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A group of devotees sits on the floor of a plain room with pale blue walls, facing a small altar. Several people wear white clothes with white cloths tied around their heads; the women in front wear red, blue and green saris and have long braids with orange flowers. They sit with hands folded in prayer and palms pressed together. On the altar, draped in a white cloth, are brass oil lamps, a brass bell and small offerings. Above the altar hangs a large framed picture of a robed, orange-clad teacher seated before a banyan tree, garlanded with marigolds and bright flowers, with a smaller photograph placed in front. The scene shows a puja of prayer in progress.

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Seen from behind through an open doorway, several devotees sit on a tiled floor in a small plain room facing an altar. Most wear white cloths and white headbands; one woman in a red sari with a blue blouse and a braid wears a white headband, and another woman in a yellow sari sits at the right with hands folded in namaskar. On the wall above the altar hangs a framed photograph of a seated figure with long hair, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, seated before a banyan tree and framed by a garland of flowers; a small framed photo sits on the altar. A marked figure in orange and rudraksha appears in the wall portrait, and a separate small photo of a woman is also placed on the altar with a brass plate and lamp. Because the wall portrait shows a candidate with distinctive saffron robe and rudraksha cues, it is labelled a person as a depiction.2005-07-09Indoor photograph of a group of women and girls seated on the floor facing a small shrine. Most wear white headbands tied at the back of the head, and several have long braided hair; saris and salwar outfits in green, pink, red and blue are visible. On the wall above the shrine hangs a framed poster of a saffron-robed sannyasi with long hair and rudraksha beads, garlanded with orange marigolds and pink flowers, labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA SWAMI" in the caption. Below it stand a calendar and a small framed portrait on a table draped with a decorated cloth, with calla lilies, flowers, a brass plate and oil lamp in front. The people are real, and the poster and portrait are depictions; the saffron-robed figure appears to be the depicted subject of the poster.2005-07-09 +1 copiesDim indoor room seen from behind a group of women and girls seated on the floor, their heads wrapped with white cloth bands. They wear sarees and salwars in pink, blue, purple, yellow and lavender. Facing them is a framed picture of a seated deity murti under a large garland of white and red flowers, set on a white-draped altar with scattered petals and a brass oil lamp to the left. A brass puja vessel sits at the right. No a person candidate is visible; the central figure in the picture is a deity murti.2005-07-09A dimly lit room with floral patterned curtains where a group of devotees sit on a striped mat facing an altar. A framed portrait of a figure with long hair in saffron clothing sits behind a white-draped table decorated with flowers, a lit oil lamp, brass vessels and offerings. Several people wear white headbands; a seated man in a checked shirt and white headband sits on a plastic chair at the right, and children in white, red and pink clothes sit in front with their backs to the camera. A plastic chair and window are visible at the left.2005-07-09A photograph of a seated group of devotees, mostly viewed from behind, inside a plain whitewashed hall with a striped rug on the floor. Many people wear white headbands and white clothing; women wear saris in blue, green, orange and pink, with long braids. Some sit on the floor while others sit on blue, red and white plastic chairs along the walls. At the front, a small framed portrait on a stand shows a figure with a white head covering and a printed caption above it, with a red flower garland draped at its base, facing the group.Indoor photo of a group of women and some men seated on the floor facing a framed portrait on a small wooden table draped with garlands and flowers. Many women wear white headbands and have long braided hair, dressed in colourful saris in pink, green, turquoise, red and purple. Brass oil lamps, fruit, flowers and offerings sit before the portrait. The room has white walls and a window, and a doorway opens to a dark interior where more people sit. The portrait shows a seated figure with long hair and garland, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm who it depicts.2005-07-09Devotees sit on mats in a blue-walled room facing a framed portrait draped with a garland and marigold strings, set above a white-covered table with flowers and a brass lamp. The portrait shows a smiling man in a cream turban and dark blue embroidered jacket, labelled with a Tamil caption reading the name in the sign below. Around a dozen people are seen from behind or in profile: a man in white at left with folded hands, a woman in a purple sari, women in blue, pink, red and white saris with long braided hair, and a woman at right in a pink-and-white sari. A glass display cabinet stands at the right wall.2005-07-09A indoor puja in a plain blue-washed room in the evening. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits on the floor at the front, holding a lit oil lamp and a small object. Before him, a flower-decorated altar holds a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", showing a figure with long hair and orange garments, draped in a white flower garland, plus small brass lamps and marigold and rose petals. Around the altar, devotees sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar; the women wear saris in purple, blue, green and pink, with long braids decorated with white flowers, and the men wear white shirts. Most people are seen from behind.2005-07-09A photograph of a devotional puja inside a room with a white cloth on the floor. Several seated devotees with palms pressed together face a framed portrait on the right, garlanded with white and pink flowers. The portrait shows a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, seated before a tree trunk, though the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. In the foreground a man in an orange kurta kneels with folded hands, and a woman in a maroon and cream sari sits with her back to the camera, wearing a dark bead mala. Offerings on the cloth include bananas, fruit, a lit oil lamp, flower petals, a kalasha-like brass vessel, kumkum and incense sticks. Around six people are visible, mostly women in cream and blue saris, plus men in white shirts seated at the back.2009-08-20A small indoor room with plain whitewashed walls hosts a home worship scene. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits at left, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a framed picture on a draped table. The framed picture shows a woman in orange garments seated beneath a tree, garlanded with flowers. Two brass oil lamps flank the picture, with bananas and fruit on the table. Before the seated group is a small stone fire pit with burning embers and a dish, and a row of small round offerings is laid on a cloth. Around it sit a man in white shirt with palms pressed together, a boy, another man in white, and several women in white and ochre saris with flowers in their hair, hands folded in prayer. A young child sits in front, and a metal plate of offerings and a brass tray lie on the floor.2009-10-10A hazy indoor photograph of a devotional gathering seated on a green mat in a plain whitewashed room. A standing figure in white clothes at the left holds up a lit oil lamp, with a framed picture on a white-draped altar behind and a small brass lamp beside it. Women and girls sit in the foreground with braided hair and white flowers, wearing orange, maroon, pink and green saris. Men in white and checked shirts sit near the altar, and a framed portrait hangs on the far wall at right. Smoke or mist fills the room.2009-10-10A photograph of a devotional worship scene in a plainly white-walled room. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a long-haired figure in saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala, seated before a tree trunk and garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. Below it, a white-draped altar holds a folded saffron cloth, a garland, and two brass oil lamps lit with flames. In the foreground, three devotees sit on the floor in white clothes: a man with folded hands in prayer, a balding man with his back to the camera, and a woman with a jasmine-decorated braid wearing a cream sari with gold border. Brass vessels, fruit and flower petals lie on trays nearby.2006-02-27