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A devotee in orange robes and a white and red flower garland stands at right, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a bell-handled base, offering it before a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes seated in lotus pose with a rudraksha-style garland, one hand raised in blessing. The portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and is garlanded with white flowers and red blooms. Beside it, a painted banyan tree backdrop and a dark black pedestal with a fire flame. Below, a figure in red is seated with flowers, and marigold petals are scattered on the floor.

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A photograph of a shrine room with yellow walls and a painted backdrop of a large banyan tree. A framed portrait of a man seated in orange robes with a white flower garland and a red-and-white garland hangs at upper left, its frame wreathed in flowers. Below, a floral rangoli surrounds a seated figure in orange with a red headcloth and garland. In the foreground, a man in an orange sleeveless robe with a white and red flower garland rings a brass bell while facing the shrine. Behind him, a man in white with an orange shawl films with a video camera, and another man in white with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded.2009-11-25A man in an orange sleeveless garment and a white-and-red flower garland stands in profile at right, eyes closed, holding a brass lamp with a lit flame near a black Shiva lingam on a black pedestal. Behind him, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in orange robes and a long beaded mala, seated before a painted banyan tree, with red and white garlands around the frame. Below, a seated figure in red and orange wraps with a garland and a small book sits on a floral rangoli arrangement of marigolds and petals. The walls are yellow with orange borders.2009-11-25A man in saffron-orange robes with a white and red flower garland stands at left, holding a small green leaf over a brass pot of water in a ritual gesture. Beside him on a sunlit altar, a framed portrait shows a seated man in orange robes with a white bead garland, raising a hand, set among red roses and a white floral garland against a painted banyan-tree backdrop. Below the frame sits a small figure in orange with a red crown and garland, surrounded by marigolds and rose petals. At right, a man in a white shirt with his back partly to the camera looks toward the altar.2009-11-25 +1 copiesApril 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copiesNovember 25 20092009-11-25July 10 20142014-07-10A woman with long dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless top and a white and green flower garland stands in a small shrine room, facing a wall shrine. She holds a brass lamp in one hand as she performs an aarti before framed portraits. The large portrait on the left shows a seated figure in pink robes with a rudraksha mala, hands in anjali, set against a rocky backdrop, with a floral garland draped above it. A smaller framed portrait to the right shows a figure in an orange turban and orange robes, decorated with red hibiscus flowers. Oil lamps, flowers and a small brass deity figure sit on the shrine ledge. Partial text on the large portrait's pedestal is cut off.2010-01-19July 10 20142014-07-10A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with long, dark, wavy hair lights a brass oil lamp with a long wick beside a framed photograph. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace seated before a large tree trunk. The frame is decorated with a garland of white and red flowers, and the wall is covered with orange and pink gerbera daisies and white blooms. Brass lamps stand on both sides, and a carved wooden door with small brass bells appears at the right. The scene is a devotional puja setting at a home-visit shrine. The lighting of the lamp before the framed photograph is visible.2010-02-17A devotee in orange robes with a white and red flower garland stands with back to camera, reaching up to adjust a framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and white bead necklace, seated with raised hand in a painted banyan-tree setting. Below the framed portrait is a small statue in red-orange robes with a garland, set on a bed of yellow and red flower petals and a white flower rangoli. A small framed photo of a woman sits to the left. Floral garlands in red and white frame the portrait.2009-11-25A photograph of a devotee in orange robes and a shaved head kneeling at left, holding a silver tray and offering a multi-tiered golden aarti lamp with lit flames before a framed portrait. The framed portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace, set on a red velvet throne draped with a tiger-patterned cloth. Pink and white flowers sit beside it, and a large backdrop print shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and shawl with a red bindi and rudraksha beads. A gold footstool and a silver tray with offerings sit in front. The scene suggests a puja and aarti ritual in a satsang hall.2012-09-14A photograph inside a hall with plain white walls and a concrete floor. On the left, a standing man in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with hair tied up and a gold necklace, faces right with his hands extended in a gesture toward the altar. In the centre, a seated figure in white and orange cloth with a red turban and garlands of red and white flowers sits on a low wooden platform before a small wooden table holding a brass plate, oil lamps and flower petals. Behind them stands an ornate carved wooden throne-style shrine with a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated before a tree, raising one hand. Red and gold banners and a painted backdrop of a tree and temple gopuram complete the scene. A deity murti in red and green cloth sits on the small table.2012-04-11 +1 copies