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A devotee in orange robes with a tilak on the forehead kneels on a mat with palms pressed together in namaskar before a framed photograph of a smiling young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a beaded necklace, seated on a wicker sofa with red cushions. The framed portrait is garlanded with white jasmine and pink and red flowers, and an offering tray holds flowers, fruit and brass vessels including a small oil lamp. A stand with a black deity figure appears behind, in a sanctuary with patterned pillars. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person, so it is a depiction; the kneeling devotee is the only physical person.

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2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadJuly 17 20082008-07-17 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene in a white-walled hall with a dark polished floor. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with maroon borders wears a gold pendant necklace and stands beside a tiger-striped cloth draped over a rattan armchair. On the chair stands a large framed portrait garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers, depicting a seated figure in orange robes with a white garland and a rudraksha mala, one hand raised in blessing. In front, on a red patterned rug, a man in a white shirt and brown dhoti prostrates face-down. A brass plate holds a yellow-tinted offering ringed with white flowers, and a brass vessel sits at the left edge. Another person in white stands in the background near a curtain.July 21 20102010-07-21April 28 20152015-04-28A person in an orange saffron robe stands at the right with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a garlanded deity murti on a gold-trimmed peetha. The murti is draped in dark cloth and wrapped in white jasmine and orange and yellow flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on a low platform covered with a striped rug, and a framed painting of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala hangs on the left wall. Pinned to the wall is an ornate embroidered hanging, and an orange cloth covers the platform.2010-07-21April 11 20122012-04-11A framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda sits on a wicker chair draped with a tiger-striped cloth and garlanded with marigold and white flower strands. The portrait shows a smiling man in saffron robes and white beaded necklace with a raised hand, seated outdoors. Beside it stands a small shrine with a deity murti dressed in flowers and a kalasha-like offering. In front, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a red carpet, while a younger man in a red shirt sits facing him. Brass lamps and flower offerings lie on the floor near a patterned mat, in a marble-floored room.A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned back, eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. He wears a long garland of white flowers with red blossoms and multicoloured beads, and a red tilak on his forehead. A woman in orange clothes holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame before him, and a man in white clothes sits at right with hands folded. Gold lion-shaped figures flank the throne, a silver tray of petals sits in front, and yellow curtains hang behind. a person identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-09-07Photograph of a puja at a golden throne set up on a striped multicolour cloth. A bearded man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and bare upper body, sits cross-legged on a yellow cushion with palms pressed together in namaste, facing the throne. On the golden throne sits a seated figure with a turban, a long beard, bangles and a garland of white and red flowers, which is a statue or murti rather than a living person. Nearby stand a golden standing female statue, a golden ganesha figure, brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels, brass bowls of flowers, kumkum and offerings. A small framed portrait stands behind the lamps.2020-03-26December 02 20092009-12-02A framed photograph of a seated figure in saffron robes with a white flower garland stands on a red-cushioned gilded throne in a temple shrine. The framed portrait shows a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style necklace and raised hand, set against a tree backdrop. A devotee in a saffron-orange robe with long hair bows forward before the portrait. In front, a brass bowl holds a lit oil lamp flame, surrounded by yellow flower garlands on a red-draped table. Behind, a blue and gold deity murti wears colourful garlands, flanked by gold lamp stands and carved stone pillars. Fruit and flowers sit on an orange cloth at the left.2009-12-05