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A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti with red border and a rudraksha mala around his neck and arms stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp on a plate. In front of him is a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, set on a decorated altar with a tiger-skin cloth and green potted plants. Behind the altar stands a golden statue of a deity form with a trident, beside a maroon curtain and a painted backdrop of leafy trees. Garlands of marigolds and roses hang at the left and right edges.

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A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white-banded bangle, stands with his back to the camera and raises a silver multi-wick oil lamp toward a shrine. Before him is a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, set on a tiger-motif base. Above it, a golden deity murti with multiple arms and a seated figure stands on a shrine platform, flanked by green plants, rocks, marigold garlands and a maroon curtain backdrop painted with a leafy tree.2015-01-08A young boy seated cross-legged on a white-and-gold cushion wears saffron-orange robes with a pink-edged cloth, a rudraksha mala, and white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a robed figure in saffron with a beaded necklace, one hand raised, seated before a leafy backdrop. Garlands of red and white flowers hang on the left, and a brass bowl with flowers sits in front. Two people in white clothing sit with their backs to the camera in the foreground.2013-05-15A shaved-headed man seen from behind, wearing an orange saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, raises a brass multi-wick oil lamp with flames toward a golden shrine. Behind him stands a large painted or gilded deity murti in a golden-hued shrine with smaller figures on either side. A bead bracelet and a silver watch are visible on his raised wrist. The scene reads as an aarti offering at the shrine.2016-08-09July 21 20142014-07-21April 27 20142014-04-27December 29 20142014-12-29A photograph of a shrine room inside an ashram. On the left, a man in orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead and a gold chain holds flowers in his hands, facing the altar. Centre-right, a seated figure in white garlanded with red and white flower garlands sits before a carved wooden throne-like altar. Behind the seated figure, a framed portrait shows a man in orange robes and a beaded mala seated before a banyan tree, hand raised in blessing. A carved wooden lion figure sits on the altar, and a small deity murti in orange and red stands in front. Flower-draped backdrop with a banyan tree photo and carved stone pillar behind.2012-04-11 +1 copiesA standing priest in an orange and gold dhoti-style wrap, bald and bare-armed with rudraksha-like beaded bracelets, raises a lit multi-flame oil lamp toward a golden throne-like seat. Centered on the seat is a framed portrait of a smiling man with a saffron/orange turban, orange robes and a red-brown tilak, labelled with a printed caption. A kneeling person in white clothing with a white shawl sits at lower right with hands joined in prayer, beside a metal bowl and a small brass plate of offerings. Flanking the seat are flower arrangements of orange, yellow and purple blooms, a silver trident (trishul) and green foliage, all against a backdrop of a large banyan-style tree over a golden temple-carved landscape. This appears to be an aarti ritual before a portrait on a peetha/throne; the portrait is a printed image, not a physical person.2014-12-26March 25 20132013-03-25A devotee in orange robes and a white and red flower garland stands at right, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a bell-handled base, offering it before a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes seated in lotus pose with a rudraksha-style garland, one hand raised in blessing. The portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and is garlanded with white flowers and red blooms. Beside it, a painted banyan tree backdrop and a dark black pedestal with a fire flame. Below, a figure in red is seated with flowers, and marigold petals are scattered on the floor.2009-11-25June 03 20142014-06-03July 22 20142014-07-22