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A photograph of a small shrine table draped with a white cloth and green-gold runner, holding brass items including a lamp, a kalasha-style vessel and a small bowl. Above it hangs a large printed portrait of a long-haired man in orange robes seated before a banyan tree, with a white flower garland, raised hand and red forehead mark. The portrait is labelled in Tamil script. To the right, a smiling woman in a magenta saree with a green border and a black beaded necklace sits against a white wall.

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A smiling woman in a magenta sari with a green border sits at the right of a white-walled room. Beside her, a white-draped table with an orange cloth holds brass lamps, a brass bowl, a small brass pot and a white shell-like object. Behind the table, a large poster shows a man in saffron robes and a long garland, seated under banyan roots with one hand raised in blessing; a smaller framed image sits to its right. The poster carries a Tamil caption reading 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda', attributed to the poster. The woman has a red bindi and a gold necklace.2010-09-26A large printed portrait hangs on a white wall, showing a man with long dark hair, a red bindi, an orange robe and a beaded necklace with a gold pendant, seated in lotus pose before a banyan tree with aerial roots. His right hand is raised in blessing. Beneath the portrait is a Tamil caption reading Paramahamsa Nithyanandar. A smaller framed photo of the same figure sits at right. In front, a green cloth covers a low altar with a brass plate, brass bowls, a lamp, a small brass vessel and a rudraksha mala. No physical people are visible.2010-09-26A 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.2009-09-21June 19 20132013-06-19May 10 20112011-05-10 +5 copiesA woman in a cream saree with a gold border kneels on a tiled floor before a wooden stand holding a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA". The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a long beaded necklace, draped in white jasmine garlands, with an orange cloth hanging from the frame. She wears glasses, a dark beaded mala and bangles, and holds a small box of incense or camphor. Before her on a brass tray are a brass bell, lamps and small cups, with red flowers scattered at the base. A second person in orange robes stands at the left edge of the frame.2009-08-20July 01 20142014-07-01July 26 20082008-07-26A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange dhoti speaks to a small group of women seated on the floor of a plain white-walled room. He has short dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and gold bangles on his wrists, with his hands gesturing as he talks. Behind him on the left, an orange-draped table holds a framed portrait labelled in Tamil script, showing a smiling man in orange with a rudraksha mala, seated and raising a hand before a large tree trunk, and brass lamps sit on the cloth. Two women in striped headscarves and red bindis listen closely at the right, and a child's head is visible at the bottom edge. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse.2009-10-12A smiling woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border stands beside a large printed portrait of a seated man in orange robes with a white garland and gold pendant, his hand raised in blessing, before a bare tree with exposed roots. The woman wears a white forehead marking, a red bindi, rudraksha beads, a pendant and bangles. A zebra-striped cloth backdrop and a gold-edged tray in the foreground complete the scene. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person in the scene.2013-06-19A smiling woman with a red bindi and dark hair pulled back stands at right, wearing a red kurta with black and gold embroidered yoke and a patterned black-and-gold shawl. She holds one open palm forward, showing a small orange object, and wears bangles and rings. A brown terracotta pot with orange flowers and a mosaic-patterned vase sit on a white cloth-covered ledge beside a gold-trimmed tray, with a gold-patterned maroon curtain behind.2011-06-17April 28 20152015-04-28