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A woman with long dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless top and a white and green flower garland stands in a small shrine room, facing a wall shrine. She holds a brass lamp in one hand as she performs an aarti before framed portraits. The large portrait on the left shows a seated figure in pink robes with a rudraksha mala, hands in anjali, set against a rocky backdrop, with a floral garland draped above it. A smaller framed portrait to the right shows a figure in an orange turban and orange robes, decorated with red hibiscus flowers. Oil lamps, flowers and a small brass deity figure sit on the shrine ledge. Partial text on the large portrait's pedestal is cut off.

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A devotee in an orange-red sleeveless top with a white and red flower garland and a green-lime garland on his head holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp, performing aarti before a shrine. On the wall above the shrine, a framed portrait of a smiling man wears a yellow turban, a gold necklace and a navy garment, garlanded with white flowers and labelled in Tamil script. Beside it, a painting shows a saffron-clad sannyasi with rudraksha beads seated under a tree, garlanded. Another person in orange stands at right holding offerings. Wooden doors, a shelf with sweets and a small offering tray complete the scene. Two people are visible.2009-08-08A devotee in orange robes and a white and red flower garland stands at right, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a bell-handled base, offering it before a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes seated in lotus pose with a rudraksha-style garland, one hand raised in blessing. The portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and is garlanded with white flowers and red blooms. Beside it, a painted banyan tree backdrop and a dark black pedestal with a fire flame. Below, a figure in red is seated with flowers, and marigold petals are scattered on the floor.2009-11-25August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a small room with white walls where a man with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a red-orange sleeveless top and a garland of white jasmine with green fruits on his head, holding a lit oil lamp (diya) toward a framed poster. The poster shows a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala beneath a banyan tree, with a white flower garland above it and the printed caption "Paramahamsa SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIGAL". At left, a green-backed poster shows a smiling man in a yellow turban. On the right, a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, looking toward the lamp, with a red tilak on his forehead and a bangle on his wrist. The scene suggests an aarti offering before the poster, though no clear a person identification is made from appearance.2009-08-08A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a white jasmine garland and a sleeveless saffron-orange garment performs aarti with a flame in a small shrine room. He holds a lit lamp toward a framed portrait of a saffron-robed teacher seated under a tree, labelled with partial text reading "...AMAHA... ...NANDA ...AMIGA". Nearby stands a second framed photograph of a saffron-clad figure with a turban and red hibiscus flowers. The shrine table holds brass oil lamps, fruit, flower garlands, a yellow decorated kalasha and offering plates. A person in purple is partly visible at the right edge. Appearance-based: Swamiji (probable), performing aarti, based on long hair, saffron clothing and jasmine garland; the portrait is a depiction of a separate teacher.2010-01-19A small home shrine room with white walls and a ceiling light. A man in an orange saffron garment and a white flower garland holds a brass oil lamp, lit with flame, up toward a framed portrait labelled "Paramaha... a person" with a printed caption fragment reading "...AMAHA... AMIGA... NANDA". The portrait shows a figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala in pinkish-purple tones seated among tree roots. Beside it stands a woman in a purple sari with gold earrings and a dark beaded necklace, looking on. The altar holds marigold and white flower garlands, fruit, brass lamps and kumkum-decorated plates. Another framed photo of a saffron-clad figure with an orange turban hangs to the right.2010-01-19A photograph of a devotee in an orange sleeveless top with a white and red flower garland draped over her shoulders, facing a home shrine and holding a brass lamp in one hand. The shrine holds silver-toned deity murtis garlanded with white and pink flowers, framed pictures of deities, and a small photo of a person in orange with a saffron head covering, placed on a wooden table with flower offerings, small lamps and brass vessels. Two other people stand behind her on the right, one in white with hands folded in namaskar and a bead mala, the other in orange, and a partially visible person in the foreground wears a dark bead mala. A white wall and window frame the room.2010-01-19July 10 20142014-07-10July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA man in an orange sleeveless garment and a white-and-red flower garland stands in profile at right, eyes closed, holding a brass lamp with a lit flame near a black Shiva lingam on a black pedestal. Behind him, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in orange robes and a long beaded mala, seated before a painted banyan tree, with red and white garlands around the frame. Below, a seated figure in red and orange wraps with a garland and a small book sits on a floral rangoli arrangement of marigolds and petals. The walls are yellow with orange borders.2009-11-25A photograph of a person in a home shrine room lighting an oil lamp. The person, seen from behind, wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, has long dark hair, and is wearing a red and pink flower garland. Holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, they face a wall hung with framed pictures decorated with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers. One framed image shows a deity in red and gold, and another shows figures in orange robes beside a seated figure. A small wooden table holds a yellow book, a brass bell, and a small lamp with a red flame. Part of another person in orange cloth is visible at the left edge.2010-02-17A photograph of a standing man seen from behind, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange top and a yellow marigold garland around his neck. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. He faces a home shrine wall decorated with framed deity prints garlanded with white jasmine and red rose strands, including a Saraswati-like figure playing a veena and a Venkateswara-style image. Brass oil lamps, a hanging brass lamp with red flowers, scattered rose petals, and a lit oil lamp stand before the shrine. A framed photograph in the lower centre shows a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, garlanded. One physical person is visible, and the framed portrait is a depiction. The shrine setting suggests a domestic puja.2010-02-17