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A photograph of an indoor ritual inside a plain blue-grey room with bamboo-and-thatch ceiling and a fluorescent tube. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange head wrap, with a long swept-back hairstyle and gold necklace, sits on a red mat with palms pressed together, receiving aarti from a man in white kneeling and holding a lit camphor flame on a brass plate. A large golden-edged red and orange floral garland-like plaque is held up behind him by a man in white. Standing around are devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with hands in anjali, and a woman in a cream sari with red and orange border and a red blouse holding a brass lamp. Stacks of wrapped books or packets lie on the mat in front. Appearance-based cues on the seated man (saffron clothing, orange head wrap, long hair, gold necklace) suggest a person, though this is uncertain.

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January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a ritual arati scene on a red carpet inside a plain blue-grey walled room. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels and holds a lit oil lamp toward a seated figure. A seated person in an orange turban, orange shawl and gold-trimmed orange garment sits with palms pressed together; the figure's dress and adornments are distinctive, so this is a person candidate. Behind him stands a man in white holding a large round red and gold ceremonial fan or plate. A woman in a white sari with a red border and gold bangles stands at left with hands folded; several men in white kurtas stand or sit with palms together. Stacks of white cloth bundles lie on the carpet.2007-01-12Photograph of an indoor ritual on a pink mat in a plain room with pale blue-grey walls and a bamboo-roofed ceiling. A man in orange robes with an orange turban and gold-trimmed garment sits with hands folded in namaste, with a large round gold-and-red fan-shaped ceremonial backdrop behind him. A man in white kneels at left holding a lit oil lamp aarti toward him, while a seated older man in white with folded hands watches. A woman in a white sari with red border stands at left holding a plate, and several men in white dhotis and shirts stand or kneel nearby. Stacks of white-wrapped books sit on the mat in front, and a plastic bag printed with text lies on the floor. The orange-robed figure has long hair and a visible garland, and the scene reads as an aarti offering. Several people are visible.2007-01-12Photograph inside a plain room with a whitewashed block wall and thatched roof. At right, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl holds a brass plate with a lit flame and flower petals, facing a framed portrait draped with a marigold garland. Beside him stand a man with long hair in an orange shawl over white clothes and a man in orange with glasses and a beaded necklace. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar; a woman in a white sari with orange border stands at left. A red mat covers the floor, with brass oil lamps beside the portrait.2007-01-12A photograph of a ceremony in a large open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. A seated figure in orange robes with a white and multicoloured floral garland sits on a raised bed draped with a leopard-print cloth; the figure has long dark hair and joins palms in prayer. In front, a man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward, tending a small brass fire vessel with a flame beside a rolled rug. Around them, rows of men in white dhotis and shirts stand or sit with palms pressed together, some wearing saffron shawls and rudraksha or beaded necklaces. A coloured fringed canopy hangs at upper right, and a framed portrait labelled with a copyright line sits at lower right. Roughly 50 people are visible in the hall.2007-02-24January 12 20072007-01-12November 11 20062006-11-11A photograph inside a plain room with a corrugated and thatched roof and whitewashed walls, with a dark red carpet on the floor. At the centre, a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and orange flowers sits on a purple-draped platform beside two brass oil lamps. Around it, devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris with orange borders. In the lower right foreground, a figure in an orange robe and orange turban sits holding a silver tray of flowers and offerings, appearing to perform a puja. The scene suggests a devotional darshan or puja before the framed portrait.2007-01-12A photograph of a group of men in white dhotis and shirts standing with palms pressed together in namaste along the left side of an indoor hall. In the centre, a man with a bare chest and a rudraksha mala wears an orange-saffron dhoti and is receiving a greeting. Beside him, a priest with a shaved head and bare torso wears an orange cloth and white dhoti, holding a silver tray with offerings and lit items. Behind them, other saffron-clad sannyasis stand near a decorated shrine with a deity murti and flowers.2010-11-30October 20 20102010-10-20A photograph of a ceremony in a covered hall with a tiled roof and open sides. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward to wave a small flame over a seated figure. The seated figure wears saffron-orange robes, a floral garland of white and multicoloured flowers, and sits on a red and white patterned mat with flower offerings in front. Behind him a tall kalasha-like red umbrella hangs at the right edge. A large framed portrait labelled "Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam" leans against the mat at the lower right, showing a figure in orange robes. Dozens of devotees in white clothes, with some in orange shawls, stand and sit with palms pressed together. A coconut tree and an outdoor statue are visible through the open doorway. The flame sits in a small brass lamp.2007-02-24