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A 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.

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February 21 20072007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22A 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.2007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22A 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 21 20072007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22A shop interior during a business inauguration. A man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and long dark hair stands at center, gesturing toward a framed photo of a smiling man in a white turban and dark embroidered jacket, garlanded with red flowers. A second man in white ritual clothes stands at left with palms joined in namaskar. Above the portrait hangs a framed picture of deity murti garlanded with white flower strands. In front, a brass oil lamp with a yellow flower garland, a tray of coconuts, and a large display of fruit including bananas, pomegranates, grapes and oranges. Shelves of folded fabric line the wall behind.2007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a dark rudraksha mala, standing in a shop beside a gilded frame of deity images garlanded with white and red flowers. Below the frame hangs a portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and blue-lit background, draped with a red garland; the portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". To the right stands a silver oil lamp with a yellow flower garland at its base, beside a basket of red flowers and fruit. Shelves hold folded clothes and cigarette packs. Several men in white shirts stand in the background near the shop entrance, which is decorated with flower garlands.2007-02-21