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July 22 20142014-07-22December 25 20142014-12-25September 14 20122012-09-14Photo of a ceremonial puja at a shrine dominated by a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" showing a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a red bindi, placed on a golden throne flanked by golden lion figures and a tiger-skin cloth. A golden tiered lamp stand with lit flames and a white decorative parasol stand beside it. Two women in white and orange garments are present, one in white with a long-handled ritual vessel and lamp, and another in orange at the left edge holding a small lamp. A brass plate with flowers and offerings sits on the lower dais. Red brick and decorative panels form the backdrop.2013-12-06A photograph of a ritual aarti before a framed portrait on a gilded throne-like altar. A devotee in an orange-saffron cloth with a gold necklace, seen from behind, lifts a tiered brass lamp with multiple lit oil flames. The framed portrait, set in an ornate gold frame, shows a seated figure in orange robes with a long beaded necklace and a raised hand, against a tree backdrop. Red velvet drapery hangs behind, with a red-and-gold cushion below and a large reclining figure in red and orange at right. Only the foreground devotee is physically present.2012-05-02 +2 copiesOctober 07 20122012-10-07A photograph of a ritual aarti in a temple hall. A shaven-headed priest in orange-brown robes with a yellow sash and sandalwood-marked arms holds up a tiered brass lamp with many lit oil lamps before a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" set on a gold ornate throne. The portrait shows a smiling man wearing an orange turban and orange robes. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at the right, reaching toward the lamp. Flower arrangements in red, white and yellow sit on either side, with a painted backdrop of a tree and sunset behind.2014-12-25A seated figure in rust-red robes and a maroon turban with a white plume sits on an ornate red and gold throne with golden lion figures at each side. He wears a multicoloured garland, a rudraksha necklace and gold armbands, and smiles. In front, a bald priest bare-chested with a saffron cloth and rudraksha mala holds up a silver lamp with a flame during aarti, with white flowers on a plate below. Behind is a large saffron-and-gold panel photo of a smiling man in orange, and a painted backdrop of a temple pavilion among greenery. The throne has a gold canopy with tassels above it.2013-12-17April 01 20122012-04-01A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair, gesturing with both raised hands toward a kneeling devotee in white clothes with a yellow-bordered dhoti, at a stage-like ceremony. Behind them, several people in orange robes sit in the background. Around the seated figure are ornate gold and silver ritual objects, a gold lion figure, a red-cushioned gilded throne with carved frame, and tall bamboo poles with small orange pennants. Orange and gold cloth hangs above.2006-08-22A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron shawl and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala and bangles, sitting on a golden ornate seat in front of a red backdrop with a painted portrait of a turbaned figure and a hanging brass oil lamp. Facing them, a bare-chested priest in a pale pink dhoti with a green border stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, while another attendant in orange holds a silver staff with hanging bells. Offerings of golden plates sit in the foreground. The seated figure appears to be a person by visible cues of saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, though the identification is uncertain.2012-07-12December 25 20142014-12-25