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A photograph from behind of a man in white ritual clothes with a yellow sash, holding a golden fan-like object toward a shrine of framed portraits on an orange-draped table in a plain brick hall. Framed portraits of a saffron-robed figure stand along the table, one large gilt frame showing a deity-like scene, with name placards in blue above labelled Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Coimbatore, and Tiruvannamalai. Small metal murtis and brass lamps sit on the cloth below. The standing man is a devotee performing an aarti-like offering; he is not a candidate for the portrait figure.

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A photograph of a temple-like hall with pink brick walls and a long orange-draped altar table. A man seen from behind, wearing a white shirt with a yellow shawl, raises a golden ceremonial fan or chamara overhead, performing an aarti-style offering. On the altar stand several framed portraits of a saffron-robed figure, a framed image of a deity with a crown, small brass deity murtis, and lamps and ritual vessels. Blue name placards read Kuala Langur (Malaysia), Coimbatore and Tiruvannamalai, indicating centre locations. Overhead, a line of lights runs along the wall. One physical person is visible.2009-12-24A photograph taken from behind a man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder, raising a long thin rod or stick above his head in a hall with pink brick walls. In front of him is a red-draped altar table holding small brass lamps, kalasha-like vessels and framed portraits of a woman in orange robes labelled with place names such as Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Coimbatore and Tiruvannamalai. A framed portrait of a deity murti stands at the centre of the table. Only one person is visible.2009-12-24A person seen from behind in a white kurta with a yellow shawl and a gold ceremonial necklace, raising a golden leaf-shaped fan or lamp in one hand while holding a small object in the other. Framed portraits of goddess figures in gold frames hang on a salmon-pink wall, with blue name placards beneath them. Red-draped tables with small brass lamps and offerings sit in the foreground.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24Photograph from behind of a man with dark wavy hair wearing a white kurta and a yellow shawl with gold bead ornaments, raising a yellow-wrapped ritual object in his right hand. Before him on orange-draped tables stand framed devotional portraits of deities, including a Chakra-haloed deity form and two figures in orange robes, with small brass pooja vessels and a lit lamp. Pink walls and placards reading Seattle and Oklahoma city mark the setting. Visible candidate appearance is uncertain, so identity is not asserted.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a ritual ceremony in a hall with pinkish walls and a wall clock. Three people in white garments with yellow sashes sit on an orange-draped stage, each holding a lit oil lamp aloft. Behind them stand several framed portraits and paintings on an easel-like display, including deity images and a framed image of a seated figure in saffron robes. Blue name placards on the stage edge read San Jose, Phoenix and Seattle. A seated audience of many people in the foreground, mostly from behind, fills the lower half of the image, with women in orange and white visible.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph inside a white-pillared temple hall during a puja. A man with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and a yellow shawl over his shoulder, stands with his back to the camera, facing a shrine. He holds a feathered fan or whisk. A seated man in white is visible at the lower left, and another person's head appears at the lower right. The shrine holds a deity murti with a kalasha-like arch behind it, a small brass lamp on a white brick platform, and a standing figure in orange robes. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits on a red-draped stool at right, showing a figure in saffron with a garland. A yellow thread hangs from the ceiling fan area. Oil lamps stand on the floor.2009-09-21