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A indoor dining or serving area with a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes, a garland of white and red flowers, and a long necklace, labelled "Nithyananda" on the print. Below it, a woman in a blue blouse and pink-and-gold sari holds a white plate of rice and food, wearing gold bangles. Beside her a younger woman in a purple top and orange sari also serves food, and a child with long dark hair in a yellow top stands in the foreground near a steel bowl. An exit sign and a glass partition are visible on the wall.

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Indoor scene in a community hall with a wood-look floor and a red exit sign on the wall. A framed portrait labelled "Nithyananda" hangs on the wall, garlanded with red, orange and white flower strands. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a long beaded necklace, one hand raised in blessing, before a tree-root backdrop. Beneath it, a woman in a purple brocade blouse and blue sari with gold bangles ladles food from a large steel pot at a serving counter, while a woman in a striped black-and-white top serves from the right. Several people stand in a line on the left, including a man in a plaid shirt and an older man in white, waiting to be served.2024-09-10A photograph of a community meal in a covered hall with a blue cloth backdrop. Several people sit at white plastic chairs eating from yellow-green plates, including a young girl in a pink dress at left and a woman with a long braid in a light blue top in the foreground. A man in a cream shirt eats at center. Behind them, a white-draped table holds a framed deity picture and two framed portraits, all garlanded with green leaves, orange and white flowers, with brass lamps, a kalasha and copper vessels. The portrait at center shows a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala; the portrait at right shows a woman in white. Several people in white and orange clothing stand at the back.2010-02-14Indoor puja in a community hall with carpeted floor. A large framed portrait labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda sits on a low platform, garlanded with red and white flowers, with pink roses and marigolds at its base. Seated on the floor in front of it are several people in saffron and orange clothing: a figure in an orange hooded shawl seen from behind, a woman in a red and gold sari standing and serving yellow food from a bowl, a man in a yellow shirt scooping rice into a steel vessel, and young women in orange saris with white borders. Empty brass plates are arranged on the carpet. Brass pots and steel bowls are visible in the background, typical of a Navaratri Maheshwara puja offering.2008-10-02A photograph of a seated meal in a tent-like hall with a dark blue cloth backdrop. Several people sit on white plastic chairs eating from plates. In the foreground, a small girl in a pink dress holds a plate, and a woman in a light blue top leans forward to serve food. To the right, a white-draped table holds three framed photographs garlanded with marigold and green leaf garlands: a deity murti on the left, a figure in an orange robe with a beaded necklace at centre, and a framed portrait of a woman in white on the right. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel and small cups sit on the table. A man in a white shirt sits nearby.2010-02-14August 17 20142014-08-17 +1 copiesA serving table covered in light blue cloth in a hall with white walls. A woman in a green and yellow saree on the left, wearing a plastic glove, ladles food from a steel bowl into small white paper bowls. In the centre, a woman in a blue saree stands at the table with pots and steel bowls. On the right, a woman in an orange and white patterned saree holds a white bowl and spoon. Behind them, people in white clothes sit and stand, and framed portraits hang on the far wall. Brass plates decorate the left wall.2009-11-04A woman in a mustard-yellow striped blouse and pearl-and-bead necklace takes a selfie, smiling, with a white and red forehead mark. Shelves hold framed images and small deity figures. On a red-and-white checked mat, several women sit eating from plates, one in a dark patterned top, while a woman in a white top and maroon wrap sits on the floor. Plastic containers sit on a shelf at left.2021-05-01A photograph inside a temple shrine hung with marigold garlands and decorated deity figures. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange wrap and a woman in a blue sari with blue blouse stand before a framed photograph of a bearded man in a white turban and orange robe, which they are offering flowers, including pink and red blooms. Behind them a woman in a green and gold blouse stands beside a small child in yellow. To the right, two people in white dhoti-style garments with maroon borders stand near the shrine, one holding a small metal vessel. Brass lamps and ritual items sit on the altar ledge, and a red exit sign is visible on the wall.2008-04-27Indoor community gathering in a plain hall with a yellow cinder-block wall and fluorescent ceiling lights. A framed portrait on the back wall shows a man in saffron-orange robes with a long gold-beaded necklace, seated and raising one hand; the portrait is a depiction of a person, not a living attendee. Around a serving table on the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a shawl-wrapped attendee serve food from steel bowls onto plates. Guests of varied ages stand and eat in the room, including a woman in a teal blouse and purple shawl at left and a man in a blue shirt holding a plate. A blue and yellow flag hangs in the corner.2022-06-25 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20122012-09-20 +2 copiesIndoor shrine hall with two women seated on the floor before banana-leaf plates of food offerings, one in orange sari on left and one in white with yellow shawl on right, preparing offerings. Behind them, two orange-draped thrones sit before a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with a garland and a bead necklace, and a smaller framed photo on the right with a garland. Marigold garlands drape across yellow curtains, with brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, bananas and fruit on a white-covered platform. Overhead a banner shows framed photographs and Telugu-language text.October 02 20082008-10-02