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A photograph of a devotional darshan room. A man in orange robes with a shawl stands at left, leaning forward to offer a hand to a woman in white who kneels before a golden stand holding brass oil lamps lit with flames and flower offerings. Behind them a younger man in an orange shawl holds small papers near a table of fruit and flowers. In the upper left, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a long-haired figure with a garland of flowers. On the right a young man in a white shirt with an event badge holds out his hands, and several people in white clothes stand by a window and wall. A deity murti is not visible.

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A indoor healing and blessing gathering with devotees crowded around a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas at the centre-right. He holds a framed photograph of a saffron-clad figure with long hair and offers it to a devotee, while others in white and orange clothing stand close. A woman in a red and white sari with a red hair flower leans in, and a small girl in the foreground has a red hair bow. On a white-draped table in the lower right are sacred objects including a rudraksha mala, a brass figure, books and a bowl of offerings. A fan and white curtains are visible in the background.2008-03-27A photograph inside a hall with banners and a ceiling fan. A central figure sits cross-legged in an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, with long dark hair swept back, raising one hand in blessing toward a devotee. A woman in a cream sari bows with her head lowered toward his lap, where orange cloth holds stacks of banknotes, an offering known as biksha. Around them, men and women in white and orange clothing stand and kneel. He is receiving an offering of money from devotees during a gathering.2008-07-17A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in an indoor hall. A man in saffron-orange robes with a maroon-bordered shawl bends forward over a gold-trimmed altar, offering something with his hands to an older man in a cream kurta and white dhoti who bows with palms together. On the altar sit a framed portrait of a woman garlanded with yellow, pink and purple flowers, a brass oil lamp, and a silver tray of flowers on a red cushion. Behind them, a standing figure in orange holds his hands together, and a woman in an orange sari and a woman in white stand nearby. A large banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam on a pink-and-white backdrop, and a white tote bag with a blue logo lies on a red patterned rug.2010-02-22A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes and a red sash, sits on the floor and hands out items from a white tray filled with packets, fruit and sweets to a woman in white who has her palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a bald monk in orange robes stands holding a card, a second orange-robed monk stands behind, and a man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stands at the right. Several seated devotees in orange, yellow and plaid shirts line the background near a white fan. The long-haired man has distinctive long hair and orange robes, a person cue, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-03-13March 22 20082008-03-22A photograph of a seated man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha-style necklace and a gold ceremonial necklace, smiling and gesturing with his right hand toward a group of devotees. Beside him stands a shaved-headed young man in an orange robe and gold necklace, holding a brass vessel. Around them devotees in white clothes and orange shawls sit and stand, several with hands pressed together in greeting or prayer, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala looks on, and a man in an orange shawl stands behind. Orange and red fabrics and a tent with colourful painted panels form the setting. a person is the seated man with long hair in saffron, shown in a blessing gesture to devotees.2008-07-17March 27 20082008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27A tented indoor hall with striped fabric panels on the poles and a white ceiling. A seated young person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a red skirt holds a brass bowl at the front right while receiving offerings, with banknotes visible in front of them. Beside them a standing person in orange robes and a gold-coloured pendant necklace with a garland looks down toward the bowl. A woman in a cream sari with a gold necklace stands between them, and a seated man in white clothes and other onlookers fill the foreground and background.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17A photograph of a darshan line inside an indoor hall at Adi Kailaasa. A long-haired man in a saffron sleeveless top with a red tilak on his forehead is at the right, reaching down with one hand toward a seated devotee's head and holding a small paper in the other. Beside him a saffron-robed monk with a shaved head and rudraksha mala stands in the middle, holding a green bottle. A woman in white with a yellow shawl stands behind a table covered with a white cloth, flowers, and small offerings. Several men in white shirts with mala beads line up at left, one holding a card and another with folded hands. Background includes a standing fan and a seated monk in saffron.2008-03-23A photograph of an indoor ceremony beside a golden altar table draped with marigold and orange garlands. A man in an orange robe with a shawl leans forward on the left, offering or receiving a small item with his hands above a brass oil lamp, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the right bends forward with hands joined. Behind them, a younger person in orange garments stands near a plate of flowers and banana leaves. A framed portrait with a garland sits on the altar, and a banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam beside a pink and white backdrop. Red and patterned rugs cover the floor, with dark red curtains behind.2010-02-22