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A man in saffron-orange robes with a white and red flower garland stands at left, holding a small green leaf over a brass pot of water in a ritual gesture. Beside him on a sunlit altar, a framed portrait shows a seated man in orange robes with a white bead garland, raising a hand, set among red roses and a white floral garland against a painted banyan-tree backdrop. Below the frame sits a small figure in orange with a red crown and garland, surrounded by marigolds and rose petals. At right, a man in a white shirt with his back partly to the camera looks toward the altar.

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A 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.

A devotee in orange robes with a white and red flower garland stands with back to camera, reaching up to adjust a framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and white bead necklace, seated with raised hand in a painted banyan-tree setting. Below the framed portrait is a small statue in red-orange robes with a garland, set on a bed of yellow and red flower petals and a white flower rangoli. A small framed photo of a woman sits to the left. Floral garlands in red and white frame the portrait.

A photograph of two people kneeling and facing a framed portrait mounted on a painted banyan-tree backdrop. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure with long dark hair in an orange robe with a beaded mala, one hand raised, set among red and white garlands. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt sits with his back to the camera at left, and a person in an orange sleeveless garment with a white and red garland kneels at right. A metal tray holding rose petals and flower offerings sits at the bottom of the frame against a yellow wall.

A photograph of a shrine room inside an ashram. On the left, a man in orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead and a gold chain holds flowers in his hands, facing the altar. Centre-right, a seated figure in white garlanded with red and white flower garlands sits before a carved wooden throne-like altar. Behind the seated figure, a framed portrait shows a man in orange robes and a beaded mala seated before a banyan tree, hand raised in blessing. A carved wooden lion figure sits on the altar, and a small deity murti in orange and red stands in front. Flower-draped backdrop with a banyan tree photo and carved stone pillar behind.

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A photograph of a devotee in orange robes standing with his back to the camera before a framed portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, labelled in print on the photo. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a white flower garland, seated cross-legged on a cushion before a banyan tree, with one hand raised. The shrine wall is draped with pink, white, yellow and green flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a small brass kalasha and plates with offerings sit on the ledge below. A second person in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge, and a garland of white and red flowers hangs over the first devotee's shoulder.

A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a Maha Meru. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long, swept-back hairstyle, a white and multicoloured flower garland, and gold bangles sits on a white-draped seat and pours water from a silver vessel over a tiered silver Maha Meru placed on a gold tray. A second man on the right wears white clothes with a reddish-brown shawl and sits with folded hands. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and colourful cloth, and silver ritual vessels stand on the white table. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, and the page names Swamiji, so this is a probable identification.

A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold necklace, is pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a golden shri yantra style meru structure on a stand. Beside him a second man in orange robes, wearing spectacles, a orange head wrap and gold beads, sits and holds a small brass bell. Behind them are garlands of purple and red flowers and gold ritual objects on a tiled wall. The scene shows an abhishekam being performed on a golden yantra. Swamiji (probable) is the man pouring the liquid, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.

A framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes seated cross-legged before a banyan tree, one hand raised in blessing, is garlanded with white jasmine and red, yellow and green flowers. In front, a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and a long braid offers flowers at a brass lamp stand, while a man in an orange turban and orange robe, holding a folded orange cloth, reaches toward a brass kalasha-like vessel and a brass lamp. A younger man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. The setting is a plain whitewashed wall beside a dark doorway.

A photograph in a small room with pale yellow walls and a tiled floor. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare-chested orange-saffron shawl stands at left, smiling, with a white-clad person partly visible at the lower left edge. At right, a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a black belt and dark beaded mala necklace stands near the wall. Behind them, a large framed portrait of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a red forehead mark and a white flower garland hangs on the wall, draped with a multicolour marigold and rose garland. Small floral decorations hang at the upper right corner. Three people are visible in the scene.

November 25 2009

A photograph of a devotional tableau in a plain room with pale walls and a small barred window. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a gold neck chain stands on the left, his bare upper body visible, and raises both palms toward a framed portrait. A second man in orange stands behind him. The framed portrait, garlanded with white, yellow, orange and magenta flower strings, shows a smiling bearded man in white robes seated before a gold-and-red draped backdrop. Below the portrait stand a brass oil lamp, a small pile of white and orange flowers, marigold garlands, and a rose. The scene reads as a puja or darshan before a garlanded portrait.