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A photograph of a satsang or private puja in a carpeted room with folding white chairs. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits cross-legged on the floor, hands joined in anjali, facing a seated group. Seated devotees include a man in a white shirt, a woman in a cream and black sari, a woman in a teal sari, and a woman in a green sari with red border. A standing woman in a cream sari and a standing man in white clothes holding a camera stand at the back. On a low table and mat are brass plates with fruit, bananas, a silver lamp, a small metal vessel and a tray with a red offering. A framed carved wood panel of a chariot scene with horses hangs on the wall.

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2003 -World Tour Oklahoma USA2003-08-01Indoor home gathering with several people standing and seated on a light carpet, some with palms pressed together in namaste. A woman in a white sari kneels in front of a brass plate and kalasha-style brass vessels, a steel pot with a lid, a coconut, a banana, and lit incense sticks. Behind her, a person in an orange turban, orange robe and beaded necklace sits upright. Others wear green, orange-pink, pink, cream and blue saris and kurtas; a man in a yellow shirt sits cross-legged. A red wooden chair with a red cushion stands at right, and framed pictures hang on the white wall.2003-08-01October 14 20082008-10-14October 15 20082008-10-15October 14 20082008-10-14A photograph of a house visit in a bright marble-floored room. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe and a white flower garland sits on a low seat, raising both hands in a gesture of blessing toward devotees. A woman in a red and gold silk sari bends forward to receive it, holding a red apple. Seated beside them, a woman in a green sari and a man with a bare chest and sacred thread sit on the floor holding fruit. Behind them, standing devotees include a woman in a mustard sari and a woman in blue, a man in white dhoti with a tilak, and young men in white robes with yellow shawls and orange wraps. A framed painting of Hindu deities hangs on the wall. A tray of bananas and fruit sits in the foreground, and a white floral rangoli is visible on the floor. a person appears as the figure in orange with the long hair and garland, presented as the figure being honoured; he is seated and blessing.2010-02-18A seated pūjā scene indoors in a room with green walls, a dark wooden door and a framed black-and-white portrait labelled "Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam" on the wall. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads sits with palms pressed together on an orange mat, his feet resting in a brass plate. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, seated as the central figure. Around him, saffron-clad disciples sit with folded hands, a man in white dhoti and shirt and gold jewellery kneels, and women in golden and green saris sit or stand nearby. In front, a tray holds bananas, rice, lentils, a brass kalasha-style vessel, coconut, oil lamps and a yellow cake with flowers, all set on a white cloth.2008-10-15July 01 20072007-07-012003 -World Tour Oklahoma USA2003-08-01October 14 20082008-10-14A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands folded in namaskar, wearing a long white flower garland and a green garland. Around the throne, a child in red and orange, a young woman in red, and devotees in white and yellow shawls sit on the floor. A man in saffron robes kneels beside the throne with folded hands, and a seated woman in grey watches from a chair at left. Before the throne sits a tray with a brass plate, a bowl and fresh fruit including apples and a lime, with a water bottle and a red box nearby. The room has plain pale walls and a yellow-bordered mat. The seated figure in orange with a long garland matches the page's Swamiji claim by appearance cues, with long hair and saffron robes.2009-08-13Indoor puja in a crowded home-temple room. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a seat with eyes closed, hands extended over a silver thali of flowers and offerings. A woman in white and lavender sits at left holding a small bottle, and a man in white with a red-and-orange shawl sits at right with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a group of devotees in saris and kurtas stands with hands folded, and a colourful decorated deity murti with a red-orange and blue-gold cloth and flower garland is at right. Brass lamps and bowls sit on the floor.