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A photograph inside a hall with white pillars. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the left, facing a decorated board. The board carries a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in Tamil script, showing a figure in a red turban and red robe with a raised hand, framed by sunflowers and a flower garland. Below it is a shrine with an oil lamp burning before a deity murti, surrounded by red and white flowers. A banner reads "Guru Poornima Padha Yatra" in Tamil. Two brass oil lamps stand on the floor at the lower left and right edges.

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A photograph of a shrine at night inside a building with white fluted columns. A man in white clothing with his back to the camera holds a lit flame toward a framed portrait on a banner reading NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM, and below it a large portrait and garlanded deity image decorated with flowers and red garlands. A brass oil lamp stands at the lower left. A portrait on the banner shows a person in a red turban and red garment, labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda in the banner text. The banner at the bottom carries Tamil script. The flame and white clothing of the priest are the central action of the scene.2007-07-25A photograph of a shrine inside a hall with tall white columns. A man with his back to the camera, dressed in a white shirt and white dhoti, stands before the shrine and gestures with one hand. The shrine has a poster-like board at top reading "NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM" with a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange-red turban and orange garment, one hand raised, beneath a garland of yellow flowers. Below it is a framed image of a seated figure in white and gold robes amid red and orange flower garlands, with oil lamps burning in front and brass lamps on the floor. A Tamil caption on the board reads "Purnima" in the lower section.2007-07-25A person with short dark hair in a white kurta stands with their back to the camera, facing a decorated shrine in a hallway with white and red-banded pillars. The shrine banner is labelled NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM and shows a portrait of a figure in red robes with a red headcloth, set in a floral frame, and a painted deity image framed by red flowers. A lit oil lamp burns at the base of the shrine, with brass oil lamps on the floor at each side. A banner beneath reads Guru Poornima Padha Yatra in Tamil script. The person appears to be offering prayers at the shrine.2007-07-25A devotee in a white shirt stands in the foreground at left, back partly turned, facing a garlanded shrine niche at night. Inside the niche a framed portrait of a long-haired, bare-chested figure in white and a golden shawl is surrounded by marigold and red flower garlands, with a small oil lamp flame burning at its base beside silver ritual vessels and offerings. A banner above shows a Tamil name and sunflower-like floral decoration. The shrine is a printed portrait, not a physical person. a person identity is uncertain from appearance.2007-07-25November 12 20082008-11-12October 05 20112011-10-05A photograph of a devotee in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, seen from behind, holding a lit oil lamp toward a richly decorated wooden palanquin-style seat. The seat is wrapped in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. Seated on it is a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes wearing a beaded necklace. A large orange-robed portrait of a smiling figure hangs on the wall behind. Brass lamps, flower-decorated pots, and a red-draped table sit on the red floor. The wall has red Tamil lettering. This appears to be an aarti or puja offering before a garlanded seat.2008-11-12A woman in a rust-orange sari with bare back and gold bangles performs aarti with a brass multi-wick oil lamp before a home shrine. A framed photograph of a seated figure in white with a garland and rose-red backdrop hangs on the dark tiled wall, decorated with a red and white flower garland and peacock feathers. Below, a small statue in a red robe and gold crown wears a red flower garland, with framed portraits and a sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Tharamangalam. A shaved-headed person in the lower left foreground watches. Pink quilted fabric lines the top of the shrine.2014-06-23June 02 20092009-06-02A photograph of a ritual in a hall decorated with red and cream draping. A large framed photo of a smiling figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and beaded necklaces, is mounted on the wall, labelled with the Tamil banner text. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange wrap stands with their back to the camera, holding a lamp toward an ornate wooden throne-like seat covered in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. Seated on the throne is a small framed portrait of a figure in orange with beads. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like offering, fruit, sweets and flower garlands sit on the red-draped stage, and a plaque reads Nithyananda Vidyalaya International School, Salem, inaugurated 12.11.2008 by a person a person.2008-11-12June 02 20092009-06-02June 02 20092009-06-02