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A photograph inside a small room with pale blue walls and a barred window. A man in an orange robe with a swept-back hairstyle and a red tilak on his forehead stands beside a white-clad attendant who holds a gold-coloured item near a garlanded portrait. Another man in orange with a white band tied around his head stands behind them. The framed portrait shows a bearded man in white robes seated, decorated with white, pink and yellow garlands. Below it, brass oil lamps, a brass bell, a flower arrangement with roses, and a tray of fruit and bananas rest on a white-draped table. Gold-and-maroon brocade drapes hang behind the altar with yellow marigold garlands. The scene appears to be a formal devotional honouring of the framed portrait.

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A photograph of a shrine room where an orange-robed sannyasi with a shaved head, wearing an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, stretches his hand toward a framed portrait. The portrait shows a bearded smiling man in a light blue robe, garlanded with white jasmine and yellow and pink flowers, labelled in print as a portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks, a brass bell, fruit and flowers sit on a white cloth before it. Behind the frame hang gold and maroon brocade drapes with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A second orange-robed man stands behind him at left, and a white-dhoti-clad man with a sacred thread is partly visible at the left edge. The scene is a ritual honouring of the portrait.2007-01-30A photograph of a devotional tableau in a plain room with pale walls and a small barred window. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a gold neck chain stands on the left, his bare upper body visible, and raises both palms toward a framed portrait. A second man in orange stands behind him. The framed portrait, garlanded with white, yellow, orange and magenta flower strings, shows a smiling bearded man in white robes seated before a gold-and-red draped backdrop. Below the portrait stand a brass oil lamp, a small pile of white and orange flowers, marigold garlands, and a rose. The scene reads as a puja or darshan before a garlanded portrait.2007-01-30A photograph inside a small whitewashed room showing a shaved-headed, bare-chested man in orange cloth with rudraksha mala prostrating before a shrine. Two standing men in orange robes with hands joined watch; one has a white headband. The shrine holds a framed portrait of a smiling bearded man in white robes, garlanded with white jasmine, yellow and pink flowers, with a brass bell, brass oil lamps, fruit offerings and roses on a white cloth. Gold brocade hangs behind. A portrait labelled on the shrine is not visible, so no name is attributed. Three physical people are present.2007-01-30A photograph of a small white-walled room decorated for a ceremony. A framed portrait with a garland of white and pink flowers is set against a draped backdrop of red and gold silk, with yellow and orange marigold garlands strung across the top. A brass oil lamp stands in front. Two standing men in orange robes with hands folded in front of their chests face the portrait, and a bald, bare-chested man in the lower left foreground sits with hands joined. The portrait shows a smiling bearded man in white with a red mark on his forehead; he is a printed portrait, not a physical person in the scene.2007-01-30A photograph in a plain whitewashed room with a barred window. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at left before a framed portrait of a smiling bearded man in white garments, garlanded with white jasmine, yellow and pink flower strands, and sitting before a red and gold draped cloth. The man at left has a shaved head, is bare-chested beneath a saffron shawl, wears a gold chain, and has his palms pressed together in namaste. The second man, also shaved-headed in orange, stands behind him with hands folded. A brass oil lamp and fresh roses sit in front of the portrait.2007-01-30A photograph of a shrine set up in a plain room. A framed portrait of a smiling bearded man in a light blue garment sits on a white-draped altar, garlanded with white, yellow and pink flower strands and marigold festoons. In front of the portrait are a plate of fruit, bananas, a bell and two brass oil lamps, with pink roses at the side. Three men in saffron-orange robes are present: two stand with hands folded in front of the altar, and one lies prostrate on the floor at lower left. Gold and maroon drapes hang behind the altar.2007-01-30July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photo of a samadhi-shrine ceremony outdoors under a canopy of palm fronds and orange-and-yellow marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder holds a lit camphor aarti plate, flame rising, with rudraksha beads on his chest. Three saffron-robed sannyasis stand beside him with hands folded in namaste, one with a long beard and one with a shaved head. Two white-clad devotees with folded hands stand at right. Beside them, a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with white and red flowers, and a bed of orange and red flowers lies at its base. The portrait is a depiction of a person, not a physical presence in the scene. Five physical people are visible.2007-08-09January 30 20102010-01-30September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesDecember 30 20082008-12-30August 09 20102010-08-09