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A blurry photograph of an indoor shrine set against a pale green wall, with no people visible. A large poster at the top shows a seated figure in orange robes with a long beaded necklace, its edges draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Below, a framed image shows a figure in white robes seated on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion. A smaller framed copy of the same throne image sits to its right, and a framed photo of a man in a yellow turban and blue ornate garment stands at the lower left. A framed orange-robed portrait is at the lower right, with a brass plate, a small white cup and a red-and-gold decorative arrangement on the floor. A date stamp reads 29 10 2006.

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October 29 20062006-10-29Photograph of an indoor shrine set against a plain grey wall. Two tall standing portrait banners flank a central framed picture, all garlanded with marigold and orange flower garlands. The left banner shows a man in white and cream robes with a white turban and a rudraksha mala; the right banner shows a figure in saffron-orange robes and orange turban with long dark hair and a mala. The central framed picture shows a seated figure in orange robes before a white background. In front of the framed picture on a round concrete platform are brass lamps, a small kalasha-style pot, a brass plate and loose white and yellow flowers. No physical people are present; the figures are printed portraits.2007-01-12October 25 20062006-10-25October 28 20062006-10-28A home shrine set against a cream cloth backdrop draped with green leaf garlands and red bead strings. Several framed portraits are arranged on a ledge: a large standing portrait at left of a man in an orange robe and orange turban with hands folded, a central framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala against a tree-root backdrop with an inscription reading Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, a smaller framed portrait at lower left, and a portrait at right of a figure in a white turban. Offerings include bowls of flowers, mangoes, lemons, bananas and a brass plate of petals, with a small oil lamp and a sai-style portrait of a bearded saint in the lower centre. Garlands of white flowers hang beside the central portrait.2006-11-04November 01 20062006-11-01December 25 20072007-12-25Indoor shrine on a white-draped table beside a window with iron grilles. Two large framed portraits are garlanded with white jasmine, pink and red flowers and yellow marigold. The right portrait shows a smiling man with long hair in orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, raising one hand, in front of a banyan tree; a caption reads PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA. The centre portrait shows a similar figure in white with a crown-like backdrop, also garlanded. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames, smaller framed photos, a seated brass deity murti and a small orange-clad figurine complete the arrangement, with orange cloth draped at left.2010-01-10Framed portraits displayed on a dark wooden shelf against a pale pink wall. Several framed illustrations show a bearded man in a saffron-orange turban and orange garment with a pink and white garland, smiling and gesturing. A larger framed photograph in the left column shows a figure in a pink-orange turban with a red bindi. Smaller framed images show a seated deity in orange tones on a throne. A strand of yellow, white and green flower garland hangs at the left edge. The portraits are printed images, not physical people, and no living person is present in the scene. Descriptions of the depicted individuals here refer only to printed likenesses.2016-12-06August 15 20092009-08-15A small shrine corner in a plain room with pale turquoise walls and a tiled floor. On a table draped with a patterned white cloth sit brass lamps, a small bell, a bowl and scattered white and yellow flowers. A large framed portrait labelled with Tamil text shows a figure seated on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain, garlanded with white flower strands and red flowers. To the right leans a second framed photograph of a figure in orange robes seated among stone pillars, garlanded with white flowers, with red flowers placed at its base. No people are physically present.2006-10-25A home shrine on a teal cloth with gold border, holding framed portraits and small devotional objects, with no physical people present. A large printed photograph shows a bare-chested man in saffron cloth seated in meditation before a banyan tree, with a white and yellow flower garland, rudraksha mala and pendant; a caption under him reads Mahamsa Sri Nithyananda. To the right, a portrait shows a smiling man with long hair in a yellow turban and purple-and-gold top with a red bindi, set against a colourful patterned background and yellow flowers. A small framed copy of the turban portrait stands beside a brass Ganesha figure, a small lamp, a brass bowl, red-lidded container, and a white figurine on a pink lotus base. A green-and-gold ribbon hangs at the right edge.2006-10-31