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A photograph of the entrance of a red brick building with a yellow folding security gate, beneath a sign reading Nithyananda Sacred Arts University with a portrait of a smiling figure in a yellow turban and the tagline Place of ... A large ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion and red bolster stands outside on the left, beside green shrubs. Three women in orange saris stand at the gate, one holding a bag, while others move inside the lit doorway. Two of the visible women have their backs to the camera, and the scene shows a devotional setting at the ashram campus.

A photograph of a temple courtyard at an ashram. In the foreground a standing figure in orange robes with an orange head covering faces away toward the shrine. Behind, a man in white with a yellow shawl stands near a small orange-walled building. The centre is an ornate gilded throne with a red velvet seat and cushions, flanked by fruit offerings on wooden stands. To the right, a shrine holds a gilded deity murti with a red crown and yellow garments, decorated with marigold garlands, brass lamps and a kalasha-style brass vessel. Red and orange curtains hang beside the pillars, and a banyan-style tree is visible beyond the railing.

A photograph of an empty ornate gilded throne with a red velvet seat and red cushions placed on a raised stone platform before a temple shrine. A standing figure in a long orange robe and orange head wrap, seen from behind on the left, faces the throne. Behind, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands near an orange-walled hall. At right, a deity murti in gold and yellow garments, decorated with garlands and a red and gold crown, sits on a stone platform beside brass lamps and a kalasha. Red-orange curtains hang from pillars and a banyan-like tree is visible. Offerings of fruit and sweets sit on the small side tables. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance; the orange-robed figure is shown from behind, so identity remains uncertain.

December 05 2009

Outdoor temple courtyard with orange cloth underfoot and an ornate gold throne with red seat cushion in the foreground. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sash walks toward the throne, while several men in white and orange robes carry ritual trays and offerings. Behind, a shrine area with brass lamps, lit oil lamps and floral garlands; a seated figure in orange with a white garland is visible at the far right. Red curtains and a gold-plated pillar frame the scene.

August 10 2011

A photograph in a hall with a red carpet and maroon curtains. On the left, a figure in a rust-red robe and gold bangles sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved gold lion heads, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace; the appearance is uncertain and the figure is seated, not performing a clear ritual. Facing them, an older woman in a pink floral sari sits on the floor, while a man in a white shirt and glasses kneels nearby beside a steel tray. Behind, several women in orange robes with beaded malas stand in a line, and one woman wears white. A pedestal fan and an air conditioner are visible on the wall.

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne in an outdoor temple courtyard. The seated person wears a saffron-orange robe, a long dark swept-back hairstyle and a dark rudraksha mala, with one hand raised in a gesture. Before the throne, a man in an orange robe kneels on a red carpet, facing the seated figure. Behind, a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands near an orange-and-white striped building entrance, and several white-clad people stand at the doorway. A gold footstool, a microphone stand, a tray of fruit and offerings, and a gilded deity murti are visible. A signboard hangs on the orange wall. The seated figure matches Swamiji's presentation cues (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala) and is presented as a probable candidate.

January 08 2014

November 19 2009

A photograph of a padapuja ritual at a temple setting. A man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, smiling and extending his hand toward an older woman with grey hair in a white top and pale blue sari. She holds a small tray or offering plate on a gilded stand with brass items, reaching toward him. Behind the throne stands a deity murti dressed in yellow and purple cloth with purple and yellow garlands. A second man in orange robes stands behind the woman, and gilded pillars frame the scene.

A photograph of an ashram temple hall with an ornate gold and red throne with a footstool on a red carpet, beside a shrine with a deity murti garlanded in marigolds and a brass kalasha. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange robe, a leopard-print shawl and a white flower garland, walks barefoot toward the throne. Behind him a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl walks, and to the right an attendant in saffron robes walks past an orange wall.