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A man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a carved wooden seat, hands pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, beside a rural paddy field. He wears a beaded necklace, bangles and a gold chain. In front of him stands a low platform of white bricks holding a small heap of burnt ash, two brass oil lamps and a steel vessel, and a plate with offerings. Behind them a gilt-framed portrait of a smiling man in saffron robes with a white beaded mala, raised hand and seated pose is garlanded with red, yellow and white flower strings and a red-and-white crystal stands at its base. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person. Green crops and trees fill the background under a pale blue sky.

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January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A woman in an orange sari-style garment sits cross-legged on a concrete platform in an open rice field, tending a small fire of stacked white bricks with a pinch of offering in her hand. Beside her, a wooden peetha-style seat with carved edges stands against brass lamps and a tray of offerings. To the right, a large gilt-framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes and a white bead mala is garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers, flanked by a red-and-blue kalasha-like vessel. Green paddy and palm trees stretch behind.2009-01-21A seated priest in orange ochre robes performs a homa at a flower-decorated altar on a white-tiled platform. He holds a metal ladle over a brass vessel near a stack of wooden sticks and a microphone stand. Behind the altar, a framed photograph shows a young man with long dark hair in orange robes, showing a raised hand, wearing garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, set in a lush green-draped frame with yellow and red marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, pineapples, fruit and marigold garlands surround the fire ritual. A tall bamboo pole with an orange cloth hangs on the left.2007-09-30A standing man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a framed portrait on a red-upholstered chair. The framed portrait shows a smiling man in orange robes seated in meditation with a white flower garland and a tree trunk behind him. In front of the chair is a brass vessel with a lit oil lamp, yellow flower garland and a red cloth-draped table. Behind are golden and blue deity figures decorated with garlands, and a stone shrine with carved panels. Fruit and offerings sit on a small orange-draped table at left. The standing man is a probable Swamiji in orange robes with long hair, shown in devotional worship before a portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure. The scene reads as puja before a garlanded portrait at a temple.2009-12-05A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual indoors. A priest in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged on the floor at left, holding a brass ladle over a lit flame in a brass vessel. A tiered white platform in front is decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, and small logs of wood are stacked beside it. Behind, a framed portrait of a young man with long dark hair wearing orange robes, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklaces is garlanded with white and yellow flowers. The portrait sits on a green cloth with a deity murti in front, and brass lamps line the platform.2007-09-30A seated priest in orange robes and an orange head wrap performs a fire ritual before a framed portrait garlanded with white and yellow flowers. The portrait shows a young man in orange clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace raising his hand in blessing, set against a tree backdrop. Below, a white stepped platform holds a deity murti in green cloth, red and yellow flowers, pineapples, bananas, a kalasha and brass oil lamps, with a small fire burning in a brass lamp and wood piled nearby. A microphone stands at left. The priest is a single physical person; the portrait is a printed image.2007-09-30A seated priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a peach cloth before a fire-pit homa, with palms pressed together in prayer. He wears a beaded necklace and is bare-chested. Behind him a red velvet-cushioned golden chair holds a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair and an orange garment, garlanded with white flowers, marigolds and red blooms. Brass plates hold fruit, bundled sticks, a kalasha-style vessel, lamps and offerings; a flame burns at the fire-pit. Floral garlands decorate the shrine and the yellow-and-red banana-leaf setting.2013-01-01September 30 20072007-09-30A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits on a red velvet armchair with gold trim, draped in an orange and gold silk cloth and garlanded with marigolds, red flowers and a white floral necklace. The portrait shows a smiling figure with long dark hair in orange robes, seated before a tree trunk with one hand raised. In front of the chair a brass plate holds a burning oil lamp flame on a striped mat with red fringed cloth. Behind are brass lamps, kalasha-like vessels and colourful deity murti. No people are physically present.2009-12-15A seated devotee in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and bangles performs a small ritual outdoors on a concrete platform beside a green paddy field. Before him stands a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and red marigolds and a white flower garland, showing a man in orange robes with a white beaded necklace. Brass oil lamps, a plate of offerings, and a row of white bricks lie in front, with incense smoke rising. The scene reads as a roadside puja during a ratha procession.2009-01-21January 1st 2013