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A photograph of a pink house entrance with potted aloe plants flanking a doorway decorated with marigold garlands. A shaved-headed man in an orange-red robe and orange-brown rudraksha mala leans forward at the threshold, with a gold stud in his ear. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with an orange-red rudraksha mala holds his hands together in greeting. Behind them stands a man in a red-orange garment and a man in a grey shirt. On the right, a man in a white shirt watches. A black round object sits at the left edge. The scene suggests a house visit with padapuja in the a person tradition, but the ceremony itself is not clearly visible.

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A photograph taken outside a pink-walled house with potted aloe plants. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe with a yellow sash and multiple rudraksha malas, and raises his right hand in a wave. Behind him a man in a white shirt and an orange-robed attendant stand in the doorway, which is decorated with orange flowers. In the foreground a bald man in orange garments with rudraksha beads and a gold earring bows his head, and another bald man in dark orange clothing is partly visible at the left edge. A black stone object is at the left.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07Photo at a house doorway with a green gated entrance and leafy mango-leaf toran hanging above. Three saffron-robed men in orange-red cloth with yellow border stride out; the central figure wears a red-orange turban and rudraksha mala, and is smiling with one hand near his head. Two bald men in front wear orange-brown rudraksha malas, and orange wrist bands; a devotee in white stands behind, and more people are visible in the background.2014-07-01August 10 20112011-08-10July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph in a narrow interior hallway of a house, with a wooden door and gold-trimmed doorframe behind. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red garment with gold border, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, walks at the centre; a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance and role. Beside him a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads, and on the left a shaved-headed attendant in white and gold cloth. Behind them stand men in white shirts, and an orange-clad figure with beads is seen from the back at lower left. On the right a seated man in an olive shirt watches, and a metal tray is visible at lower right. A framed deity picture hangs on the back wall.2014-06-22August 09 20072007-08-09June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph at a gated entrance of a pink-walled house with banana plants and a string of red and orange festoon bunting. A young man with long dark hair stands bare-chested except for an orange cloth wrap, facing the camera's back, greeting an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti who smiles warmly. Beside them, a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style neck cord stands with hands joined. Another orange-robed man stands at left, and a long-haired figure in orange is seen at right edge.2007-08-09A photograph of a red-walled corridor where a shaved-headed sannyasi in orange robes and a rudraksha mala garlands a seated elderly man with a fresh orange-and-white flower garland. Beside them a man in white dhoti with gold border and beaded necklace holds a garland, while a bald man in white and a man in white kurta stand by. A wall notice reads Please respect the privacy of Swami Paramahamsa Nithyananda. The scene resembles a devotee receiving garlanding and blessing at a temple corridor.2011-11-21March 14 20142014-03-14