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Inside a shrine room with black walls and a gold-framed portrait at left, four devotees perform aarti. A shaved-headed young priest in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a lit lamp at centre-left, while a woman in orange-red sari with a mala lifts a lamp in the foreground. A woman at right in orange sari raises a flaming lamp. A large brass plate of kalasha-like offerings, flower garlands and small oil lamps sits on a gold-covered table. A golden lion-shaped stand and a tiger-striped cushion stand nearby, under hanging brass bells and a wall air conditioner. The framed portrait shows a robed figure seated in orange with a pale cloth, but no one is clearly identifiable as the person pictured.

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June 19 20132013-06-19June 19 20132013-06-19A ceremonial aarti scene in front of an ornate gold throne carved with a lion-head armrest and draped with a white-and-black striped tiger-skin cloth. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on the throne shows a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Near the throne, a devotee in white dhoti and a shaved-headed attendant in white hold lit lamps and a kalasha-like tray. Behind them, women in rust-orange saris with white forehead bands and tilak hold lit oil lamps and stand over silver trays of flowers, fruit and offerings. Brass bells and a hanging lamp hang from the ceiling. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at the throne.2013-04-10April 10 20132013-04-10A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown robe with a yellow border, bare-chested with gold bangles and a gold chain, sits with palms joined on an ornate golden throne with a carved lion-head armrest and tiger-striped cushion. Before him a golden tray holds many small oil lamps, flowers and offerings. A shaved-headed priest in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala sits at the lamps. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala holds a lit aarti lamp, and another woman in orange bends at the front with a lamp. A framed portrait on the wall shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a printed caption not legible. The scene looks like a puja or aarti offering inside a room with a wooden door and a wall air conditioner.2013-06-21April 10 20132013-04-10September 22 20132013-09-22June 21 20132013-06-21April 10 20132013-04-10A seated man in an ornate golden throne with a lion-head armrest and tiger-striped cushion wears a saffron-brown dhoti-style garment with gold border and a red and white flower garland. Behind him hang brass bells and a brass lamp. Around a silver tray of flowers and oil lamps, men in white kurtas with red shawls and a bald devotee hold small brass vessels and lamps for a puja. An air conditioner and black wall complete the room. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a red and white garland, and sits on a ceremonial throne, so the appearance-based label applies.2013-05-25A photograph inside a gilded shrine room with a black stone wall and a golden door. On the left, an ornate gold throne-like seat with a carved golden lion figure stands beneath a framed portrait labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda, showing a long-haired figure in orange robes seated on a platform. Brass hanging lamps and bells hang from chains above. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits with a row of silver plates holding flowers and offerings on a gold table, while a woman in orange and another woman in saffron assist with the puja. A wall air conditioner is mounted in the background.2013-06-19June 20 20132013-06-20