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A photograph inside a shop interior showing a bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth and a long rudraksha mala, reaching up to hang a white and red flower garland on a framed image. Above the frame sits a small gilded deity murti set among white flower garlands. The framed portrait below shows a smiling man in a white turban with a red tilak, a dark jacket and ornate embroidered collar, draped with a red flower garland. To the left, an older man in a white shirt watches. Behind them, several onlookers stand in a doorway, and a basket of red flowers sits on a shelf at right beside a palm-decorated entrance with bunting. The scene suggests a shop opening or blessing ceremony.

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A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala with bead necklaces, stands at right reaching up with one raised arm to touch a framed gold-bordered picture on a wall. The framed picture is garlanded with white flower strands and red flowers, and beneath it a second framed portrait labelled with a printed name shows a smiling man in a white turban and dark embroidered jacket, with a red garland draped around it. At left, a partially visible man with grey hair looks toward the wall. Shelves with yellow packaging sit at left. The bare-chested saffron-clad man has distinctive long hair and rudraksha beads, consistent with a probable Swamiji appearance, while the portrait is a depiction. Total people visible: two physical people.2007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22February 21 20072007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22A photograph inside a shop interior where a bare-chested man with long, dark, swept-back hair and an orange saffron dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, reaches up to touch the forehead of a framed portrait. The portrait shows a smiling man in a white turban and ornate dark embroidered garment against a blue background, garlanded with a red and white flower garland. Above it hangs a gilded frame with a garland and silver crown-like ornaments. To the left, a man in a white checked shirt with a rudraksha mala watches with hands together. A tall silver lamp stand wrapped in yellow marigold garlands stands at right, and a second person is visible in a light green shirt behind it. Glass shelves hold stacked books and cloth goods.2007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22February 22 20072007-02-22February 21 20072007-02-21A shop interior during an inauguration. A man in an orange sleeveless robe with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at centre, one index finger raised as he speaks. He appears to be a sannyasi in saffron. At left, a person in white holds a silver oil lamp with burning flames wrapped in yellow marigold garland. The counter in front holds coconuts, bananas, apples and other fruit. Shelves of packaged goods line the left wall, and a basket of red flowers sits at right.2007-02-21August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a devotee in orange robes standing with his back to the camera before a framed portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, labelled in print on the photo. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a white flower garland, seated cross-legged on a cushion before a banyan tree, with one hand raised. The shrine wall is draped with pink, white, yellow and green flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a small brass kalasha and plates with offerings sit on the ledge below. A second person in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge, and a garland of white and red flowers hangs over the first devotee's shoulder.2010-01-19February 21 20072007-02-21