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Interior room with cream walls and a white door on the left. A framed portrait hangs above a draped white table; the framed image shows a figure in orange robes with hands pressed together in namaskar, labelled with Sanskrit text 'तत्वमसि' and 'TAT TVAM ASI / I AM THAT'. Potted bromeliads and flower arrangements decorate the table, which also holds brochures and a small red-and-white beaded garland hanging from its front. A wooden lectern stands at right beside a green-and-white Health and Wellness Program display board. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a pink-draped table in a bright room with white tiled floor, displaying framed and loose printed portraits. A central framed print shows a smiling man in orange robes with rudraksha malas, hands pressed together, beneath Sanskrit script and the English words TAT TVAM ASI and AHAM BRAHMASMI. Surrounding it are framed and loose prints of bearded men in saffron robes and long hair, a colourful deity print, and small photographs. No physical people are present; all figures are depictions on printed material.2013-05-07A photograph of a shrine table draped in a white cloth with three framed pictures, each garlanded with yellow marigold and green leaf festoons. The centre framed poster shows a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, seated cross-legged in front of a large tree trunk with one hand raised; this is a printed depiction, and the poster caption reads2010-02-182011 -eNMiracles CollectionsA photograph of a small ritual altar in a plain room with pale grey walls and blue carpet. On a white lace-trimmed cloth sits a framed black-and-white portrait of a smiling figure with long, wavy hair, wearing a draped garment and a long necklace of dark beads. Red and pink roses decorate the top of the frame, and a silver tray holds fruit and offerings in front of it. White lilies and green leaves are arranged across the cloth, with pink flowers in a yellow pot to the left and a yellow fabric hanging from the upper left corner. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person, so no people are present in the scene.2008-05-03April 15 20112011-04-15 +1 copies2011 -eNMiracles Collections +2 copiesA framed photograph on a wall shows a seated man in orange robes with a white flower garland around his neck and a light-coloured mala, his hand raised, in front of a tree trunk. The framed portrait is decorated with a floral arch of white jasmine, yellow and orange marigolds, and a garland hanging down from its base. Below it a white-covered table holds a flower rangoli design of yellow, orange and red petals. In front on the floor, a folded orange cloth carries a pair of wooden sandals, edged with a border of yellow marigolds. The plain beige wall has a small purple poster fragment at the top left. No people are visible. +1 copiesA framed portrait of a long-haired man in saffron robes and a white flower garland, seated with one hand raised in blessing before a bodhi-like tree backdrop, is decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands. Below it on a low wooden stand sit an open book, a small black deity murti with a trident, fruit bowl with bananas and oranges, brass lamps, and a red-and-gold tray of rose petals. A white cloth covers the floor in front, holding plates of sweets and flowers, a kalasha-style brass vessel, and a small puja setup. The portrait is a depiction on a wall frame, not a person physically present.2009-08-20A seated man in saffron-orange clothing sits cross-legged on a white-draped platform in a decorated hall. He wears an orange turban, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, and his eyes are closed. A microphone stand stands to his left. Behind him, a large framed portrait labelled "Sri Nithyananda Swamiji" shows a smiling man in orange turban and shawl with hands together. Smaller framed portraits hang on the gold-trimmed wall panels. Ornate silver oil lamps and tall arrangements of purple, pink, blue and yellow flowers surround the platform, and a green mat lies in front of it.2004-03-11A photograph of a shrine table draped in a white cloth with a red-and-green border, holding three framed portraits, each garlanded with pink and yellow flower strands. The left portrait shows a woman with long hair in a white veil; the centre portrait shows a young man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads, hand raised in blessing, seated before a tree trunk; the right portrait shows a deity in red and gold with a crown and a kalasha-like motif on a blue background. Brass bells, a small silver bowl, and scattered rose petals sit on the table, and a tall brass oil lamp stands at the right edge beside a pink fabric backdrop. The room has grey plastered walls and a small window.2011-09-09Interior shrine room in a Tamil-language ashram or centre, with a large banner showing a seated saffron-robed figure with rudraksha beads under a banyan-like tree beside the Tamil text for a meditation seat (dhyana peetham) and Namakkal. A framed portrait of a long-haired figure in white robes seated on an ornate red-and-gold throne is placed on an orange-draped table, flanked by a small seated figurine in orange, a brass kalasha with flowers, a deity picture with peacock feathers, a brass lamp, puja items and a brass bowl of marigold petals. A white floor mat lies in front. No people are visible.2009-01-10A 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.2009-07-14