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February 21 2007

A photograph inside a bright showroom with glass display shelves of folded shirts along the right wall. A central seated figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads, and a saffron/orange robe sits in front of the group. Around him, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, women in yellow, blue, orange and maroon saris stand and kneel attentively. A kneeling man in white clothes with a black beaded necklace sits near the foreground, and a man in white holds a tray with glasses. The scene reads as a formal devotional visit. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robe.

A photograph of a shop interior with glass display cases and shelves of folded shirts along the right wall. A man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, seated on a red patterned mat scattered with white petals, with a bare-footed devotee near him. Around them stand people in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a yellow-blue sari, women in colourful saris, and a woman in a pink sari holding a tray of glasses. The scene looks like a shop inauguration with devotees gathered in the showroom.

Crowded indoor hall with a concrete floor and white-walled pillars, where many men in white kurta-style clothes and white dhotis mill around. In the centre, a man in a full saffron-orange robe with a bright orange turban and a long rudraksha mala holds a steel bowl of food, while others in white and orange scarves stand nearby. Along the left, a small altar table holds garlands and a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a saffron-clad figure. Some people hold plates, and a wall-mounted notice is partly visible.

Indoor house visit in a pale yellow-green room during a padapuja. A seated man in a long-sleeved white shirt and white dhoti, with white tilak and rudraksha mala, holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward a woman in orange saree and glasses seated at left. A man in an orange robe with white flower garlands sits on an orange cushion at right, with a silver staff and two young robed men with garlands behind him. A framed deity murti hangs on the wall and a standing man and woman watch at left.

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February 21 2007

Indoor kitchen scene during a multi-day programme. A person in orange robes, an orange turban, long dark hair and rudraksha mala sits on a steel counter, offering food from a clear plastic-wrapped tray to a kneeling woman in a yellow saree with a printed border. Standing behind them in white shirts and trousers are a moustached man and a man with grey hair, with young men in white and orange shawls nearby. Steel pots and cooking vessels fill the background, with other workers and devotees, and a pink tiled wall with a notice board. The orange-clad figure is a person candidate given the turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, but identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.

A photograph at an outdoor ceremony under a pink draped tent with a red carpet. In the foreground, a figure in an orange-red sleeveless top with long swept-back dark hair pours or offers something over a silver bowl, beside a gold-coloured ornate vessel draped with an orange cloth and pink flowers. A woman in a white dress with a teal sash and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A man bows his head toward a small boy kneeling and touching the carpet, while a person in orange robes with a gold necklace at right holds a silver plate. Marigold garlands line the carpet and devotees stand in the background.

A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange sleeveless garment and sits on a white cushioned seat with palms pressed together in namaskar. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in a room with a wooden display cabinet holding figurines and framed photos, and a staircase at right. Two women in the foreground, one in a white sari and one in an orange-red sari, hold brass trays with oil lamps, flowers and pink petals for a padapuja-style ritual. A cameraman in white with a yellow shawl films at upper right. Marigold garlands hang at top left. Visible physical people number about fifteen. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long hair and orange clothing, so he is a person in person.

December 15 2006

A kitchen or prasad distribution scene at an event. A man in an orange wrap and orange head covering, with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha beads and a long mala, sits at a steel counter with his hand gloved in clear plastic, offering sweet pieces from a tray. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard and dark mala holds the tray and passes it to a young woman in white who cups her hands to receive a piece. A young man in an orange shirt stands behind them, an older man in white shirt and gold watch watches nearby, and women in saris and steel pots of food fill the background. Swamiji (probable) is shown in an orange wrap with long hair and rudraksha malas, serving annadan prasad to devotees.