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Outdoor scene under palm trees with a string of small blue and white pennants overhead. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside a framed portrait on a white-draped table; the portrait shows a figure seated on an ornate silver throne with a red backdrop, garlanded with white and red flowers, and labelled "Om Hreem Nithyanandaya Namaha". On the right, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban, with a long hair and a white-and-red flower garland, stands with hands extended toward the portrait. Other men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around, and a man kneels in white at the lower centre, with flower petals scattered on the cloth.

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Outdoor photo at a roadside festival under a canopy of banana trees and palms strung with white and blue flags. A man in an orange shawl and orange garland of red and white flowers, with an orange headwrap, points toward a framed portrait on a white-draped table. The portrait, labelled "Om Hreem Nithyanandaya Namah", shows a figure seated on an ornate throne. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray of flowers and grain in front of the table. Surrounding men and boys in white clothes watch the scene. a person: the orange-shawled man with long hair, orange headwrap and flower garland fits the candidate cues, but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of an outdoor devotional offering at dusk beneath a canopy of banana leaves and strung blue-and-white pennants. In the foreground a man with his back to the camera wears an orange turban and orange shawl with a white and pink floral garland, hands pressed in namaste, holding a tray of petals. Beside him a man in a white shirt holds up a flaming brass aarti lamp on a tall stand. Around them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms joined. On the right, a framed photograph of a smiling woman in a white and gold sari, garlanded with flowers, is placed on a white-draped table scattered with petals, with text on the frame reading Om Hreem Nithyanandaya Namaha. Several onlookers crowd the background.2007-01-12Outdoor procession under a red and multicoloured fringed canopy with palm trees behind. A central man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a white and multicoloured flower garland, holding a metal vessel aloft in one hand and a walking staff in the other. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at left, and a man in white holds a framed painted portrait labelled Paramahamsi Nithyananda, showing a figure in orange robes with a mala seated in meditation. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, some with folded hands, crowd around in bright sunlight.2007-02-24Outdoor ritual scene under palm and banana trees strung with small blue-and-white pennant flags. In the foreground, a person in white with an orange shawl holds a silver tray of flower petals and offerings beside a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a seated figure in white with a garland. A figure in a tall orange turban and orange robe, with a flower garland, stands with a lit lamp or flame on a tray raised toward the portrait. Around them, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers bows with hands folded. The setting suggests an aarti offering before a portrait.2007-01-12A photo of an outdoor ceremony beneath a canopy of palm fronds and marigold garlands. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border, hair in a topknot, kneels at right and offers white and orange flower garlands at a framed portrait of a smiling bald man with a red tilak. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange robes stand with hands folded; one bearded man in saffron holds a bundle of green leaves. Flower petals and marigolds cover the ground, and onlookers stand in the background.2007-08-09Outdoors under banana and coconut palms, a shirtless man in an orange saffron cloth and orange turban stands with his back to the camera, arms raised and hands in anjali as he faces a framed portrait on an easel. The framed portrait, garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, shows a seated figure on an ornate white throne with a red cushion, with the printed inscription Om Hreem Nithyanandaya Namaha. Behind him, a tall flagstaff flies a long orange pennant, and strings of white flags with a blue emblem are strung between the palms. Around him, men and boys in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a white sari with green border stand watching; a plastic chair and white cloth sit on the ground. The scene suggests a devotional ceremony at a flag-raising or honouring of the framed image.2007-01-12February 24 20072007-02-24November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor photo of a seated figure with long dark hair in an orange-red robe, wearing a white and orange-pink flower garland and a red bindi, seated on a purple-and-gold cloth. In front of them, a man in saffron-orange robes bows with a hand near his face. Around them, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and lean in, one bending forward with hands clasped, a man in a light shirt with a rudraksha mala at the left edge. Behind is a wall with a potted shrub and onlookers.2009-02-15July 12 20062006-07-12December 29 20092009-12-29