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A photograph of a seated priest in white clothes with a yellow shawl performing an aarti with a flame lamp held before his face, while ringing a brass bell with his right hand. Before him on a white tray are brass plates, a small kalasha-style lamp, an orange fruit and flowers. He sits on a red and blue patterned rug on a concrete floor. To the right, a framed portrait garlanded with white flowers and orange marigolds shows a figure in saffron robes seated on a cushion, labelled with printed text; that portrait is a depiction. A microphone on a stand and a white draped table stand nearby.

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A seated man in white ceremonial clothes with a yellow shawl performs a puja on a red mat, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other. Brass plates, an orange and flowers are arranged before him. Beside him stands a microphone on a stand. To the right, a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" shows a figure in orange robes seated before a tree, garlanded with white and red flower garlands on a small draped white table. The stage has a dark red curtain behind it.2010-09-05A seated priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp on a brass stand, a small brass bell in his other hand, on a red patterned mat before a small brass tray with fruit and offerings. A framed portrait of a long-haired figure in saffron robes sits seated on a cushion, garlanded with white jasmine and orange-red flower garlands, placed on a white draped table to the right. A microphone on a stand stands between them, and a dark red curtain and stage steps form the background. The portrait's caption reads PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA. The priest is a person, and the portrait is a printed depiction.2010-09-05A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl sitting cross-legged on a red patterned rug, hands folded in anjali mudra before a microphone on a stand. In front of him are brass puja items including a small oil lamp with a lit flame, a bell, a brass pot and a bowl on a tray. Behind them on a draped white table stands a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA", showing a figure in saffron robes seated in meditation, garlanded with white and red flowers. A dark red curtain and white wall form the backdrop.2010-09-05A photograph of a devotee in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl sitting cross-legged on a red patterned rug, palms pressed together in namaskar before a microphone on a stand. Behind him on a draped white table stands a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA", showing a saffron-robed figure seated in meditation, adorned with a white and multicoloured garland. In front of the table lie brass puja vessels, a small bell, a lit oil lamp and a tray with offerings, indicating a puja or satsang. The backdrop is a dark red curtain and a white wall.2010-09-05 +1 copiesJune 06 20102010-06-06A photograph of a homa being performed indoors on a tiled floor. A man in white kurta with a yellow shawl kneels before a metal fire pit, with a flame rising as he tends it, a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a second man with a white tilak sits cross-legged in white clothes and a yellow shawl. Brass lamps, a bowl, flower offerings and a fruit plate are arranged on mats in front. On an orange-cushioned seat at right stands a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", showing a long-haired figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace, garlanded with white and orange flowers.2009-11-17 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20102010-01-14A photograph of a fire ritual before a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland, one hand raised in blessing, under a banyan-like tree backdrop. The framed portrait is garlanded with orange and white flowers and sits on a gold-trimmed orange-draped stand with red upholstered arms. A bald man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl kneels at lower left, feeding offerings from a tray into a red fire pit with visible flames. Brass oil lamps stand at either side, and brass plates of fruit and offerings surround the fire. The portrait depicts a depiction, not a physical person in the scene, so the single physical person is the kneeling priest.2010-01-14January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copies