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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate silver-and-gold chair with a leopard-print cushion, wearing a rust-orange robe with a gold border and multiple garlands of white flowers and red rose beads, with a rudraksha mala draped at the neck. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has swept-back hair, saffron-orange ceremonial clothing and layered rudraksha malas, presiding as the central figure. Before him, a man in a cream shirt holds a small red object over a silver plate while a devotee in white kurta with folded hands sits in front, another devotee sits lower in the foreground, and a woman in a white sari stands in the background with a tilak mark. A silver bowl and a small brass pot sit on the floor, a wooden podium with a microphone stands at left, and a black stage backdrop frames the scene with a fan and a ladder behind.

April 28 2014

Photograph of an indoor ritual in an auditorium. A person seated on a raised wooden seat with a leopard-print cushion, wearing an orange-saffron garment with a gold border and a long garland of white flowers with red blooms, is receiving worship. Seated devotees in white and cream clothing hold brass oil lamps and offering plates on a patterned carpet, and a tiered brass lamp with flames stands at left. Floral arrangements of roses and lilies sit in front. Rows of empty theatre seats and a video screen appear in the background. A visible sign reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam

A padapuja ceremony in a hall with blue carpet and gold-and-red thrones. A seated figure on a gold throne with a red cushion wears a pink flower garland, orange-saffron cloth, a long spear-like staff stands beside him, and gold armbands are visible. Several devotees kneel on the blue floor in saffron and white clothes, one in a white kurta with an orange shawl, another in white. They offer washing or worship to the seated person's feet, with a silver plate of red flowers and brass puja plates with lamps and offerings in front. Other devotees in orange and red attire with rudraksha malas and tilak sit nearby, and the ceremony is attended by people in the foreground.

December 22 2012

A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and a red and white bead garland with a gold necklace, and a gold armband. Around the throne, several devotees in white and orange clothing kneel and sit, holding silver plates of flowers and offerings with their hands. Brass hanging bells and a brass oil lamp are visible, and the back wall is black. a person: the seated figure has a swept-back hairstyle, saffron-orange clothing, a rudraksha-style bead garland and ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with the page's identification.

A photograph inside a plain room with pale pink walls and an arched doorway. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange-red shawl and saffron cloth, wears white and red flower garlands and gold-coloured bangles and armlets, and sits on a wooden armchair with a patterned cushion, hands resting on the armrests. Seated on a rug at his feet, a man in a white shirt pours liquid from a steel vessel over a brass tray holding a white substance and offerings, while a woman in a gold sari kneels beside him. Standing behind, a man in white kurta holds a folded red cloth, another in white holds a camera, and a man with folded hands stands near a framed picture decorated with orange marigold garlands. Persons visible: about six.

A photograph inside a gilded shrine room with a dark wall and a golden door at left. A seated man in saffron and orange robes, with long swept-back hair, a red and white flower garland, and a peacock-feather fan behind him, sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion-like base. Several devotees in orange, red and white garments crouch around him holding silver thalis of offerings and red flowers, while a man in white with a red shawl reaches in from the front. Brass oil lamps, hanging bells and a ceiling fan are visible.

A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like armrests, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with yellow borders and a long red-and-white flower garland, with bangles on his arms. Seated on the floor before the throne, a man in white with a red shawl and a woman in white with a white forehead mark face the seated figure; several women in saffron and green saris with forehead marks and rudraksha malas serve from brass trays of flower petals, pink blossoms and oil lamps. A brass hanging lamp and bell hang behind the throne beside a dark panelled wall and a wooden door. The scene reads as a devotional offering or puja, and the seated man's appearance matches the page's claim of Swamiji's presence, with his long hair, gold ornaments, rudraksha and saffron-tone clothing, though the image is not conclusive.

A photograph of a padapuja ritual at close range. A seated figure wearing a rust-orange dhoti with gold border, bare-legged and wearing gold bangles, has feet being attended to. A long white jasmine garland with red and green flower accents hangs from the figure's lap. Around the feet, several men in white shirts and white dhotis kneel or lean in, one pouring liquid from a glass vessel, others holding brass plates and small bowls of offerings. Behind the feet is a striped leopard-print cushion and a dark wooden seat with ornate carved edges. A man in a white shirt at the upper left pours from a glass, and a bare-shouldered man in a white cloth with a gold border kneels in the foreground.

A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a carved golden lion base, wearing an orange-brown dhoti-style garment with a yellow border, a red and white flower garland, and a gold-beaded necklace, with his bare feet on a tiger-skin cushion. Around him, women and a few men in white and orange garments sit on the floor, holding silver thali plates of lamps, flowers and offerings, with a pile of pink and white petals in front. Brass hanging bells and oil lamps surround the throne, and a wall air conditioner is mounted on the black wall. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure on the throne, distinguished by his long swept-back hair and saffron-orange clothing with a red garland.

July 02 2014

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