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A photo inside a decorated hall with a thatched ceiling strung with colourful paper streamers and tinsel in red, blue, purple and orange. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, is reaching up and gripping a large white cloth hanging from the ceiling, pulling it down beside a small shrine niche with flower garlands and a small brass lamp. Flower petals and rangoli-style patterns lie on the floor, with a brass kalasha and a lit oil lamp at the lower left. This is a dedicated ritual preparation setting.

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August 11 20092009-08-11A photo of a person in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, standing at left and reaching up to hang or adjust a strand of colourful streamers under a thatched roof. In front stands a white niche decorated with rainbow garlands and yellow flowers, holding an orange-robed figure seated beneath a peacock-feather fan, with a brass kalasha pot and potted plant at its sides. Flower petals and oil lamps lie on the floor, and a white cloth hangs at right. The person's face is not clearly visible. Appearance is consistent with the page's a person flag but not certain.2009-08-11A person in an orange saffron garment and a flower garland stands barefoot on a floor covered with rangoli and flower petals inside a thatched hut decorated with colourful paper streamers. A small white shrine with a deity murti in orange clothing is displayed beside them, with brass pots and oil lamps at the base. A white cloth hangs on the right, and rose and marigold garlands are visible.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and long dark hair holding a lit oil lamp (deepam) toward a small white shrine niche. Inside the niche sits a small orange-robed seated figure. Coloured tinsel garlands and streamers hang across the shrine, and a thatched ceiling with paper streamers overhead. Brass pots, banana leaves and offerings lie on the floor. The man appears to be a priest-like devotee; presentation cues are not distinctive enough to confirm the page's claim, so identity is left uncertain.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11Interior of a decorated room with a raised altar platform draped in red cloth, brass kalashas and pots with flowers, and garlands of flowers and tinsel strung from the ceiling. In the foreground a person in orange robes with long dark hair stands with back to the camera, facing the altar. On the lower right, a white-draped seated figure sits near the altar. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in Tamil script, garlanded with white and orange flowers, sits on the altar steps beside brass lamps and a brass vessel. The walls show a peacock-patterned hanging.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of a person in a long orange saffron robe with long dark hair bending forward at a white shrine niche, hands pressed together over a figure. Inside the niche sits an orange-robed seated statue wearing a saffron turban and rudraksha-style beads, with a peacock-feather fan behind it, flower garlands in pink, yellow and blue, and a brass kalasha pot beside it. Marigold and rose petals are scattered on the floor, with a small oil lamp and offering plate at the base. Colourful paper streamers hang from a thatched roof. The bent figure appears to be performing puja or padapuja at the shrine.2009-08-11A person in a long orange robe bends forward at a white shrine niche, pouring liquid from a brass vessel over an orange-clad statue seated in meditation. The statue wears an orange turban and a red-bead mala, its hands in mudra, and a small framed photo sits at its base. A peacock-feather fan stands behind it, with a white carved backdrop, garlands of yellow marigolds and pink and blue tinsel, and a brass kalasha with flower petals at the base. Hanging paper bunting decorates the ceiling, and a small brass lamp and offerings sit in the foreground. The scene reads as abhishekam at a shrine.2009-08-11