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Devotees gather in a small brick-walled room around a framed portrait on the left, labelled in part as an ashram offering. The portrait shows a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a long garland, long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, against a rocky background. In front of it, a man in a white shirt holds a brass plate of rose petals and lights a brass oil lamp. A bald monk in saffron robes sits at the lower right with his back to the camera. Behind them, men and a woman in white and cream clothing stand in a row, one older man with white hair in a white shirt among them, and a shaved-headed young boy with folded hands at the far left.

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A group of devotees gathers before a brick wall beneath a framed portrait of a young man in saffron robes with a long orange-beaded necklace, seated with raised hand against a tree backdrop. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on a tray of red flower petals in front of the portrait. A man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a lamp near the frame. A bald man in an orange robe sits in the foreground with his back to the camera. An older man in a white garment and rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands nearby, with other men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a pale sari behind. A display board labelled Nithya Annadhan is mounted on the wall behind them.2011-04-17A photograph of a devotional arati at a brick wall shrine where a large framed portrait of a long-haired, bearded man in orange robes and beaded necklaces sits seated in a tree-trunk setting, labelled with a sign reading "Nithya Ananda". A young man in a white shirt holds a brass oil lamp lit with a flame over a tray of rose petals. In the foreground a shaven-headed monk in an orange robe stands with his back to the camera. Behind them a grey-haired man in white with a beaded necklace, a woman in a white and red sari, and several men in white shirts and dhotis watch. A devotee at the left edge stands with palms pressed together.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17A photograph inside a small brick-walled room where a group of men and women stand in white ritual clothes at a puja before a framed portrait. The portrait shows a smiling figure with long dark hair in orange robes and a beaded necklace, seated against a rock backdrop. In front of the portrait, two brass oil lamps burn beside a brass plate of red flowers. A man in a white shirt holds a small offering near the lamps, and a bald figure in an orange robe faces the altar from the front right foreground. Behind them, white-clad devotees, one with a beard and tilak and a woman in a cream sari, watch quietly. A printed banner with green lettering hangs on the wall above.2011-04-17Devotees with palms pressed together pray before a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a white flower garland, seated beneath a banyan tree. A brass oil lamp and a tray of rose petals sit on a gold-draped table. A man in an orange robe at left and a white-shirted man with a rudraksha mala and beige trousers stand nearby, with a woman in a white sari and other men in white shirts and dhotis. Behind them is a red brick wall and a banner reading Nithya Annadhanam.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Inside a small brick-walled room, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes sits at the left foreground before an altar with a brass lamp, facing a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling figure in orange robes, a white flower garland and a ceremonial bead necklace seated before a banyan tree. Beside the altar, a man in a white shirt and beige trousers with a dark rudraksha-style bead mala holds a tray with papers and offerings. Next to him, a woman in a cream sari and several men in white shirts and dhotis stand watching. A wall sign reads "Nithya Annadhan" with descriptive text about free daily meals at the ashram.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Devotees stand with palms pressed together in a small brick-walled shrine room in front of a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair seated in orange robes and a garland, set on a draped table with a brass lamp and scattered red petals. A shaven-headed monk in orange robes kneels at left with hands folded. Among the standing people, a man in a white shirt and beige trousers wears a rudraksha mala and stands at centre, with a woman in a cream sari beside him and men in white dhotis and shirts around them. A signboard behind reads Nithya Annadhan and describes free daily food distribution at an ashram in Thiruvannamalai. Roughly a dozen people are visible in a dim ritual setting.2011-04-17