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Indoor photo in a book-lined room with a painted deity panel on the left and a framed temple picture on the right. A young woman in a rust-brown sleeveless robe with a long braided cord and hair in a high bun smiles and holds a wooden tray with fruit and offerings toward an older bearded man in an orange shawl and light pink sweater. A wooden veena-like instrument and a small globe sit on a table behind them.

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A photograph in an indoor room lined with glass-fronted bookcases full of books. On the left, an elderly bearded man with glasses and grey hair wears an orange shawl over a pink robe and sits in a chair beside a black equipment case, holding a wooden tray of fruit that includes a pineapple. On the right, a smiling man with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala necklace and a rust-coloured dhoti and shawl stands holding the other side of the tray. A framed painting of deities hangs on the left wall, a poster of a temple tower on the right, and a violin-like instrument rests on the case.2016-01-01January 01 20162016-01-01A photograph in a room lined with bookshelves and a gilded altar-cabinet. A man with long dark hair, a full beard, a tilak, a gold-bead garland and a rust-brown dhoti with a brown shawl laughs broadly while clasping hands with a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes seen from behind. Beside them a bearded man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with orange offerings. At left a bald, bespectacled man in brown robes and rudraksha mala holds a tray of red and white flowers. A wall poster titled Swyambu Nithyanandeshwara Golden Temple shows temple photographs. A portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda is not visible in this crop.2016-12-12Indoor photo in a wood-panelled room with glass-fronted bookshelves full of books and a painted deity panel on the left wall. A smiling figure with long swept-up hair, a sandalwood-marked forehead, rudraksha mala beads and a rust-orange wrap stands on the right, holding a wooden tray of fruit and offerings toward a seated elderly man with white beard and glasses, wearing a peach-coloured shawl with an orange scarf. A globe, an orange cup and a brass-trimmed table sit nearby. Appearance-based cues suggest a person as the standing figure presenting the offering, but the identification is uncertain given the photo's limited detail.2016-01-01December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A warmly lit room with bookshelves, a golden ornate chair and a wall poster labelled "Swayambhu Nithyanandeshwara Golden Temple" showing temple photos. Four men in ritual attire interact. A bald man with glasses on the left in rust-brown dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a tray of red and white flower garlands. In the centre a bearded, smiling man in rust-brown dhoti, gold chain and vibhuti on his forehead holds up an orange shawl. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands behind. On the right a man with long swept-back grey-black hair and an orange robe with flower garlands receives the shawl; his face is turned away from the camera. Offerings and a small figure are at the lower edge.2016-12-12A photograph inside a decorated room where a bearded elderly man with long white hair and a white beard, wearing an orange robe and a red-and-purple shawl, stands with his back to the camera and holds up a printed booklet with a green cover. Seated on a gold, ornate throne covered with a leopard-print cushion, a smiling man with dark hair wears a rust-orange wrap and reaches out to take a white printed sheet. A younger man in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala stands in the background before a framed painted panel of deities. A tray of red apples sits in front of the throne, and a gold-coloured cobra-hooded canopy rises at the top right.2016-05-02November 05 20132013-11-05A photograph in an indoor room with a wall-mounted air conditioner, framed deity paintings and a wall poster of temple photos. A bearded man with long dark hair, a vibhuti tilak, a gold ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha-style gold chain, wearing a rust-brown robe, smiles and accepts a small white box and an orange cloth bundle from an older man in an orange-saffron shawl and grey hair. Behind them stand a man in a white dhoti with gold border holding a tray of red flowers, a bald man in a brown robe at the left, and a seated bearded man in orange. A gold-ornate throne-like chair with lion-head carvings stands at right.2016-12-12A seated man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe, wearing gold beaded necklaces and gold bangles, sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne chair in a room with bookshelves and a gold canopy. He smiles while a man in orange and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and an orange tilak ties a thread bracelet onto his wrist. A fruit basket in cellophane sits on a silver table beside them.2017-08-07A photograph inside a room with bookshelves, gold-framed chairs and a lion-motif gold stool. A bald, smiling man in maroon-brown dhoti and shawl holds a brass tray of red and white flowers at left. In the centre, a man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested, a tripundra on his forehead and gold ceremonial necklaces, drapes an orange cloth over the head of a long-haired man in an orange robe and flower garland. Another man in white stands behind, and a seated figure in orange is partly visible at the lower edge. A wall poster titled Swamiji's Golden Temple rendering shows temple images, and a framed deity painting hangs at upper right. Possible identity cues on the central dreadlocked figure, but appearance is uncertain.2016-12-12