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A photograph of an outdoor courtyard with orange-painted walls and a tin awning. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair sits on an orange-draped seat with red cushions, gesturing with one hand toward a woman standing before him. She wears a white sari with a blue-and-gold border and an orange shawl, smiling and holding folded orange cloth in her hands. Behind her, two women in white saris with orange and yellow shawls stand with hands joined. Two more people in white sit on a striped mat in the background. Before the seated man is a silver tray, a box of wrapped sweets, fruit including apples and lemons, and flowers. A blue sign on the wall reads silence please.

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A photograph of a padapuja scene in an orange-walled hall. A person in orange robes with long dark hair sits on an orange-cushioned seat, their feet being honoured. A woman in white with an orange shawl bends forward with folded hands, kneeling on an orange cloth. Behind them, several women in white and yellow sit or stand, some with palms pressed together. A wooden tray holds fruit, sweets, a steel plate and a rudraksha mala, and a sign on the wall reads Silence please.2010-07-29A photograph of a seated figure in orange robes receiving an offering from a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and gold bangles. The seated figure has long dark hair and sits on an orange-draped seat with a red cushion, bare feet on wooden padukas. Before them is an open wooden box holding wrapped sweets, apples, oranges and a silver tray. Behind, several women in white and orange saris sit and stand with hands joined, one in yellow. A blue sign on the wall reads Silence please. Walls are red-orange with orange curtains.2010-07-29A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, smiling and gesturing. Before him a kneeling man in orange robes with folded hands faces him. Behind them, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands, and another man in orange robes stands at right beside a wooden tray holding fruit, flowers and offerings. Pink and purple flowers decorate the right edge against a plain grey floor.2010-07-27December 07 20072007-12-07A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in an orange-walled hall. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style neck mala sits on an orange-cushioned chair, hands folded in namaste, with a tray of fruit on a small table beside him. Before him, a woman in white with a beaded necklace kneels holding a folded orange cloth, and a man in white with glasses sits on the orange floor holding a cloth and a brass offering tray. Beside them, a woman in white and yellow kneels with a yellow shawl, and several people in white and yellow shawls sit to the left. Two standing men in white dhotis with yellow and orange shawls stand in the background doorway, and a woman in orange sari sits near the wall.2010-07-27A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland and a red bindi, raising one hand in conversation while holding a pink tray of apples on the armrest of a dark wooden chair. Before him a woman in a white sari with gold border and a gold necklace stands with palms pressed together. On the left a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands with arms crossed. Behind, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a saffron-robed figure with a garland, and another woman in a teal sari stands at right. The room has pale pink walls and a green wooden shutter.2010-02-17October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and a red-and-white striped pillar. A man with long hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, with fruit on a tray beside him. Around him on the floor, devotees in white and yellow dhotis and saris sit in a semicircle with brass vessels and offering plates. A bald man in white holds a hand raised in gesture toward the throne. Behind them an attendant in a white and yellow sari walks in a doorway. Brass lamps and a golden gate are visible at the right, and a kalasha-like vessel and a steel jug sit on the floor. A wall-mounted board lists names in the background. Padapuja-style seva appears to be underway.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 05 20102010-08-05A photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, raising a hand to bless a bowing man in a white shirt and white dhoti who has his palms pressed together. Around them stand a man in orange robes at left, a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl in the foreground, a woman in white with a yellow shawl, and an older man in a white shirt at right, who is bending forward. The backdrop shows a large tree and a red painted temple column. The seated figure has the appearance of the a person, identified by long swept-back hair and saffron robes on a throne, while the bowing devotee and attendants are in white. The seated figure is a person, given the saffron robes, long hair and throne.2009-12-29A photograph of an indoor gathering at a house visit. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe over his shoulders, smiles and extends his hand toward a woman in a white sari with a dark blouse who stands with her palms pressed together. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with pink trim stands at right. Behind them, several men and a woman in a white sari with red-bordered patterns stand watching; one man wears a white checked shirt and an orange-brown lungi. Red curtains hang on the left and an arched white railing is visible above. Green bananas or vegetables are visible at the lower left. Ceiling fans hang from the ceiling. The man in the orange robe with long swept-back hair and ceremonial dress matches the appearance cues of a person, though identity is uncertain.2010-02-17Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a seated man in saffron-orange robes on a white cushion over a red-and-white throne, bare-footed, with a bald, shaved-headed man in white and orange kneeling beside him on a blue mat. A woman in a white sari with a gold border smiles and gestures with her hands, while a line of young people in white garments stands and sits behind her. Two men in orange and white stand at the right, one holding a camera. A carved stone shrine with a colourful deity murti decorated with garlands and a kalasha stands to the right, and a tiled wall and red curtain frame the background. The seated man in orange has long hair and a bearded face with distinctive presentation cues, but his appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the seated figure is described by role only.2007-12-07