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December 14 2006

A photograph inside a temple hall with grey speckled floor and white walls. A standing figure in an orange robe and matching orange turban, with a rudraksha mala and hands folded in prayer, stands centrally. A man in a kneeling pose prostrates on the floor in front. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and a bearded man in white robes with a yellow shawl holds a brass tray of offerings. Others in white and yellow shawls hold offering trays at right, and a cameraman films the scene. Garlands of white jasmine and orange marigold hang on a dark pillar, and a deity murti is visible at left behind a blue railing.

A photograph of a ceremonial welcome inside an open-sided shrine hall. A man in white kurta with orange shawl kneels on a teal mat at right, palms joined in greeting toward a seated figure. The seated figure has bare upper body, orange wrap, and long dark hair, sitting on a folded white cloth over a patterned rug. On the left, an older man in an orange robe sits on a grey tufted sofa. Behind them, a standing man holds a large ornate umbrella with red and orange tassels. Several white-clad men and women with orange shawls stand in the background, and a man at right photographs the scene. A shrine behind holds a deity murti with gold accents, a kalasha and brass lamps, flanked by red curtains. Evening light; the seated figure in the middle shows distinctive long hair and bare-chested adornment, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) receiving honour, while the older man in orange robe and the others are devotees.

A temple entrance with orange-tinted walls and a corrugated metal roof, where a man in an orange saffron-coloured robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck stands at the threshold with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow border turns toward a golden deity murti draped in orange and red cloth, seated on a yellow cloth-covered platform decorated with flowers. An older man in white shirt and grey trousers stands at left with hands folded. Two more saffron-robed sannyasis stand on the right, one holding a shawl near a red plastic chair, and a few more figures are visible in the courtyard beyond, with palm trees, leaves hanging from the ceiling and a kalasha-like hanging decoration above.

A hall with a wooden floor and mats, where a person in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a white-covered chair on a maroon patterned rug, hands raised in a blessing gesture. A devotee in white clothes with a saffron shawl prostrates full-length on the floor before him. Behind them, a standing man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a camera, and a group of seated people in white and yellow attire sit on mats along the room. Another man in white and orange stands at right. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan setting, with the seated person. a person: the seated figure in orange robes with long swept-back hair fits the presentation, though the appearance is not fully certain.

September 20 2015

A photograph of a covered colonnaded hall where a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti bows deeply at the feet of a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark swept-back hair, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around them, several men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand with folded hands, one wearing a white shirt and a thin orange shawl. White plastic chairs stand at the right and a pillar-lined wall stretches behind.

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.

March 23 2008

Indoor photograph in a hall with plain walls and a pale ceiling. A central figure in an orange turban and orange robe with gold-bordered cloth, wearing a long beaded necklace and a pendant, stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind him to the left, a man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers holds a yellow folder with his hands joined in greeting, and a woman in a pink sari with white trim also stands with palms together. An older man in a white kurta bows low at lower right, touching the floor near a red chair. Several men in white kurtas stand in the background, and fresh orange and yellow flower garlands lie on the floor near the doorway.

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