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A photograph inside an indoor temple-style room with red walls and a shrine. A bearded man with a white forehead mark sits smiling on a red cushioned sofa, wearing a rust-brown sannyasi robe, a large garland of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds, and a rudraksha mala. He holds open a printed card with colourful illustrations while a flower arrangement sits on it. Around him, several devotees in orange and saffron cloths with white forehead marks stand and kneel with hands pressed together in anjali. Women in a purple sari, white sari and purple dress with rudraksha malas also stand with palms joined. A long yellow-and-white flower garland hangs over a devotee's arm. The setting suggests a welcome or invitation ritual, with flower garlands and devotees honouring the seated figure. The visible people are a seated man and about seven standing devotees. a person is seated on the sofa, identified by the rust-brown robe, rudraksha mala, large flower garland and being honoured by the devotees.

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November 29 20162016-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 29 20162016-11-29 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-brown robe and a multicoloured flower garland sits on a red upholstered sofa in a red-walled room with framed portraits, while devotees perform a welcome ritual. Standing and kneeling attendants wear orange dhotis, sacred ash lines and rudraksha-style beads; one bare-chested attendant holds a folded ceremonial sheet and a leaf plate of flowers, and a woman in a purple sari holds her hands in añjali. Two women in white and purple stand with hands folded, and a brass lamp stands at the left edge. A flat laptop-like tablet rests on a cushion in front.2016-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 29 20162016-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 29 20162016-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 29 20162016-11-29 +1 copiesIndoor ceremonial welcome in a home-style shrine room with red walls and a framed picture. A bearded man with long hair and a rust-brown robe sits on a red sofa with his eyes closed, wearing a long garland of red, pink, white and yellow flowers and a white tilak on his forehead. Kneeling on the left, a shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti holds an open printed booklet and a floral offering. A bare-chested attendant in orange cloth with yellow border stands behind holding a yellow flower garland. Women in purple and magenta saris stand with palms pressed together, and one holds a metal cymbal-like drum. Ornate brass lamps and a gilded stand are visible at left. Caption on the right reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2016-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 29 20162016-11-29A photograph of a welcoming ceremony indoors in a red-walled room. Around him, several people in orange and saffron dhotis or white shawls stand with white and orange forehead markings and garlands; two women in purple and white hold their hands in anjali. A brass tray of fruit, including bananas, pineapple and apples, sits in the foreground, and framed pictures hang on the wall behind.2016-11-29 +1 copiesA seated man in rust-orange sannyasi robes wears a multicoloured flower garland of red roses, white blossoms and yellow marigolds, with a white tilak on his forehead, and holds open a yellow printed invitation card with coloured emblems while his palms are pressed together. Behind him two women in white and purple saris stand with hands folded in namaskar. At left a man in an orange dhoti and bare chest holds a decorated ceremonial vehicle draped with a yellow flower garland. Red walls and small metal deity figures are visible in the background of a temple-style interior. Possibly a Brahmotsavam invitation welcoming ceremony, with the seated man's identity unverified from appearance.2016-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 29 20162016-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 29 20162016-11-29 +1 copies