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Outdoor photo of a seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair, sitting on a green and white cloth atop a brick platform beneath a red and yellow umbrella with tassels. Behind is a golden-bronze deity murti pair seated on a throne within a temple-style shrine. In the foreground, a woman in white with an orange shawl gestures toward the seated figure, while several women with grey and dark hair sit in orange clothes facing forward. A brass oil lamp with a flame stands beside a printed poster of a man in a white turban, captioned in red and white. Ornate red and yellow banners with floral embroidery frame the scene. The seated figure in orange with long hair is a probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair and saffron robes in a ceremonial seated position.

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December 19 20062006-12-19December 19 20062006-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20062006-12-19A photograph of an outdoor procession at a decorated golden ratha-style shrine. A man in long swept-back hair and saffron-orange robe stands on the lower steps of the golden structure, which carries the printed sign "SRI ANANDESHWAR WITH ANANDESHWARI" above two golden seated deity murtis. Several saffron-robed attendants stand at left beneath colourful painted umbrellas with tasselled edges. Two large portrait posters labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" flank the shrine, one showing a man in white turban and another showing a man in saffron turban. Marigold garlands and dark floor mats lie on the steps, with trees and a building in the background.2006-12-19 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ritual at a golden shrine with a red and gold canopy trimmed with colourful tassels. Two golden deity murti sit inside the shrine, with incense smoke rising. In the foreground a man with curly hair in a white kurta and a yellow-orange shawl faces the shrine, holding up a ritual object. To the left, a silver ceremonial staff and an ornate yellow and red palanquin cover are visible. Two women in orange garments stand at the edges, one at the left and one at the right. Two printed portraits on stands flank the shrine; the left one is labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" and shows a man in white, the right shows a man in an orange turban.2006-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20062006-12-19 +2 copiesA seated sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits on a green mat in front of a golden temple-style shrine. Behind him a woman in white with yellow border stands beside two golden deity murti statues, one seated with a crown and one with raised arm. A large red banner on the right shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyanananda" of a smiling man in orange turban and saffron clothing. A woman in yellow sits at the lower left holding a long wooden pole. A black speaker sits to the left and a red canopy with tassels hangs above the shrine, which is labelled Nithyanandeshwari. Scattered petals cover the stone steps.2006-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20062006-12-19 +1 copiesAn outdoor procession at an ashram with a large multicoloured canopy umbrella in red, green, blue and yellow panels fringed with tassels. A figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange garment sits on a raised tiered platform cart, beside a golden seated deity murti. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk alongside the cart, some carrying staffs, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange border stands on the grass to the right. Smaller yellow and red canopies with tassels stand behind. A golden structure and plain ashram huts are in the background.2006-12-19 +2 copiesDecember 19 20062006-12-19 +2 copiesOutdoor festival procession on a decorated ratha-style float. A man in saffron robes stands on the float raising a small lamp or ritual vessel toward a framed portrait of a long-haired man in saffron, with a rudraksha-style necklace, raising one hand. Below, a deity murti in white and blue garments sits under garlands of yellow and purple marigolds on a saffron cloth. The float has arches of pink, green and yellow flower garlands. A red umbrella with tassels shades a group of people in saffron clothing, some with folded hands, in front. Palm trees and blue sky appear behind.2008-12-23December 19 20062006-12-19 +2 copies