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February 21 20162016-02-21April 27 20162016-04-27May 05 20152015-05-05February 21 20162016-02-21November 10 20152015-11-10A photograph of a seated man in an orange-brown saffron robe and a large multicolored garland of red, yellow, green and white flowers, with a rudraksha-style bead mala across his chest. He has a full dark beard and smiles as a woman in a red sari with a gold border and a dark shawl offers him a yellow fruit or sweet from a golden tray on a red cloth. Behind him stands a floral floral-decorated backdrop. Nearby, a man with long dark hair, white tilak and orange clothing sits beside a woman in an orange-brown outfit, and a long-haired man in white dhoti sits in the background. Several people with matted dreadlocks and devotees in white and cream sit close by, their hands extended toward the offering. A deep red curtain hangs at the back.2016-12-23January 15 20172017-01-15Photo of a ceremonial offering at a temple-style setting. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and red bindi holds a silver tray of apples and sweets, looking down. Beside her, a bald man in orange robes and gold beaded necklace stands. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white and yellow flower garland with a red floral and green leaf adornment, reaches toward the tray. Behind them are a silver pot, gold ornate decorations and a golden deity emblem.2010-12-29A seated man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, smiling and wearing an orange-saffron robe with a brown rudraksha-style shawl and a red, pink and white flower garland. A carved golden lion sits at the left edge of the throne, and a hand offers a red fruit at the lower left. Another person in the lower right, partly visible, reaches toward the seated man with a red fruit and wears a brown beaded mala. Ornate carved wooden panels surround the throne, which is decorated with gold-leaf figures. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and2016-05-02June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA seated man in a gold-trimmed throne chair receives a platter of fruit from an attendant on the left. He wears a rust-orange wrap, long gold-bead necklaces with rudraksha-style mala strands, white and red flower garlands, gold bangles, and a small headset microphone. A green leaf is tucked in his hair and a vertical tilak marks his forehead. A golden lion-form armrest is visible in front of the throne, with a bowl of grapes, oranges, a pomegranate and bananas. Behind him is a framed picture on a wood-panelled wall. The scene suggests a satsang gathering with offerings.2016-06-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual offering scene. A person seated at left, wearing a thick garland of white jasmine, yellow flowers and red roses, with a brown-red garment and gold armlets, holds a yellow fruit in an outstretched hand while receiving it from a seated devotee in a white shirt at right, whose hand holds a fruit. Behind them a woman in a white and red-bordered sari with yellow garment and gold jewellery offers flowers, and other devotees in red and orange saris stand nearby. A golden lion-like vahana figure and a dense arrangement of green leaves sit in the background, with a red draped backdrop. The setting suggests a puja or fruit offering.2016-02-14 +1 copies