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A shop interior with shirts and fabrics stacked on shelves at left and a framed deity picture with a garland above. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala stands at centre, smiling and facing a man in white shirt beside him. A framed portrait labelled "Nithya Shirts" is hung with a red garland, and a brass lamp decorated with yellow marigold garlands stands at right.

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February 21 20072007-02-21A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a dark rudraksha mala, standing in a shop beside a gilded frame of deity images garlanded with white and red flowers. Below the frame hangs a portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and blue-lit background, draped with a red garland; the portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". To the right stands a silver oil lamp with a yellow flower garland at its base, beside a basket of red flowers and fruit. Shelves hold folded clothes and cigarette packs. Several men in white shirts stand in the background near the shop entrance, which is decorated with flower garlands.2007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22February 21 20072007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22A photograph inside a shop with shelves of folded fabrics behind. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a gold necklace, gold bracelet and a dark pendant on a cord. At right, a figure with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in an orange saffron garment with a rudraksha mala, eyes closed, a red bindi on the forehead, hands resting together. Before them is a tray with coconuts, fruit, green leaves, red flowers and yellow marigold garlands, typical of an inauguration puja. On the wall above hangs a framed portrait of a smiling figure in a white turban and ornate dark jacket, garlanded with red flowers.2007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21Inside a retail shop, a man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange sleeveless robe strung with rudraksha beads stands at left, facing right, apparently speaking. Behind him on the wall hangs a gold-framed picture of deities garlanded with white and red flowers, and below it a framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and dark garment, with a red garland draped across its frame. A brass oil lamp stands in front of a shelf decorated with a yellow flower garland. Shelves on the left hold folded clothes in plastic packaging; at right, a counter holds a basket of red fruit and apples, a computer monitor, and several older men in white shirts stand near the counter. Garlands of flowers decorate the doorway at right.2007-02-22A photograph inside a shop interior showing a bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth and a long rudraksha mala, reaching up to hang a white and red flower garland on a framed image. Above the frame sits a small gilded deity murti set among white flower garlands. The framed portrait below shows a smiling man in a white turban with a red tilak, a dark jacket and ornate embroidered collar, draped with a red flower garland. To the left, an older man in a white shirt watches. Behind them, several onlookers stand in a doorway, and a basket of red flowers sits on a shelf at right beside a palm-decorated entrance with bunting. The scene suggests a shop opening or blessing ceremony.2007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22