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Indoor photo at an ashram shrine niche in a brick wall. A woman in orange robes with a long dark plait and rudraksha beads lights a brass oil lamp (aarti) beside a framed portrait garlanded with white and pink flowers. A man in orange kneels and tends the lamp, while a second man in orange stands at left with hands folded in namaskar. Behind them, a man in white clothes and others stand near a counter; a camera and a laptop sit in the foreground. Photo of a lamp ritual at a portrait shrine.

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A long-haired man in a saffron-orange garment with a shawl and a dark rudraksha mala stands at a brick-walled alcove beside a small brass oil lamp, lit by a flame. A second man in saffron robes bends to the lamp and offers a flame with his hands, while a framed portrait above them is garlanded with flowers and shows a figure in orange with a bead necklace. Behind them, a few men in white clothes stand with hands pressed together near a mirror, and a flat-screen monitor and electronics sit on a shelf at the right. The scene suggests an aarti at a shrine-like corner of an ashram, with the lamp as the focus.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Devotees perform an aarti in a small brick-walled room before a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a saffron-robed figure with a long orange-brown garment, a beaded necklace and a flower garland. A woman in an orange sari holds a brass aarti lamp with flame toward the portrait. Beside her, a young man in orange robes holds a brass tray of rose petals. Behind them, two men in white dhotis with hands folded in prayer stand near a black-and-white framed photo on the wall, and a brass oil lamp stands on the floor. A television sits on a wooden stand at right.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A photo of a ritual inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A person in a saffron-orange wrap and orange turban holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame over a garlanded framed picture on a white-draped table; the table is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, floral arrangements and a brass kalasha-style stand. The person holds a small brass bell in the other hand and wears a rudraksha mala. Nearby, a man in white clothes holds a tray, and a man in orange on the right presses his palms together in namaste beside a video camera. Another person in white stands in the background. The scene is a puja or aarti at the opening of a new facility.2010-02-18Inside a plain brick room with a thatched roof, a figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp in both hands while smiling. Beside them, another saffron-robed person holds a tray of pink flowers, and a third saffron-robed person stands nearby with palms together. On the left, a man in white clothing films with a video camera. Behind them, a man in white with palms pressed together stands near a framed photograph of a seated figure in saffron, garlanded with flowers, with a brass lamp in front of a wall-mounted TV. Petals are scattered on the floor.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain white-walled room during a home visit. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland and an orange sleeveless garment, stands before a framed devotional picture of a deity with white flower garlands and holds a lit flame toward a small shrine or offering spot. In the foreground right, a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-yellow shawl with pink borders and is seen from behind. A man in white stands at left, and a boy with his palms pressed together stands at the doorway at right, looking toward a room with green leaves hanging above the door. Visible people number about four, with additional partial figures in the doorway area.2010-02-17July 27 20082008-07-27Indoor photo in a small tiled room with a wooden cabinet holding brass oil lamps and a framed photo garlanded with yellow marigolds. A man in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, wearing a red, green and white flower garland and with long black hair, stands at left with his hands extended over a shrine. A second person in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) at centre, while a woman in a pink-red sari and a man in a cream shirt with glasses stand at right, hands joined in prayer. A pink bowl of flower petals is held at right. A framed portrait on the shrine shows a figure in orange with a bead necklace. The scene reads as puja and aarti at a home shrine.2010-01-10