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A photograph of a house visit during a temple-style ritual setting. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long red and white flower garland and gold-toned ornaments sits on the left, one hand raised holding a metal rod. Several people in orange monastic robes and rudraksha malas kneel or stand nearby, including a shaved-headed figure in orange. A man in a white shirt and a boy in a blue striped shirt bend low over a brass vessel and offerings on the floor. Women in saris and jewellery watch from the background, and framed family photos hang on the wall above a shelf.

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June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a red-brown shawl, wearing a long yellow-and-white flower garland with a gold-toned necklace and rudraksha beads, smiling as he places both hands on the heads of two young girls with flower-decorated braided hair. Behind him, several monks in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand, one with a shaved head and white tilak; on the right, a figure in white dhoti and shawl holds a gold-coloured ritual staff. A white backdrop is decorated with scattered red flowers and a kalasha-like setting suggests a blessing or darshan moment. Photo credit text on the image reads Nithyananda Paramashivam2013-06-23A seated man with short grey hair, a red-and-red garland of flowers, gold bangles and a maroon-and-gold robe sits on a chair, holding a silver staff, while devotees perform padapuja by washing his feet with water from a silver vessel into a tray of flowers. A woman in a red blouse and white sari kneels and pours, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in white kneels beside them. Behind, saffron-robed young sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand, and a man in white holds a camera. Maroon-and-gold draping and a floral arrangement frame the scene inside a room.2014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in rust-red robes and a multicolour marigold and white flower garland, holding a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a ring and disc. Around them, saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas stand, and a woman in a yellow sari with flower-adorned hair kneels beside a man in a cream embroidered kurta. Others in white shirts and dhotis stand in a plain room with a wooden door and window, and a woman in a red shawl kneels with brass vessels in front. A few people hold up phones. The seated figure appears to be a person candidate, identified by the garland, robe and staff, though the appearance is not fully certain.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27A seated figure in orange-red robes with a flower garland and a red-and-white ceremonial headdress raises a long silver staff while seated on an orange cushion. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasi attendants with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand and sit, and a shaved-headed priest in white and orange kneels nearby. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and trousers with an orange shawl and mala sits cross-legged, a woman in a pink and gold sari with white jasmine in her hair offers her hands over a brass plate, and a young man in a checked shirt sits with palms joined. Behind them stands a wooden cabinet with framed pictures and a small shrine.2013-06-23 +2 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala beads and a gold pendant necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead, rests his right hand on the head of a young boy in a white shirt who bows low before him. Behind them, a woman in a purple blouse, a girl and another woman in pink look on, and a young girl in a red top with braided hair presses her palms together in anjali. A red-cushioned seat and a small painted deity figure with a red crown stand at left. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan. a person identification is uncertain; the seated man's appearance has some cues but not enough to confirm.2012-10-13June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copies