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KAILASA KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA on 7/16/20212021-07-16A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" stands on a wooden table, showing a smiling figure with a red bindi, rudraksha mala and orange garment. In front of it sits a banana leaf heaped with rice, curry with vegetable pieces, sliced cucumber and carrot, and a small piece of pickle, with white flowers placed beside the portrait. A brass cup and a red-bottled sauce are also on the table. No physical people are visible; the portrait is a printed depiction.2021-07-02October 21 20072007-10-21A photograph of a shrine arrangement in an indoor room with grey tiled floor. An orange cloth is draped over a chair-like seat, and a framed portrait sits on it, garlanded with white and magenta flowers. The framed portrait shows a man with short hair and a moustache, wearing a white shirt and orange shawl, against a blue background. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand on a dark patterned rug at the left and right, with orange flowers in small pots. In front, a green banana leaf holds cooked rice, fried snacks, a cooked vegetable dish and a small steel bowl of sweets, set on a white cloth. No physical people are present.A photograph of an indoor altar in a yellow-walled room with white tiles. A large framed portrait of a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment, hangs on the wall; the portrait's printed caption reads "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" at its lower edge, and a yellow marigold garland hangs across it. Below sits a small wooden table holding a dark plaque with a white flower, a small framed picture, a plate and a glass. On the floor, a green banana leaf holds a portion of yellow-orange food, a fried snack, and a yellow banana, set on a colourful floral mat. No physical people are visible.2021-06-18A framed printed portrait of a seated man in orange robes, his right palm raised in blessing, is garlanded with white jasmine strands, red roses and a yellow marigold tassel. He sits cross-legged on a patterned cushion in front of a banyan root backdrop. Before the frame on a white cloth stand a banana leaf holding small heaps of yellow, red and cream food offerings, two brass oil lamps and a matchbox, with a brass om stand at left. Colourful paisley fabric hangs behind the altar. No physical people are present; the seated figure appears only in the printed portrait, and the page's a person claim cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the portrait is a depiction with uncertain identity.2007-01-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a home shrine set up for an offering, with rows of food arranged on red-draped tables. A large printed portrait of a smiling man in a red turban, red robe and rudraksha garlands, hands raised in blessing, dominates the top centre; the figure is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene. Beside it stand framed images of Shiva with Parvati and Ganesha and a deity with a crown and garland. Yellow bowls and white bowls hold rice dishes, lentils, vegetables, fruit, bananas, coconut and sweets. Flower garlands drape the frames, and brass lamps and small idols sit on the tables. No people are physically present in the frame.2022-10-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual altar draped in white cloth under a tent. Central framed portrait, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" at its base, shows a smiling figure with long dark hair, a red bindi, rudraksha mala and orange robes, seated in meditation pose before a banyan-like backdrop; the portrait is garlanded with white flower strands. Beneath it sit a brass hand bell, a silver-stemmed offering cup, a leaf plate with rice and food offerings, bananas, a small glass of water and a red-and-green cloth bundle. No physical people are visible in the scene.2007-09-03A festive Diwali altar with a red cloth-draped table. Centre-back is a large framed portrait of a smiling man wearing a red and gold turban, a red-gold shawl and a red-and-white flower garland, with a bindi on his forehead; the portrait is edged with gold tinsel. Beside it are a small brass deity murti group under a gold arch, a yellow-clad figure, red and yellow roses in glass vases, a framed picture of a goddess with a veena and lotus, and a brass lamp. Floor in front holds a large spread of naivedyam: bowls of sweets, savouries and rice dishes, fresh fruit including bananas, apples and pumpkins, plus packaged food and coconut milk cartons, with terracotta oil lamps lit around it. Empty room with pale tiled floor and potted plants.2020-11-14September 03 20072007-09-03A photograph of an outdoor altar set up on a white-draped table on bare ground. Behind it stands a large framed print of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland over the frame, his hand raised in blessing, seated before a banyan tree's roots. The print is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" at its base. Before the frame are a silver handbell, a plate of leaf-served rice and food, a banana, a small glass of water, a brass cup on a stand, incense sticks and a matchbox, and a red and green wrapped item. Colourful draped fabric in red, blue and white hangs behind the altar. No people are visible. The printed portrait is a depiction, and its figure matches the page's a person reference only by a tentative appearance-based label.2007-09-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual offering set up in a red-draped shrine room. Centre back, a life-size cutout or printed image of a smiling figure in a red turban and pink-red robe, hands raised in greeting, seated on an ornate chair draped with a gold-bordered cloth. It is garlanded with a long strand of red, yellow and white flowers. Before it sit steel plates and bowls of food offerings including rice, dal, vegetable dishes, chutney, papads and sweets, plus a steel pot, a conch shell, a small oil lamp, rose petals and a bowl of red flowers on a red cloth. The figure is a printed or cut-out depiction, not a person physically present.