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A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with long, dark, wavy hair lights a brass oil lamp with a long wick beside a framed photograph. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace seated before a large tree trunk. The frame is decorated with a garland of white and red flowers, and the wall is covered with orange and pink gerbera daisies and white blooms. Brass lamps stand on both sides, and a carved wooden door with small brass bells appears at the right. The scene is a devotional puja setting at a home-visit shrine. The lighting of the lamp before the framed photograph is visible.

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A person in an orange sannyasi-style garment with long dark hair and a white garland stands at a wall, holding a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) toward a framed portrait. The framed portrait, labelled with a printed copyright line, shows a smiling man in orange robes with a white bead necklace seated before a banyan tree trunk, one hand raised in blessing. The portrait is decorated with a garland of white, pink and red flowers, orange gerbera blooms and fern leaves. The scene suggests a devotional lamp offering before a photograph. The orange-robed figure is a person candidate by appearance: long swept hair and saffron clothing, with a white flower garland, though the face is turned away.2010-02-17A photograph in a small white-walled room of a figure in an orange sleeveless sari-style garment with long dark hair lighting an oil lamp before a framed portrait. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a white beaded mala, framed by a garland of yellow and red flowers with green leaves. The altar table is draped in white with a brass plate holding a lit lamp, red flowers, petals, a brass bell and a small brass lamp. A man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands behind, and an elderly man in white clothing gestures at left near a window with orange blinds.2010-02-16A devotee in orange robes and a white and red flower garland stands at right, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a bell-handled base, offering it before a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes seated in lotus pose with a rudraksha-style garland, one hand raised in blessing. The portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and is garlanded with white flowers and red blooms. Beside it, a painted banyan tree backdrop and a dark black pedestal with a fire flame. Below, a figure in red is seated with flowers, and marigold petals are scattered on the floor.2009-11-25A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands at a white-draped table, ringing a handheld silver bell while raising a lit brass oil lamp with his other hand. Rudraksha beads hang around his neck. Before him stand two framed photographs garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers, and brass plates hold pink and yellow petals, marigolds and a brass kalasha with flowers. The walls are pale blue and a red-framed window is behind him.2010-02-18A photograph of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti lighting a brass oil lamp with a flame, standing before a framed portrait garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands. Beside him stands a bearded man with long curly hair in an orange robe with hands folded in prayer. The portrait shows a smiling man with long hair, orange robes and a red tilak, seated in meditation on a cushion, labelled as an image of the Paramahamsa. A gold-embroidered maroon and orange cloth drapes the altar table. Two other people are partly visible at the left edge, and a video camera is raised in the upper left.2010-02-12A photo of a ritual inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A person in a saffron-orange wrap and orange turban holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame over a garlanded framed picture on a white-draped table; the table is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, floral arrangements and a brass kalasha-style stand. The person holds a small brass bell in the other hand and wears a rudraksha mala. Nearby, a man in white clothes holds a tray, and a man in orange on the right presses his palms together in namaste beside a video camera. Another person in white stands in the background. The scene is a puja or aarti at the opening of a new facility.2010-02-18A photograph of a devotee in orange robes standing with his back to the camera before a framed portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, labelled in print on the photo. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a white flower garland, seated cross-legged on a cushion before a banyan tree, with one hand raised. The shrine wall is draped with pink, white, yellow and green flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a small brass kalasha and plates with offerings sit on the ledge below. A second person in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge, and a garland of white and red flowers hangs over the first devotee's shoulder.2010-01-19July 10 20142014-07-10A man in an orange sleeveless garment and a white-and-red flower garland stands in profile at right, eyes closed, holding a brass lamp with a lit flame near a black Shiva lingam on a black pedestal. Behind him, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in orange robes and a long beaded mala, seated before a painted banyan tree, with red and white garlands around the frame. Below, a seated figure in red and orange wraps with a garland and a small book sits on a floral rangoli arrangement of marigolds and petals. The walls are yellow with orange borders.2009-11-25A photograph of a person in a home shrine room lighting an oil lamp. The person, seen from behind, wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, has long dark hair, and is wearing a red and pink flower garland. Holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, they face a wall hung with framed pictures decorated with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers. One framed image shows a deity in red and gold, and another shows figures in orange robes beside a seated figure. A small wooden table holds a yellow book, a brass bell, and a small lamp with a red flame. Part of another person in orange cloth is visible at the left edge.2010-02-17A photograph of a shrine room with yellow walls and a painted backdrop of a large banyan tree. A framed portrait of a man seated in orange robes with a white flower garland and a red-and-white garland hangs at upper left, its frame wreathed in flowers. Below, a floral rangoli surrounds a seated figure in orange with a red headcloth and garland. In the foreground, a man in an orange sleeveless robe with a white and red flower garland rings a brass bell while facing the shrine. Behind him, a man in white with an orange shawl films with a video camera, and another man in white with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded.2009-11-25A photograph of a bare-headed man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a thick pink-red flower garland, holding a brass oil lamp over a shrine decorated with white jasmine and red-and-yellow flower garlands and a bed of rose petals. Beside him, several men in white shirts and checked shirts stand with palms pressed together. A framed portrait on the shrine shows a smiling figure in white with raised hand, and an ornate brass lamp hangs at right beneath a thatched roof. The scene suggests a puja at an outdoor shrine.2006-11-13