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A photograph of a group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a bright, plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and matching shawl stands in front, facing a small altar on the left with a lit oil lamp, flowers and brass vessels. Behind him, people in white and cream clothes, some with yellow or orange shawls, stand in rows, including a fair-haired woman in white. Shelves with books and a window line the back wall. Count of visible physical people is roughly 20, most standing in a semicircle around the altar.

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October 09 20082008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09A photograph inside a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof, white walls and a wooden floor. In the foreground at left, a small altar holds a lit oil lamp flame, a framed picture, flowers and brass lamps. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe stands centre-left with hands folded in namaste, facing the altar. Around them, about a dozen devotees stand in a semicircle with hands joined in prayer: several women in white saris, a woman in a yellow shawl at right, and men in white with orange shawls. The setting suggests a puja or aarti offering in an ashram hall.2008-10-09A photograph inside a hall with a tiled floor and plain white walls, where a man in saffron-orange robes stands with his back to the camera, hands joined, facing a small table draped in white. On the table sit a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, brass vessels and a framed portrait of a woman in orange-red garments, garlanded with purple flowers. Around him, several women in white saris with saffron shawls and one in orange stand with palms pressed together in devotion. A glass partition and shelves are visible on the left.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Indoor puja in a plain whitewashed hall with a ceiling fan and fluorescent light. A bearded man in orange robes stands at a small orange-draped altar holding a lit lamp over offerings, with a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange above it wreathed in orange-and-yellow flowers. Several devotees in white and orange clothing stand with palms pressed together on the left, and seated devotees, some with their backs to the camera, fill the lower foreground. A small table nearby holds a framed photo collage and a white device.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Indoor room with whitewashed walls and ceiling fans where devotees gather in prayer before a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on a wooden cabinet. A person in orange robes with a long braid holds a lit oil lamp toward the portrait, with a small vase of flowers beside it. Around them, several devotees in white garments with orange shawls stand with hands folded in namaste, while a bookshelf, notice board and framed pictures line the walls.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09A photograph inside a bright office-like room with wood-panelled walls, ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe holds a brass lamp or ritual vessel in front of a desktop computer monitor, with fruit placed on the desk. Around him a group of people stand in a line: women in white and cream traditional dress with orange shawls, a woman in a dark red sari, a woman with light hair in an orange shawl, and young men in white shirts and orange shawls. Someone in the background wears an orange wrap and gestures toward the lamp. The scene looks like an arati or puja offering performed in an office setting.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09