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Indoor home visit in a Tamil Nadu house with a small shrine on a shelf. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a garland of white jasmine, red roses and green leaves, stands centre-left holding a folded white paper. Opposite him an older man in a white shirt and white trousers, with a gold chain, presses his palms together in greeting. A bearded man in orange robes is partly visible at left, a woman in a white sari with folded hands at right, and another older man in white stands behind. The shelf holds framed deity images, a lit oil lamp, fruit on a brass plate, and garlanded photographs. a person is the man in orange-saffron with long swept-back hair and a garland, and his identity rests on appearance cues alone.

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August 11 20092009-08-11A seated figure in an orange-red robe with a pink rose garland and white forehead band sits in a chair while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a red-and-white mark on his chest, kneels with palms joined near the seated figure's bare feet on a patterned mat. Beside them a woman in an orange sari with gold border and gold necklace stands with palms joined. Another figure in orange robe with rudraksha mala sits behind. A shrine cabinet holds a lit oil lamp, deity pictures and a floral garland, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall. Fruit and a flower plate sit on the mat.2010-01-08Indoor photo of a smiling man in an orange saffron robe with a large gold-toned bead necklace and a red bindi on his forehead, standing among devotees. Behind him three framed devotional prints hang on a pale wall, showing goddess figures. On the left a grey-haired older man and a woman with jasmine flowers in her hair face him; a woman in a red sari with white jasmine garlands in her braid stands in the foreground; a man in a light blue shirt stands at right and a child with pink hair clips is visible at lower right.2009-11-25A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and a white flower garland with red flower sections sits in a living room on an orange-draped chair, extending his hands to receive a white paper from a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a brown beaded mala around his neck. Behind him, a woman in a cream sari stands near a glass cabinet, and a boy in a red shirt and glasses watches. At right, a person in a green patterned top holds a framed print of handprints. A copper deity wall plaque with a multi-headed cobra canopy hangs on the white wall beside a wooden door, and a framed picture hangs at upper right. Oranges and a red item sit on a table.2010-01-10August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph inside a room with brown wooden doors and a small window, where a smiling man in an orange sleeveless robe and a beaded garland of orange-and-gold beads stands at centre, accepting a folded red cloth from a younger man in an orange kurta on the left. A man in a white kurta with glasses and a dark beaded necklace stands at right, and several onlookers in saris, salwar and shirts stand behind them. Yellow paper-cut leaves hang along the doorframe, and framed pictures are visible on the left wall. The figure in the orange robe and beaded garland shows distinctive ceremonial cues, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity, so this is a role-based description of an orange-robed sannyasi receiving an offering.2009-09-15July 28 20082008-07-28June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 06 20132013-06-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a house visit in a decorated room with tinsel and streamers hanging along the ceiling and a cabinet with small deity figures behind. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a long white flower garland and red floral garland stands in the centre-right, smiling with hands near the chest, barefoot on a floral-strewn floor. Around him, several devotees in white dhotis and shirts press palms together in greeting; an older man bows deeply, an older woman in white stands behind, and a woman in a red sari and another in orange clothing stand near the doorway. A brass oil lamp with flowers sits in the lower right corner, and a small framed image hangs by the doorway.2010-01-20Indoor home shrine visit in a white-walled room with an arched doorway. A long-haired figure in a red sleeveless top with a white flower garland stands at left with back to camera, facing a small wooden shrine cabinet holding framed deity pictures and brass items. An older man in a white shirt holds his hands together in greeting near the center, while a man in white stands behind him and a woman in orange and a person in white are at the right edge. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs above the doorway, garlanded with red and white flowers, and a framed photo of a man in white hangs at upper right beside a wall clock.2009-08-11A photograph of an indoor room with pale yellow walls and a framed picture on the wall. A smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl over an orange garment wears a thick garland of red and white flowers and holds a flame-lit lamp that a bearded man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds out with both hands. Beside them, a small boy in white clothing with a beaded necklace reaches toward the flame. On the right, a man in a white shirt presses his palms together in namaste. Other people stand behind, including a man in a red checked shirt and women in white and pink garments on the left. The scene suggests an aarti being offered during a small ritual gathering.2006-11-24