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A small ashram room with orange walls, a tiled floor and a green mat. Four men in saffron-orange robes stand around a seated white statue of a sage with a blue shawl, garlanded with white and orange flowers and a rudraksha-like necklace, its hand raised in blessing. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a saffron shawl sits on a chair, arm extended to touch the statue's base where flowers rest. A younger man in orange holds a brass plate of flowers and fruit. A brass oil lamp and kalasha-like vessel sit on the floor. Behind them hang a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a garland arch and a poster showing a saffron-clad figure, plus a television and a purple curtain. Ritual puja scene.

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A photograph inside a small room with a yellow wall. A man in orange robes with rudraksha malas stands at left, holding a brass plate with flowers and offering it toward a seated figure. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with gold border stands partly visible at the far left edge. Seated at right on an orange-draped chair, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and multiple rudraksha malas, hands resting on his lap. Behind them is a white statue wearing a purple turban, a blue garment and garlands. Above is a framed poster of a seated figure in orange with rudraksha beads, surrounded by a floral garland, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A purple patterned cloth hangs at right.2012-01-04A photograph inside a bright white room with a wall-mounted air conditioner and a ceiling fan. In the centre, a man in saffron robes with a red-and-gold turban and a flower garland stands barefoot and smiles while a long-haired figure in orange offers him a brass plate holding flowers. To the right, a white statue of a seated sage in saffron robes, raised hand in blessing, wears a garland and sits on a white pedestal scattered with red petals beside a red and gold box. Behind them, devotees in orange and white stand with palms joined, one holding a lit oil lamp, and a printed portrait of a smiling woman in red-and-orange robes hangs on the wall. Several white ritual items and a brass bowl of petals complete the scene.2009-09-10A photograph inside a bright white room where a figure in orange robes and a red-and-gold turban holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) before a white seated statue of a sage wearing orange robes, a turban and a rudraksha mala. Rose petals are scattered on the white pedestal and around the floor, with a red offering plate and a small gold and red deity murti on a side table. Several devotees in orange robes stand with hands folded in prayer on the left, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall behind. A wall air conditioner and vertical blinds are visible.2009-09-10A photograph of an evening arati in a temple-like room with white walls and a red-brown painted band. On the left, a bearded man with grey hair wears a white kurta and a yellow shawl, holding a silver-toned vessel with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. In the centre, a young man in an orange sleeveless robe with a long gold-beaded garland holds a brass oil lamp and is absorbed in the arati. To the right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes stands with hands held together. Several other orange-clad devotees and a figure in yellow stand behind.2010-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 09 20082008-10-09A photograph of a temple-hall ritual in an open, covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-washed walls. A priest with a bare chest and grey hair, wearing an orange dhoti and a red shawl with gold border, holds a brass tray of green leaves toward a man seated on an orange cushioned chair. That seated man wears an orange robe, a white-and-cream garland of flowers, a white tilak and white markings on his arms, with long dark hair swept back; he appears to be a person receiving the offering, with his long swept-back hair, orange robe and flower garland as the qualifying cues. Another orange-robed man stands behind, and seated devotees in white and a woman in a yellow-bordered sari sit on the floor, with a red mat below. A standing man in a white shirt watches at right, and framed photographs hang on the wall behind.2010-07-21April 06 20122012-04-06February 02 20072007-02-02July 07 20092009-07-07January 01 20132013-01-01A photograph of a small room where several men gather around a seated elderly man who is bare-chested, with white vibhuti on his forehead, a crown-like band across his head, and white and red flower garlands over his shoulders. Standing figures in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas flank him; one holds a silver-rimmed dish. A man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and a man in uniform stand at right, and a woman in a white sari is visible in the doorway behind. Another person in a garland and saffron cloth sits in the lower left.2012-05-22Indoor photograph of a ritual or ceremonial gathering in a room with pink walls and framed religious pictures. A man in a red-orange turban and matching robe, with rudraksha beads and a long beard, stands at left with his hand on his chest. A long-haired figure in an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands in the centre-left. A bald man in an ochre-orange robe stands behind him. In the centre-right, a bearded man in an orange robe and white cloth stands before a priest in a red shawl and white dhoti with gold borders, who presses a sacred mark on his forehead. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A person in a yellow shawl stands at far left.2007-08-09