the foreground. A red carpet covers the floor beneath the tent.2010-02-17A photograph of a figure in orange saffron robes standing at a white-draped table during a ritual. The standing person wears a long pink flower garland around the neck and holds a small object in cupped hands, looking down toward the table. Before them is a framed portrait garlanded with pink roses and orange marigolds, surrounded by brass oil lamps and silver puja vessels with flowers on the cloth. Another orange-robed person stands at the left edge, and an orange cloth lies at the lower right. Behind is a colourful striped and star-patterned fabric backdrop in purple, pink, green and orange beneath a tree and building. The setting appears to be an outdoor house visit or puja.2010-02-17A photo inside a bare whitewashed room where a puja is being performed before a white-draped altar table. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand with their backs to the camera; the taller one wears an orange shawl with gold border and a white flower garland over his shoulders, and the other holds a tray of pink petals. On the altar, framed portraits are decorated with garlands: one shows a seated figure in orange against a mountain landscape, and the other a deity murti. Pink rose petals are scattered on the cloth, with brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style pot, fruit, and a tray of offerings in front.2008-07-28January 25 20092009-01-25A photograph of two people kneeling and facing a framed portrait mounted on a painted banyan-tree backdrop. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure with long dark hair in an orange robe with a beaded mala, one hand raised, set among red and white garlands. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt sits with his back to the camera at left, and a person in an orange sleeveless garment with a white and red garland kneels at right. A metal tray holding rose petals and flower offerings sits at the bottom of the frame against a yellow wall.2009-11-25Outdoor ceremony under an orange and red canopy with circular mandala patterns. A large backdrop on the left shows a smiling man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala beside a banyan tree. A man in an orange turban and orange shawl stands at a white-draped table, while a man in white dhoti and shirt with a garland stands beside him, lighting or tending a brass oil lamp garlanded with white flowers. On the table is a black plaque with Tamil text and a framed portrait of a woman in orange draped with a flower garland. Several men in white and orange stand to the right, and there are green mats and potted plants on the ground.2007-08-17A devotee in an orange-pink dhoti kneels with forehead bowed low before a marble platform draped in orange and red cloth, decorated with marigold and rose garlands. Behind it hangs a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling figure in orange robes amid flower garlands. A second figure in white dhoti with yellow border and bare chest stands to the right holding a marigold garland, with a brass tray of bells, lamps, bowls, fruit and rose petals in front. The setting is a plain pale-yellow hall with a concrete floor.2011-11-06Photograph of a small whitewashed room with a plain grey floor and a wooden door. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand with palms pressed together in prayer before a garlanded deity murti draped in orange cloth, decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, bowls, a plate of fruit and other puja items sit on a mat in front. The man on the left, shaved-headed and in orange, faces the murti from behind; the figure in the centre wears orange garments and a rudraksha mala with hair tied up. A third man at right wears white dhoti-style clothing and a rudraksha mala, standing by the wall. The scene shows a puja or padapuja at a small shrine.2012-01-03A photograph of a puja at an outdoor camp with red and cream draped fabric behind it. On a white-covered table stands a framed portrait of a figure in saffron robes and red tilak, garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers; a label on the frame reads "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". In front, a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the portrait. Beside him, another young man in white with an orange shawl stands with palms joined in prayer. A man in a light shirt bows with eyes closed, and a plate of offerings sits on a banana leaf with rice and sweets. Several people are partly visible at the lower edge.2007-09-23A figure in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe stands before a shrine performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp. A framed portrait on the left, garlanded with pink and white flowers, shows a saffron-robed man, and a large floral arrangement with red elephant figure, kalasha and brass lamps decorates the altar table. Behind him, two men in white and a man in a checked shirt stand with hands folded in devotion, in a bare plastered room with a window at the top right. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark hair under an orange turban and wears orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, consistent with the saffron and turban cues, performing the aarti.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28