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A seated figure in an orange-and-maroon garment with a green-and-yellow fruit garland and rudraksha beads sits on an orange-covered seat, gesturing with one hand toward a kneeling devotee. The kneeling person, bald and wearing a white cloth, has a large red rose garland draped over the shoulders. A woman in a white sari with a red-and-white garland kneels with hands folded near the seated figure. A young man in a white shirt stands at left holding roses, and a man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala stands behind. On the wall behind is a framed portrait of a saffron-robed seated teacher garlanded with flowers, flanked by lit oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, a blue electric fan and a framed deity picture. Fruit and offerings sit on an orange-draped table.

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June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph inside a small room at a house visit. A seated man in an orange-brown sleeveless garment and a green-and-yellow flower-bead garland is receiving a long red and white flower garland from a young man in white clothing. Behind him stands a framed portrait labelled "Nithyananda" showing a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, flanked by flower garlands and brass oil lamps on an orange cloth. A small framed deity picture hangs on the wall, and a blue table fan sits nearby. A tall young man in white stands at left, and two people in white kneel in front. Brass plates with offerings sit on the table.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a seated man in an orange-brown robe and a large red rose garland with a yellow flower garland and white flowers, smiling as a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered dress kneels with palms pressed together and eyes closed, while a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala sits in front. An altar behind holds a framed orange-robed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", a white flower garland on it, brass oil lamps, a plate with kumkum, a red rose garland, a blue table fan, and a framed deity image. Attendants hold a bouquet of red roses, and fruit sits in a box at lower right.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a padapuja in a small room with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed guru seated in meditation, garlanded with red flowers and a marigold-style garland, set on an orange-draped table with lit oil lamps, a kumkum-marked trident and a small deity murti. A seated man in orange and maroon robes, wearing a long red flower garland and a large green-and-white citrus-bead garland, smiles while women in white and cream saris and a man in white kneel at his feet, washing and offering to them. Standing behind are two people in orange robes and white dhotis, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and a standing figure in white with a gold-bordered shawl. A fan and a striped mat complete the scene.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27July 03 20142014-07-03A seated man in orange and maroon robes receives a foot-washing ritual in a small room. He wears a long garland of red roses and yellow flowers and rests his bare feet in a brass plate while several people in white dhotis and saris kneel and pour water over them. Behind him a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs above a table draped in orange cloth with oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, and red roses. Two standing attendants in orange and white dress watch. A white fan and a plate of fruit sit nearby.2014-06-27A padapuja ritual at a home in Tamil Nadu. A central figure sits on a dark maroon cloth wearing a deep red-brown turban, a maroon robe, and long white and red flower garlands, with gold bangles on the wrist. She holds her hand over an offering tray holding fruit and a red item. Behind her, saffron-robed attendants wear rudraksha malas, and a bare-chested young man wears a white dhoti and garland. An elderly woman in white with a flower garland bows at the lower left, and a man in white reaches forward at the left edge. A framed portrait with garlands hangs on the wall, and a photographer with a camera stands behind the group.2014-07-03A photograph of a home visit in a plain white room with a small altar. A man with a bare, muscular torso wears an orange-red dhoti and a thick garland of red roses and yellow-green fruit (possibly limes). He is seated on a chair, smiling, with one hand raised in blessing, and a ceremonial staff with a metal head stands behind him. Seated on the floor in front are a bald man in a white shirt with a beaded necklace, a woman in a white sari with a kumkum mark and rudraksha mala, and young people in white. Two standing boys wear orange and white robes with rudraksha malas. On the altar, a framed portrait labelled Nithyananda is garlanded with red flowers, flanked by oil lamps; a deity picture hangs on the wall. A woman holds a lit oil lamp over a brass plate of flowers and offerings, an aarti being performed. A printed copyright line appears on the lower right.2014-06-27