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Interior room decorated for Diwali with strings of yellow and pink marigold and rose garlands draped across the walls and ceiling. A central altar is covered in pink flower garlands arranged with peacock feathers in a fan behind it. On the altar stands a framed photograph of a bearded saffron-robed sannyasi with a large garland of white and red flowers, flanked by offerings of fruit and flowers. To the left, a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" shows a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, against a dark forest backdrop. Lit oil lamps and flower petals sit on the altar floor. Several seated devotees in white and orange clothing face the altar, and a man in a checked shirt stands at the right edge.

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A photograph of a Diwali altar set up in a room with a tiled floor. A large framed portrait of a bald, orange-robed man with a rudraksha mala sits at the centre, garlanded with white and pink flowers, with a peacock-feather fan behind it. Below, a bed of pink marigold-type garlands drapes the altar, with a brass oil lamp (deepam) tiered with lit wicks and marigold petals scattered on the floor. Fruit, bananas and brass vessels are arranged to the left. A second framed portrait on the left shows a seated man in orange robes with a mala against a dark background, with a garland on its frame. Yellow and red flower strings hang along the walls and a white curtain. The portraits are depictions, not physical people present in the scene.2005-11-01November 01 20052005-11-01November 01 20052005-11-01A photograph of a room decorated for Diwali with garlands of yellow and pink flowers hanging across the walls and a white drape. Two framed portraits sit on a flower-covered altar: on the left, a seated figure in saffron robes with rudraksha beads and hands in prayer, with a printed caption reading "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" beneath it; on the right, a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure seated in front of a rock backdrop, garlanded with white and red flowers, set before a fan of peacock feathers. Oil lamps burn at the altar base and a brass lamp and flower offerings lie on the table. No physical people are visible in the scene.2005-11-01November 01 20052005-11-01A photograph of a Diwali puja in a decorated room. Devotees sit on the floor facing a shrine draped with pink and white flower garlands and a peacock-feather backdrop. Two framed portraits are on the shrine: one shows a bare-headed figure in an orange-robed pose, the other a seated figure framed in garlands. A lit lamp stand and many small oil lamps sit in front. Several devotees in white and orange-and-white clothes, including a woman in an orange shawl and women in saris with flowers in their hair, sit with hands folded in prayer. A bald man in white sits in the foreground. Green-framed windows and a hanging garland fill the background. About eight people are visible.2005-11-01November 01 20052005-11-01A decorated room with a large framed photograph on a pink and white flower-garlanded altar draped with peacock feathers. The framed portrait shows a man in saffron-orange robes wearing an orange turban and a white flower garland, with his hands joined. Beside it, a second framed photograph shows a seated man in orange robes against a dark backdrop, also garlanded with red flowers. Yellow and orange marigold garlands hang on the walls and a white curtain. Fruit, bananas, small oil lamps and offerings sit on a table in front, and a shaved-headed person in orange is partly visible at the lower left. No standing crowd is visible.2005-11-01A photograph of a shrine decorated for Diwali in Salem, Tamil Nadu. A framed photograph of a smiling man in orange-saffron robes and a saffron turban, seated on a rock, is garlanded with white, yellow and red flower garlands and framed by a fan of peacock feathers. Oil lamps and marigold petals sit on the flower-covered altar below, and swags of yellow and pink flower garlands hang across the wall above. The framed photograph is a depiction and no people are physically present. The seated figure is shown in a printed photograph, so swamiji is depiction with probable identification from orange-saffron robes, saffron turban and garlanding, while the page states the event involved Swamiji.2005-11-01A photograph of a Diwali puja at a room decorated with pink and white flower garlands and peacock feathers. A large framed portrait on the altar shows a man in orange robes with a flower garland, and a second framed portrait on the left is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". In front of the altar a multi-tiered brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) is surrounded by small floral arrangements and lamps. Several devotees sit on the floor in white clothes: a woman in white with an orange shawl on the left, a woman in a white sari with a gold border in the foreground, and seated men in white with bare or shaven heads. A standing man in a checked shirt watches at the right edge. Fruit and offerings are placed on a tray at the left.2005-11-01April 17 20162016-04-17September 16 20132013-09-16