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Indoor scene in a hall with pale blue walls and ceiling fans. A man in an orange turban and saffron robe with a black rudraksha mala stands centre, holding a small brown wooden figure of a seated deity. Beside him a bald man in white with a yellow shawl points upward while holding a printed booklet. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the background, and a dark brown wooden deity murti with a tall crest stands at the left edge.

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Indoor photo in a plain hall with pale green walls, ceiling fans and tube lights. In the foreground, a large dark wooden murti of Shiva with a crescent-moon headdress and a small gold figure of a seated attendant beside it. A man in an orange turban and orange robe with a long rudraksha mala holds an open booklet and looks down at it. Beside him, a bald man in white kurta with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala looks at the same booklet. A man in orange robes stands at the right edge. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the background, and a man in a striped shirt stands at the left edge. Blue curtains hang at the windows, and yellow and orange cloth decorations hang from the ceiling.2010-02-18Indoor photo in a plain hall with white walls, tubelights and ceiling fans. A man in an orange turban, orange robes and a long rudraksha mala holds a small brown wax figure of a seated figure, while a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl holds a magazine open toward him. Behind them, seated white-clad women and a few men watch; a figure in white stands near a dark doorway. Larger brown wax sculptures are visible at the lower left.2010-02-18Indoor photograph of a hall decorated with marigold garlands strung along the ceiling and a wooden frame, with a small deity murti displayed in a flower-decorated alcove at right. A man in a saffron-orange turban and sleeveless saffron robe, with a rudraksha mala and long hair falling past his shoulders, holds a carved wooden figure while a bald man in white kurta with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a small bundle. Behind them a third man in a light shirt stands and several seated men in white are visible at left. Hanging saffron and patterned cloth lanterns decorate the ceiling.2010-02-18Indoor photograph in a plain hall with pale blue walls, ceiling fans and orange and yellow tassels hanging from the ceiling. A green-covered table in the foreground holds brown wax or clay figures of seated deity murti, including a figure with a tall crown and a smaller golden standing figure. A man in a tall orange turban and orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala stands at the table holding a small stack of printed pamphlets, while an orange-robed attendant with long hair looks on beside him. To the right, three men in everyday shirts and white dhotis stand watching, one holding a green folder. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the left background.2010-02-18December 11 20112011-12-11Indoor photo in a hall with blue curtains draped and garlanded with yellow marigold strings. In the foreground, several wooden and brown-toned statues of standing and seated deities stand on a green-edged platform. A tall man in a saffron-orange turban and flowing saffron robes, with long dark hair and a dark beaded rudraksha mala, stands barefoot on the concrete floor, looking down at the statues. Beside him, a bald man in white kurta and dhoti wears a yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and holds a few papers. Behind them, many women in white sit on mats, watching quietly.2010-02-18December 11 20112011-12-11A photo of a group in an indoor hall with maroon curtains. In the centre, a bare-chested man in orange-brown ochre cloth with a rudraksha mala and a shawl hands a yellow-wrapped gift bundle to an older man in white clothing, who receives a printed booklet in return. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans, one with a beaded mala, stand with bare foreheads marked with tilak, and onlookers in white shirts and orange sashes watch closely. The scene reads as a formal exchange of honours among sannyasis and guests.2013-10-19A photo in a hotel-style hall with a banner behind. A man in a bright orange turban with a blue rosette, orange shawl and layered gold-and-bead necklaces stands on the right, smiling, with long swept-back hair and a red bindi; he extends one hand toward an older bald man in orange robes at left, who holds his palms together in greeting. Two young men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand at left, and several onlookers in white and light shirts stand behind. The room is crowded with a background banner partly visible.2011-10-17A group of men gathered indoors in an ashram hall with cream walls and red curtains. On the right, a bald man bare-chested except for a rudraksha mala and an orange-brown shawl is presenting a bundle wrapped in gold cellophane. An elderly man in white clothes on the left reaches out to receive it, holding a book. Behind them, several men wear saffron and orange robes and turbans, with rudraksha and crystal malas, and others wear white shirts with orange shawls and lanyard badges. A sign with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam design is partly visible at the top left.2013-10-19April 15 20122012-04-15Indoor photograph in a plain hall with pale blue walls, a ceiling fan and tube lights. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, with a long dark rudraksha mala, walks forward smiling with one hand raised in greeting. Beside him a man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds an orange object. Around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas. Blue and gold festoon drapes decorate the back wall, and a red carpet runs across the floor.2010-02-18