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A photograph of an unadorned room with bare grey walls and a tiled floor. A man in an orange-saffron robe and an orange turban strung with a white and pink flower garland holds a lit oil lamp toward a small altar on the right. The altar has a white draped cloth edged with orange and marigold petals, and holds two framed pictures: a larger picture with pink flower garlands showing a seated figure before a large deity image, and a smaller framed portrait of a smiling saffron-clad man. A second person in white stands behind at the left edge, partly visible with hands folded. Window grilles and a wall-mounted pipe are visible.

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July 27 20082008-07-27Three men in saffron-orange robes stand in a bare, whitewashed room with a tiled floor and a barred window. The man in front, wearing an orange-red turban with a white garland and an orange sleeveless top, holds a lamp with a flame toward a shrine table. The table, draped in white with marigolds and petals, holds framed portraits decorated with pink flower garlands and a framed photo of a figure in orange headwear. Two attendants behind him in orange dhotis stand with folded cloth and a hand near the chest. The setting appears to be a ritual aarti before the framed images.2008-07-27A photograph inside a plain whitewashed room with a tiled floor. A man in an orange turban and orange garments holds a lit oil lamp or aarti lamp toward a framed portrait display draped in white cloth, decorated with flower garlands and marigold petals. Two other men in orange robes stand to the left, one holding a white cloth or plate. The portrait display shows a large framed photograph of a figure in orange robes beside a smaller framed portrait, both with garlands. This appears to be an aarti or puja performed before the portraits. Three physical people are visible.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a long dark braid and a dark beaded mala holds a lit brass aarti lamp and a small bell over a white-draped table. The table holds a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a brass lamp stand, a brass kalasha and a flower-filled plate of red and white petals. Behind her a man in white clothes stands, and at right a man with folded hands in an orange shawl and a red-tilak forehead looks on, performing puja and aarti at the shrine. Three people are visible.2010-02-18A photo of a ritual inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A person in a saffron-orange wrap and orange turban holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame over a garlanded framed picture on a white-draped table; the table is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, floral arrangements and a brass kalasha-style stand. The person holds a small brass bell in the other hand and wears a rudraksha mala. Nearby, a man in white clothes holds a tray, and a man in orange on the right presses his palms together in namaste beside a video camera. Another person in white stands in the background. The scene is a puja or aarti at the opening of a new facility.2010-02-18September 15 20092009-09-15A man in saffron-orange robes performs aarti with a brass oil lamp flame in a small room with lavender walls and a barred window on the left. He holds a small brass bell in his other hand. Before him on a white-draped table stand fruit, flower offerings, brass lamps and a microphone. To the right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers. Scattered petals lie on the floor and a saffron banner hangs at the top right.2009-09-15July 29 20082008-07-29July 28 20082008-07-28July 27 20092009-07-27