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Indoor photo of a devotional setting in an ashram room. On the left, a standing person in white clothing is partly visible at the frame edge. Two devotees in white kneel on the floor in the foreground, one with grey curly hair and one with long dark hair wearing a red and gold garment. Before them are lit candles, pink flowers, a brass tray of small oil lamps, and brass deity statues including a multi-armed figure. In the background, a large framed photograph on the wall sits above a cushioned armchair draped in plastic, with a garlanded framed portrait of a bearded man in orange robes resting on an orange cushion on the seat. A red-and-gold cloth and a garland hang near the wall. A large painted portrait with an orange cloth and garland is at the upper left.

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A photograph of an indoor shrine room with white walls and a beige carpet. On the wall above the altar hangs a large framed painting of a seated sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha beads, draped with a red cloth and orange marigold garland. Below it stands a shivalinga with a gold cobra hood, white and rainbow garlands, and brass deity figures. Lit pink and white candles and flowers sit on the altar. To the right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" rests on a cushioned chair with a garland. In front of it, a woman with long white hair in a white robe sits in a chair with her eyes closed, and a man with grey hair in white clothes and a beaded necklace sits on the floor. Two partially visible children sit in the foreground.2006-09-21A photograph of a small shrine room viewed through a glass-paned door, with devotees kneeling on the floor facing an altar. A large framed painting of a bare-chested, long-haired sadhu with rudraksha malas sits in a seated pose at the top of the altar, draped with red and gold fabric and garlanded. Below it stands a golden lingam with a cobra hood, a brass deity murti, a framed photograph garlanded with flowers beside a cushioned chair, and lit candles and oil lamps on the altar. Four people kneel in front: a person in a white shirt with grey hair at centre, a woman in a grey patterned top at left, a woman in orange with a dark plait at centre-right, and a woman in a striped top with a braid at right. A plausible satsang or puja setting.2006-09-21A dimly lit room with a shrine arrangement. On the left stands a large metallic Shiva lingam with a hooded cobra canopy, a tripundra mark and a striped garland draped over it. Beside it is a bronze deity murti, and a framed portrait garlanded with white flowers sits on a cushioned throne-like chair at the back. Rows of lit candles and small brass plates with flowers stand in front, and a partial figure in dark clothing sits at the lower right edge. A bright sprig of red and orange flowers appears at the top right corner.2006-09-21A photograph of a small shrine room where several people sit on the carpeted floor facing an altar. On the altar are gold-toned deity murtis, a black-faced figure on the left, a large kalasha-like form draped in white with a multicolour garland, and a standing figure with raised arms on the right. Many lit pillar candles and metal trays with flowers stand in front. Behind the altar hangs a large painted portrait of a robed figure seated in meditation with a mala, and to the right is a gilded chair with a framed photo and garlands. In the foreground a figure in a yellow robe sits with back to camera, a woman in magenta sits beside a person in white, and a man in white sits at the right edge.2006-09-21Indoor shrine photograph in an ashram room with beige walls and carpet. Centre stands a large dark-bronze Shiva linga draped with a white cloth, a striped multicoloured garland and a tripundra mark, set on a white-covered altar. Behind it hangs an orange-and-red drape with a marigold garland, framing a large printed photograph of a seated bearded man in orange robes and rudraksha mala beside a tree trunk. Flanking the linga are golden bronze figures: a seated deity with a pot-belly, dancing figures and a mounted deity murti. To the left a golden seated figure in orange wears a white garland. At right, a framed photograph garlanded with white flowers rests on a brown armchair. Many lit candles in red and blue holders and small brass oil lamps sit before the murtis on a red-draped platform, with a brass tray and kalasha at left. No people are visible.2006-09-21A photograph taken through a doorway into a lit shrine room at an evening event. Rows of lit votive candles in glass holders and small oil lamps stand on a draped table before a deity murti with a crown and a framed picture. Fresh garlands of yellow and white flowers hang above the doorway. Two seated people in white clothing are visible in the foreground, one with his back to the camera and one at the right edge. A portrait of a smiling woman in a light head covering hangs on the wall at upper right beside a partial banner, and a potted plant stands by the door. Leaves from a plant frame the upper left.2006-09-21A photograph of devotees seated on the floor from behind, facing a shrine. A large golden Shiva lingam with a silver-and-red-stone face and a hooded cobra canopy sits centrally, draped in white cloth with a garland of white and multicoloured flowers. Surrounding it are golden dancing figures, a golden bull (Nandi) and a golden deity murti. Lit pillar candles stand on the floor in front of the shrine. Four people are visible: a woman in a red sari with a white flower in her hair, a woman in a red-and-multicoloured floral sari with hair in a bun, a man in a beige shirt, and a man in a white striped shirt. At the upper right, a framed photograph of a smiling bald man in white with a white flower garland hangs on the wall; it is a printed portrait, not a person in the scene.2006-09-21A photograph of a home shrine room during a puja. A framed portrait of a seated young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, flanked by garlands of yellow and pink flowers, hangs on the wall above a white cloth-covered seat holding an orange cloth bundle and a peacock feather. Three people sit on the floor in white clothes before brass vessels, a pink flower-petal plate, lit oil lamps and fruit offerings. The man at left holds a lamp flame toward the offerings, while a woman at left and a person at right in white watch. The portrait's printed Tamil caption is visible, and a shallow wooden pooja stand holds the offerings.2009-Activities-and-Events-at-Kailaasa-SriPuram-Sarvajnapeeta-HyderabadA seated audience faces a raised white-draped platform with an empty ornate cushioned armchair and a trident leaning against its side. Behind it hangs a large black backdrop bearing a sepia portrait of a smiling man in a golden turban and crossed garland, a depiction of a person rather than a physical presence. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, with bouquets of red roses and white lilies nearby. In the foreground, several devotees sit cross-legged facing the platform: a man in white with an orange shawl, a woman with long curly hair in a white garment, a bald man in a dark top, a blonde woman in white, and a woman in a purple and maroon shawl. Colourful woven banners hang on the pillars at the left and right edges, and a small framed photo sits on a wall shelf.2006-04-022009-Activities-and-Events-at-Kailaasa-SriPuram-Sarvajnapeeta-HyderabadSeptember 21 20092009-09-21