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A seated group of women and children face a framed portrait mounted on a wooden cabinet in a plain room with cream walls and a window grille. The portrait shows a smiling man in a cream turban and dark ornate tunic, draped in a garland of white flowers with red and green accents. Brass oil lamps flank the cabinet, with flowers and a small brass lamp placed in front. Among the devotees, a woman in white sari with a garland sits at left, women in orange, pink, teal, green and lavender saris sit on a patterned mat, and a child in lavender sits in front, with long braided hair and flowers visible. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene.

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2006-HEALING-AND-SERVICES-IN-TAMILNADU2006-HEALING-AND-SERVICES-IN-TAMILNADU +1 copiesDevotees 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 group of women and girls sit cross-legged on mats on the floor of a plain room, facing a wooden cabinet against the wall. Above the cabinet hangs a large framed printed portrait of a smiling young man in a white turban with a white-and-dark embroidered top, garlanded with marigold and flower garlands. Brass oil lamps and flowers sit on the cabinet below. Several women wear red, green, purple, orange and white saris, with long braided hair decorated with white flowers. A woman in a red sari sits on a blue plastic chair at left, and a standing woman in the back right looks on. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physically present person, so the only figure in person is the portrait subject shown on the wall.2005-07-09 +1 copiesA 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.2005-07-092005 - inauguration of a center in Kitchipalayam - Salem +1 copiesA photograph of a small room where a group of people sit on white mats in rows, facing a wall shrine. On the wall above a wooden cabinet hangs a large portrait of a robed figure in pink or lavender garments seated in meditation, with smaller framed pictures beside it and a small oil lamp on the cabinet. A television and a computer desk stand to the left, and a doorway opens on the left. Several people sit cross-legged or kneel with hands folded, including a man in a pink shirt and a woman in a yellow sari near the right, while others wear pink, blue and yellow saris and white clothing. Their backs are toward the camera in the foreground. Six people are visible.2005-07-09Indoor photo of a group of devotees seated on the floor and on chairs in a plain room with pale walls and a dark door. Many women wear saris in pink, green, purple, blue and orange, with gold necklaces and beaded malas. Children sit in front, including a boy in a white shirt and khaki shorts and a girl in an orange dress. A woman in a white sari with a red border sits with eyes closed at the right, beside brass lamps, brass vessels, kalasha-like pots, red and yellow flowers and a small bell on a low wooden table with a white cloth. A standing woman in red garments watches from behind. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2005-07-09 +1 copiesA devotional scene inside a home shrine room with wooden cabinet doors and a wall niche. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs in the niche, garlanded with white jasmine strands and surrounded by orange marigolds, red flowers and small offerings. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes seated before a soft backdrop. Two smaller framed photographs sit on a green cloth below, also garlanded with marigolds. Several devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: a woman in an orange sleeveless top with a white flower garland in her hair, a woman in a peach sari with a white flower in her braid seen from behind, and partially visible hands and figures at the left edge. A ceiling light and a wall sconce are visible.2010-01-19A photograph of a group of devotees seated on the floor in a narrow hallway, facing a small shrine at the far end. Most wear white or light clothing; several have hair in braids or buns, and one woman in a blue salwar-style outfit sits at right. Some people have hands pressed together in prayer. The shrine, set in an alcove, holds a framed portrait of a figure in white robes garlanded with flowers, flanked by oil lamps, a brass lamp stand, bananas and fruit offerings. The walls are plain white and the lighting is dim and bluish.2005-07-092001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01A group of devotees sits on the floor of a plain whitewashed room, facing a large framed portrait garlanded with orange and yellow flower strands and a yellow flower arrangement on top. The portrait shows a smiling man in a cream turban with a red tilak, long dark hair and bare shoulders, with white flowers behind him. Devotees include a young person in a pale orange shirt, a person in a white shirt, a person in a plaid shirt, and women in purple, blue and red-checked clothing, some with orange flowers in their hair. A small green bottle sits near the portrait's base and a lit oil lamp is placed in front of it.2005-07-09