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A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a white and yellow-green flower garland with lime-green fruit, stands at a shrine corner and raises his hand toward a framed portrait. The framed portrait on the green backdrop shows a smiling man in a yellow turban and gold necklace, labelled in Tamil script. Beside it hangs a poster of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, captioned "Paramahamsa SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIG". A small orange-clad figurine with flower garlands sits on a shelf beside a plate of offerings, and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the foreground near a wooden door with bell-shaped handles.

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A devotee in an orange-red sleeveless top with a white and red flower garland and a green-lime garland on his head holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp, performing aarti before a shrine. On the wall above the shrine, a framed portrait of a smiling man wears a yellow turban, a gold necklace and a navy garment, garlanded with white flowers and labelled in Tamil script. Beside it, a painting shows a saffron-clad sannyasi with rudraksha beads seated under a tree, garlanded. Another person in orange stands at right holding offerings. Wooden doors, a shelf with sweets and a small offering tray complete the scene. Two people are visible.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08A woman with long dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless top and a white and green flower garland stands in a small shrine room, facing a wall shrine. She holds a brass lamp in one hand as she performs an aarti before framed portraits. The large portrait on the left shows a seated figure in pink robes with a rudraksha mala, hands in anjali, set against a rocky backdrop, with a floral garland draped above it. A smaller framed portrait to the right shows a figure in an orange turban and orange robes, decorated with red hibiscus flowers. Oil lamps, flowers and a small brass deity figure sit on the shrine ledge. Partial text on the large portrait's pedestal is cut off.2010-01-19A photograph of a small room with white walls where a man with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a red-orange sleeveless top and a garland of white jasmine with green fruits on his head, holding a lit oil lamp (diya) toward a framed poster. The poster shows a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala beneath a banyan tree, with a white flower garland above it and the printed caption "Paramahamsa SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIGAL". At left, a green-backed poster shows a smiling man in a yellow turban. On the right, a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, looking toward the lamp, with a red tilak on his forehead and a bangle on his wrist. The scene suggests an aarti offering before the poster, though no clear a person identification is made from appearance.2009-08-08June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small shrine room with pale tiled walls. On the left, a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes wearing a multi-coloured flower garland stretches an arm toward a brass lamp set on a low altar. In the centre, another saffron-robed figure holds a lit oil lamp aarti, and beside her a woman in a dark top presses her palms together. On the right, a smiling man in a cream shirt and white dhoti holds a pink bowl of flower petals near an open wooden door with metal grille. Behind them a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange garlanded with marigolds sits on a white-draped table with brass vessels, and small children are partly visible at the lower left.2010-01-10A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a white jasmine garland and a sleeveless saffron-orange garment performs aarti with a flame in a small shrine room. He holds a lit lamp toward a framed portrait of a saffron-robed teacher seated under a tree, labelled with partial text reading "...AMAHA... ...NANDA ...AMIGA". Nearby stands a second framed photograph of a saffron-clad figure with a turban and red hibiscus flowers. The shrine table holds brass oil lamps, fruit, flower garlands, a yellow decorated kalasha and offering plates. A person in purple is partly visible at the right edge. Appearance-based: Swamiji (probable), performing aarti, based on long hair, saffron clothing and jasmine garland; the portrait is a depiction of a separate teacher.2010-01-19June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJanuary 23 20102010-01-23A home shrine room with framed deity prints on the wall, each garlanded with marigold and rose chains. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long multicoloured flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing aarti before the shrine. Beside him, an older man in white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground at left, a person in orange clothing with dark hair faces the shrine. On the shrine table are a brass lamp, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small brass deity figure decorated with red and pink flowers, and a framed picture garlanded with white flowers.2010-02-17June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph inside a home shrine room with cream walls and a wooden door on the left. Two people in orange-saffron robes stand with their backs to the camera. The nearer figure, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a red-and-pink flower garland around the neck, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand before a wall of framed deity prints decorated with yellow marigold garlands. The second figure, in an orange robe with a maroon-striped wrap, stands to the left facing the shrine. A low wooden shelf below holds brass plates, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small bells and puja items. Framed saints and deity images cover the walls, including a sepia print of two standing ascetics. The scene suggests a home puja with an oil lamp, with the figures showing no clear facial features.2010-02-17