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A photograph of a television screen showing a live video-conference feed. A figure seated in orange and yellow robes, decorated with marigold garlands and a golden necklace, sits before a shrine with a deity image framed by a heart-shaped halo and a magenta cloth backdrop. A devotee in orange bends forward toward the shrine, and another person is partly visible in the lower left. Offerings of petals lie on the shrine base. A caption on the screen reads Salem-Dhyanapeetam.

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January 24 20142014-01-24January 24 20142014-01-24 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20142014-01-24 +2 copiesJanuary 24 20142014-01-24 +3 copiesIndoor shrine room with a yellow curtain backdrop and garlands of white and red flowers draped along the top. On a low platform, a large framed portrait shows a long-haired figure in saffron robes and a beaded necklace seated in meditation, garlanded with white flowers and marigolds; orange cushions and a draped orange seat sit before it. To the right, a smaller framed photo of another man in orange is also garlanded, with an orange-draped chair. Two people kneel on a green-leaf mat before a tray of flowers and offerings: a woman in a red blouse and orange sari, and a bald man in white with a yellow shawl, doing a padapuja-style ritual. Brass oil lamps and a small offering plate with rice and fruit are arranged on the floor.November 12 20082008-11-12A photograph of a devotional shrine room with a gold-framed portrait of a young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and rudraksha-style beads, seated before a backdrop of gold curtains and marigold garlands; the portrait is captioned "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in the photo's text overlay area. Two people kneel on the floor before a banana leaf: a woman in an orange sari with a maroon blouse and gold bangles, and a man in white with a yellow shawl, both handling flowers and offerings. Orange-draped chairs flank the shrine, with a smaller framed portrait of an older man garlanded in red and white flowers on the right. Brass oil lamps, a flower plate, bananas and a leaf plate of food complete the puja setup.June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesNovember 12 20082008-11-12A photograph of a stage performance in front of a blue wall. Centre stage, a shirtless boy with an orange turban and orange dhoti sits cross-legged on a red-draped platform with eyes closed, wearing a rudraksha mala. To the right, a young woman in a pink blouse and yellow-gold skirt with jewellery and a white flower in her hair kneels in a dance pose. Behind them is a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, garlanded with marigolds and purple flowers and set on a flower-decorated altar. Two brass oil lamps flank the altar, with palm plants at the edges.2007-12-24Indoor ritual space with a yellow curtain backdrop draped with red and white flower garlands. A large framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes and beaded necklace is hung centrally above an orange-draped seat, with a second framed portrait on a chair at right. A woman in an orange sari with red blouse sits at left reading papers beside a banana-leaf offering table with fruit and flowers. At right, a man in white kurta with yellow shawl sits reading near a banana-leaf offering and brass lamps. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and flowers sit on the floor platform. Two ceiling fans and a decorative grille panel flank the room.November 16 20032003-11-16