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A standing man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a framed portrait on a red-upholstered chair. The framed portrait shows a smiling man in orange robes seated in meditation with a white flower garland and a tree trunk behind him. In front of the chair is a brass vessel with a lit oil lamp, yellow flower garland and a red cloth-draped table. Behind are golden and blue deity figures decorated with garlands, and a stone shrine with carved panels. Fruit and offerings sit on a small orange-draped table at left. The standing man is a probable Swamiji in orange robes with long hair, shown in devotional worship before a portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure. The scene reads as puja before a garlanded portrait at a temple.

A framed photograph of a seated figure in saffron robes with a white flower garland stands on a red-cushioned gilded throne in a temple shrine. The framed portrait shows a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style necklace and raised hand, set against a tree backdrop. A devotee in a saffron-orange robe with long hair bows forward before the portrait. In front, a brass bowl holds a lit oil lamp flame, surrounded by yellow flower garlands on a red-draped table. Behind, a blue and gold deity murti wears colourful garlands, flanked by gold lamp stands and carved stone pillars. Fruit and flowers sit on an orange cloth at the left.

June 26 2014

June 26 2014

A photograph of a padapuja-style offering before a large framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, seated in a meditative pose with one hand raised in blessing. The portrait sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim and is garlanded with white jasmine, red and yellow flower garlands and marigolds. In the foreground a shaved-headed devotee in an orange robe holds a lit oil lamp toward the portrait. A small offering of flowers sits on the golden base of the throne, and decorative garlands hang along the platform behind. Printed text on the portrait reads Nithyananda. The portrait is a printed picture rather than a physical person, and the only physical people visible are the one devotee in front.

A devotee in white dhoti and white shirt kneels with his forehead bowed on a red-carpeted floor in a temple hall. In front of him stands a large framed portrait garlanded with yellow marigolds and pink flowers, placed on a cane chair draped with a tiger-stripe cloth and red cushions. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a white flower garland, labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" in the photo's caption. An orange and maroon cloth lies over the chair, and a brass tray with flower garlands sits on the floor. Behind, a golden-saree-clad female deity murti stands on a pedestal beside white carved pillars.

A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits on a red velvet armchair with gold trim, draped in an orange and gold silk cloth and garlanded with marigolds, red flowers and a white floral necklace. The portrait shows a smiling figure with long dark hair in orange robes, seated before a tree trunk with one hand raised. In front of the chair a brass plate holds a burning oil lamp flame on a striped mat with red fringed cloth. Behind are brass lamps, kalasha-like vessels and colourful deity murti. No people are physically present.

July 07 2014

2014-07-07 +1 copies

A woman in a red sari with a gold border sits cross-legged on a red and blue patterned rug in front of a framed portrait garlanded with white and orange flower strands and red marigold chains. She has her eyes closed and her hands pressed together in prayer, wearing a black beaded necklace, a red bindi and rimless glasses. The portrait, labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" on its lower mat, shows a seated man in orange robes with a white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and hand raised in blessing before a banyan tree trunk. A tiger-striped cushioned seat with light cushions holds the portrait. Brass oil lamps and a brass pot stand on the floor beside her. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a person physically present.

September 30 2007

A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits with palms pressed together at his forehead in a devotional gesture. He has a white vertical line on his forehead and wears rudraksha beads and a gold pendant on a chain, with gold armlets on his upper arms. Behind him is a red cloth backdrop, a gilded metal panel with a relief of a deity pair, and heaps of marigold and chrysanthemum garlands, with a plastic water bottle at lower left.

A standing man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered wrap stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. He wears layered red and gold flower garlands, a thick rudraksha-style mala with gold beads, and a red bindi. Behind him a gilded throne with red cushions is decorated with red, yellow and green floral bunting. At right, an attendant in white holds a lit aarti lamp with a flame, and at far left another attendant in orange holds a silver bowl. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold-bead mala, standing in ceremonial honour before the throne.