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A large ornate gold-framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and orange shawl with a red bindi on his forehead sits on an altar. In front of it, blurred lit oil lamps hang in the foreground, and a tiger-striped cloth covers the altar table beside a maroon cushion and gold figure. The portrait is printed, not a living person, and its caption reads partially legible. a person appears only in the printed portrait.

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December 07 20132013-12-07A large ornate gilded frame holds a portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" showing a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes with a red bindi, long dark hair visible at the shoulder. The framed portrait sits behind a tiger-skin-patterned cloth draped over a low altar table, with a multi-tiered brass lamp holding many lit oil lamps in the foreground and a flower arrangement at the lower edge. A partially visible person in white stands at the right edge. The setting is a temple-like ritual space with carved wooden panels. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person present.2013-12-12 +1 copiesA framed photograph of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a red bindi is displayed on an altar in a gold ornate frame, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on the printed caption. In front, a tiered silver lamp with many lit wicks stands beside a tiger-print cloth draped over the altar, and a person in white clothing at the lower right lights a small oil lamp. The portrait is a printed depiction on the altar, not a physical person in the scene, and the visible physical people are only partly shown at the edges.2013-12-12 +1 copiesA large framed portrait of a smiling man with a bright orange turban, red bindi, and orange-saffron robe sits on a golden ornate throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth. The portrait is labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" in a caption below it. In the foreground, a multi-tiered brass oil lamp with many lit flames blurs across the frame, and the tops of two heads of seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge. Painted deity figures with raised arms flank the throne on both sides, and a hanging brass bell and lamp decorate the shrine.2013-09-23December 10 20132013-12-10December 12 20132013-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 16 20132013-12-16September 23 20132013-09-23A large gilded framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" stands on a golden altar flanked by two golden lion sculptures. The portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a red bindi. In front of it, a silver multi-tiered oil lamp with many lit wicks is being held up, and a person in white clothing at lower right lifts a small lamp. A tiger-skin cloth lies on the altar, and a backdrop of Balinese-style carved gold panels and temple imagery surrounds the shrine. Two people are partly visible at the bottom, one holding the tall lamp and one with a bare shaved head. This is a puja setting honouring the portrait, which is a depiction.2013-12-16A framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" sits on a gold-ornate throne-like seat in a shrine. The portrait shows a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange shawl with a red bindi. Below it on the seat are a brown cushion and a tiger-striped mat, with a lit oil lamp in the foreground. Flanking the frame are painted murti arms holding a torch and a sword, and hanging brass bells and oil lamps surround the altar. No physical people are visible; the figure is only a printed portrait.2013-07-13A framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" sits centred on an ornate gold throne-like peetha with carved lion-head arms and a tiger-skin seat cushion. The portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a red tilak on his forehead. Brass oil lamps and bells hang on dark stone-patterned walls, and a small arrangement of white flowers lies at the base of the seat. No physical people are present.2013-09-22December 19 20132013-12-19