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July 29 20082008-07-29A photograph of a shrine room entered through a dark wooden door. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a red sleeveless top and orange wrap and has a garland of white and red flowers draped over the shoulders. To the right, a second person in orange robes stands partly visible at the doorway. Inside, a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes with a white beaded necklace sits on the wall, garlanded with pink and white flowers. Below it on the floor are brass oil lamps and a silver tray of rose petals. Framed deity images hang on the upper wall, and rose petals are scattered on the floor.2009-08-08July 26 20082008-07-26A photograph of a hall with white walls and a corrugated metal ceiling. A large black-and-white portrait fills the back wall, and beneath it a carved wooden throne with a golden arch holds a seated figure in orange robes with a green cloth draped behind. A standing person in an orange robe with long hair and a white flower garland stands at right with palms pressed together in namaste. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and brass pooja vessels sit on a low wooden platform in front of the throne. A person in white and yellow is partly visible at the lower right edge. Red curtains hang at the windows.2010-02-15A photograph inside a plain white hall with a corrugated metal roof and maroon curtains on the walls. On the left a large black-and-white portrait hangs above an ornate gilded throne draped with teal and gold cloth, with a seated figure in orange robes and a gold necklace placed on it. Two brass oil lamps and a small offering tray with flowers and brass vessels sit on the floor in front. On the right a standing person in an orange robe and a white flower garland, with long dark hair, faces the throne with hands folded in prayer. A partly visible person in white and yellow stands at the lower right edge. Gold oil lamps and a decorated ritual setting appear in the foreground.2010-02-15July 21 20102010-07-21July 30 20092009-07-30A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and sleeveless orange top, stands in a shrine corner and bends to adjust a yellow and red marigold garland on a seated statue. The statue wears an orange cloth and a red-and-gold headdress, with a red-and-yellow garland draped over it. Beside it a large framed portrait shows a seated woman in white with hands raised, and peacock feathers stand in tall bunches on both sides. Brass oil lamps, a small brass bowl and a plate of oranges sit on the floor. Dark marble tiles line the walls. The man appears to be a probable Swamiji wearing saffron clothing and long hair.2010-02-15Interior of a decorated room with a raised altar platform draped in red cloth, brass kalashas and pots with flowers, and garlands of flowers and tinsel strung from the ceiling. In the foreground a person in orange robes with long dark hair stands with back to the camera, facing the altar. On the lower right, a white-draped seated figure sits near the altar. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in Tamil script, garlanded with white and orange flowers, sits on the altar steps beside brass lamps and a brass vessel. The walls show a peacock-patterned hanging.2009-08-11A person in a long flowing orange robe stands inside a thatched palm-leaf shelter, one arm raised toward a framed portrait hung on the wall. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a garland of white flowers draped over the frame. A metal table below holds brass lamps, a small bowl, scattered red flowers and a packet of snacks, with red and orange powder on the floor. Through the open side, a second man in white is partly visible outdoors. The figure appears to be making a devotional gesture before the portrait. The person in orange has long hair and the portrait figure is dressed similarly.2009-12-15A photograph of a shrine room inside an ashram. On the left, a man in orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead and a gold chain holds flowers in his hands, facing the altar. Centre-right, a seated figure in white garlanded with red and white flower garlands sits before a carved wooden throne-like altar. Behind the seated figure, a framed portrait shows a man in orange robes and a beaded mala seated before a banyan tree, hand raised in blessing. A carved wooden lion figure sits on the altar, and a small deity murti in orange and red stands in front. Flower-draped backdrop with a banyan tree photo and carved stone pillar behind.2012-04-11 +1 copiesJune 02 20032003-06-02