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Outdoors on bare dry earth, a framed portrait stands on a magenta and gold brocade cloth with a scattering of red flower petals. The portrait shows a smiling man with long dark hair in an orange robe with a white-beaded mala, seated against a rock backdrop; the portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person. In front of it lie yellow-handled power tools, including angle grinders and a Bosch drill, with black cables, while coiled black cable, woven baskets and a metal tray of cylindrical rods sit behind. A small stone bench and a metal sheet are nearby. No physical people are visible.

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A blurred outdoor ritual setup on sandy ground viewed through a metal railing. Scattered on the ground are brass and steel bowls, a small brass pot, woven baskets, a cardboard box holding tools with green handles, bundles of sticks, a plate of white and red offerings, and a framed photograph propped upright showing a figure in orange garments against a light background. A pink cloth lies beside it. No people are visible, and the portrait's subject cannot be confirmed as a person from its appearance.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19A small room set up as a shrine, with a framed photograph on a white-draped altar showing a long-haired man in orange robes and a white bead necklace, seated before a banyan-type tree with one hand raised in blessing. The portrait is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. Below it, offerings are spread on the floor and altar: fresh fruits including pineapples, bananas, apples and mangoes, coconuts, brass bowls, kumkum-coloured dishes, a brass bell and lamp, and flower garlands. Wooden poles, a cart wheel and farm tools are stacked against the walls, and white plastic sacks lie at the left. No people are visible.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08April 07 20122012-04-07A photograph of a ceremonial puja setup on a low orange mat in front of a large framed portrait of a man in an orange-red turban, dark rudraksha-style bead necklace and orange robe, shown against a forest backdrop. The portrait is labelled with the copyright line visible in the image. Smaller framed pictures of a seated figure in orange robes appear beside it. In the foreground are brass plates, oil lamps, a brass bell, a kalasha-like vessel, a small silver cup, pink flowers and green leaves. A person with bare shoulders in orange clothing sits at left with their back to the camera, facing the altar. Swamiji (probable): the framed portrait shows a man in an orange turban, bead necklace and orange robe, consistent with the page's reference.2013-06-27October 08 20082008-10-08A young man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl kneels at an outdoor altar, adjusting pink flowers around a framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white-and-gold bead mala, seated and raising one hand in blessing against a tree-trunk backdrop. The framed portrait sits on a bright orange cloth with orange marigold petals and a brass plate of gold-toned sandals or padukas. A banana plant, potted shrubs and a small water bottle surround the altar on dirt ground, with signboards visible behind. Another person in white stands at the left edge.2009-09-25 +1 copiesAugust 07 20112011-08-07A large framed photograph on an altar shows a seated young man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a long rudraksha mala with a pendant, hands raised in a gesture of greeting in front of gnarled banyan roots. The framed picture is set on a white-draped table heaped with pink and yellow flower petals and red blossoms. A small framed image of a deity murti sits at the lower left of the altar, beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame on a tall stand, and candles and a microphone stand appear at the sides. The setting is an indoor hall with a polished red-brown wall.A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in front of a framed portrait on a gilded red-cushioned chair, garlanded with red and green flowers. The framed portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and shows a smiling figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace seated before a banyan root backdrop; this is a depiction, not a physical person. In front, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits on a mat, holding incense sticks beside a brass lamp. A fire burns in a stack of brick-like blocks decorated with red and yellow flowers, with brass bowls, coconuts, fruit, bundled sticks and offering trays arranged on an orange cloth. Behind, a red-draped deity murti is decorated with garlands.2010-06-07June 06 20102010-06-06