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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.

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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.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.2010-09-26June 17 20112011-06-17A 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 shrine table draped in white holds a large framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" at centre. The portrait shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi, an orange robe and layered white flower-bead necklaces, seated in front of banyan roots with one hand raised in blessing. Flanking framed images show a figure in white with a halo and a goddess in pink and gold seated with a lotus. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style lamp and a small brass plate sit on the table, and white flower garlands are draped on the frames. Faded text on the wall and the portrait indicates the photo is from the archive.2009-07-14June 19 20132013-06-19Indoor photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes, with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, smiling as he sits cross-legged on an orange-draped low seat. Beside him on the left, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange robes and beads seated before a large tree trunk, with a small brass tray and lamp on an orange-covered table below it. On the right, women in striped shawls and a woman in orange sit on the floor facing him, and the back of another listener's head is visible in the foreground. The walls are plain white.2009-10-12September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a seated man in orange-saffron robes and a draped orange shawl, smiling and looking to his left, with his hands folded over his lap. Beside him on an orange-draped table are a pair of ornate gold sandals with decorated straps. To the left stands a large framed portrait printed with a saffron-robed man with long hair, a rudraksha-style necklace and a raised hand, set against a tree-root backdrop. The wall behind is plain and off-white.2009-10-12A 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.2011-06-17January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copies