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A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a matching sash and a white-and-red-and-yellow flower garland holds a silver trident aloft in the right hand, with a white tilak on the forehead and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala across the chest. Behind him is a blue draped backdrop hung with white jasmine strands, and the seat is covered in orange cloth and flower garlands. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron robes with a bead mala sits cross-legged on a red patterned rug, while a woman in white and gold bangles pours from a brass vessel and another man in orange holds a small oil lamp on a metal plate. Fruit sits on a tray at right and a camera operator in orange stands at left.

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June 22 20142014-06-22June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph inside a small room with pale blue walls and a white door. A seated person in orange and maroon robes, wearing a long multicolored flower garland with white, red and yellow blooms, holds a silver trident upright and smiles with eyes lowered. Seated on a red floral cloth around them are several devotees: a shaved-headed man in orange and maroon with a rudraksha-style necklace, a woman in a pink blouse, a girl in white with a long braid and a red flower, and men in white dhotis with orange shawls. Brass plates, bowls and fruit sit on an orange-draped table, beneath framed portraits and a small deity picture with garlands. Several people are visible; the central figure's identity is unsure from appearance alone.2013-06-23 +2 copiesA seated man in a rust-red robe with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala holds up a silver trident while smiling, on an orange-draped seat with a zebra-print cushion and garlands of white and orange flowers. Beside him a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti kneels and tends a brass plate, and a woman in white with jasmine in her hair kneels with a cup and pours water over a brass vessel, a padapuja-style foot-washing ritual. Fruit, flowers and a water bottle sit nearby, with a framed deity picture on the wall.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in a small pink-walled room, receiving ritual attention. The central figure wears a red-orange robe with a gold-bordered yellow cloth, a red and white flower garland, rudraksha beads, and a dark red forehead mark, and sits on a white-covered seat with an orange cloth. A silver trishul stands beside the seat, held by a bare-chested young man in white with rudraksha beads and gold bands. A man in white kneels at the lower left with his hands on a brass plate, and a woman in white with a flower in her hair sits in front. Two orange-robed attendants stand or kneel on the right, one with a white tilak, near brass plates, bowls of food and a small brass pot. A wall fan stands at the left, and a faint tilak and flower are on the wall. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated, as the central figure wears a distinctive rudraksha mala, flower garland and orange-red robe with a crown-like seat setting.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual padapuja at a house visit. A figure seated on a red-orange cloth-draped seat wears a large red, yellow and green garland, a red-orange shawl, a dark maroon-and-gold dhoti, and a bindi, holding a silver trident-topped staff. A standing attendant in orange robes with a trident-marked forehead and rudraksha mala stands behind on the left. In the foreground a man in white with a red shawl offers white jasmine flowers, while a shaven-headed priest in orange with a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp on the right. Other seated men in white and orange watch. Purple streamers and star decorations hang on the wall. Printed text reads '2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam '2014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22A small blue-walled room with an orange cloth-draped seat in the foreground. A person seated on the orange couch wears a red-orange garment, white and yellow marigold garlands, bangles and a rudraksha-style mala, holding a tall silver trident. Beside him, a monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a camera, while a second monk in orange, wearing a yellow-and-white garland, bends over brass plates of offerings and oil lamps. A woman in a white sari with a pink blouse kneels and pours or arranges something from a plate. Shelves hold framed portraits and photographs, and a deity image is decorated with garlands. A seated person at the lower right is partially visible. Scene resembles a padapuja ritual at a devotee's house.2014-06-26July 08 20142014-07-08 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange-red robe and gold-bordered dhoti holds a silver trident aloft in a home shrine room with gold curtains. A long white and orange garland hangs from his neck, along with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Beside him, two young men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas sit on the floor. In front, a man in white dhoti holds a brass plate of red flowers and fruit, while women's hands reach toward a lit oil lamp and flower offering on a tray. Framed portraits of a saffron-robed figure with garlands hang on the left wall, and orange marigold garlands decorate the top of the frame. Appears to be a padapuja or home-visit puja.2014-07-07 +1 copies