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A photograph of an indoor ritual with a large colourful floral rangoli on a white floor. A long-haired man in an orange-red saffron wrap and a white flower garland stands at the front, lighting a brass oil lamp with a flower-decorated stem. A vermilion mark is on his forehead. Around him, about a dozen people stand in folded-hands namaskar: men in white kurta-style shirts and white dhotis, a woman in a pink sari with a gold border holding a tray, and a young girl in a grey school uniform with a dark tie holding a small black tray. A blue balloon is visible near the top, and a wooden-framed window is on the wall behind.

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February 04 20092009-02-04A photograph of a welcome ritual inside a white-walled hall with a large multicoloured floral rangoli on the floor. A woman in a red sleeveless dress and garland, barefoot, holds a brass aarti lamp with flowers at its base and reaches toward a flower-decorated lamp stand over the rangoli. Behind her, devotees in white and cream clothing, saris and orange sarees stand and clap or fold hands. On the right, a man in an orange robe and saffron dhoti stands barefoot with hands joined, appearing to be a sannyasi, while men in white shirts and a uniformed man stand nearby. Balloons hang in the upper left corner. Watermarked archive photo.2009-02-04February 04 20092009-02-04February 04 20092009-02-04A photograph of a home interior where devotees welcome a saffron-robed sannyasi standing on a floral rangoli. The central figure in orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland and gold beaded necklaces, with long dark hair. Beside him, another orange-robed attendant holds a brass trident and shares the threshold, while devotees with folded hands bow. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand to the left, a woman in a green sari and an older woman in white are in the middle, and women in saffron and gold silk stand to the right. A small girl in a white dress with a green sash watches. Behind, a framed portrait of a guru with a garland hangs above a doorway draped with colourful flower strings, with a lamp and marigold garlands on the frame.2010-01-09Indoor welcome ceremony in a hall with a banner reading NITHYANANDA HALL and a small framed portrait on the wall above it. A woman in a peach and gold sari with a gold-bordered pallu stands at left holding a plate. A central figure in a red-orange robe with a long white and pink flower garland, hair falling loose, gestures with one hand raised, standing beside a lit oil lamp and flower-decorated kalasha on a colourful floral rangoli. Around them, several men in white dhotis and shirts and women in sarees, including an orange-saree woman, stand with hands folded. A covered table and microphone stand sit on a low stage behind.2009-02-04A photograph of a devotional ritual indoors against a white tiled wall. A man in orange clothing at left holds a silver vessel with pink flowers and leaves. A standing figure in a long orange robe and white flower garland, with a red-and-white bead garland at the neck, stands centre-left, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible; this figure's identity is not established from appearance. A woman in a purple sari with gold border bends over a small lit oil lamp set on a white floral rangoli-like arrangement of petals on the floor. Other women in red, maroon and multicoloured saris, and a man in white dhoti and shirt, look on or hold lamps and offerings, some holding phones.2009-06-22February 04 20092009-02-04January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a ribbon-cutting at a glass door opening. A long-haired man in a red-orange robe and a thick white and orange flower garland stands at the centre, cutting an orange ribbon with scissors. Beside him an attendant in orange holds a brass tray of pink petals. A younger man in an orange robe stands behind, and men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala, watch. The threshold has a colourful floral rangoli and scattered pink petals, with a pink flower garland hung above the doorway.2009-02-04