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A photograph of a devotional aarti at a shrine. A young man in an orange cloth and white-and-orange garlands on his neck raises a brass oil lamp with a visible flame toward a statue. Beside him, two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; one wears a rudraksha-style mala. The shrine is decorated with white and orange flower garlands, green leaves and pink petals. The seated statue wears an orange robe, an orange turban, and a white flower garland, with its right hand raised in blessing. An orange cloth hangs in the background.

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A photograph inside a bright room with white walls at the Seeragapadi inauguration. In the foreground a figure in orange robes and an orange turban holds a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) lit with a flame, beside a tray of rose petals and flower petals. A person in an orange robe and orange turban, with a white flower garland over the shoulders, stands at the lamp facing a white and red deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and white flower garlands, with a bowl of offerings on a flower-covered altar. On the right, a cameraman in white dhoti and an orange shawl films the scene, and another person in white stands nearby.2010-02-18A photograph inside a plain white room with a tiled floor, a barred window and a wooden door. A man with long dark hair and a flower-garland of white and red blossoms stands in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, holding a lit lamp in a brass aarti plate, performing an aarti before a seated deity murti dressed in an orange cloth with a blue turban, yellow and red flower garlands and a white garland. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, flower offerings and a small puja arrangement sit on a cloth on the floor. Around them stand several people with palms pressed together in namaste: a man in white shirt and dhoti, a woman in pink, a boy in a checked shirt, and men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas. The lamp-lighting and devotional posture suggest a puja. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the garlanded man performing the aarti, identified by long hair, saffron clothing, garland and rudraksha-style adornments.2012-01-02A photograph of a temple courtyard ritual. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, orange-saffron robe and a multi-strand orange and gold necklace stands with his hands raised and eyes lifted, holding a small vessel, beside a tall brass lamp with a lit flame. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl holds a long-handled red and gold umbrella over him. To the left a white-clad elder stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in a white sari with a shawl stands near him. A young man in a light shirt films or photographs. On the left, a deity murti in orange cloth is garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands, with a white draped altar cloth. Brass lamps, flower-filled plates and a stone pillar frame the scene, and a red-walled building stands behind.2011-12-11A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange-red dhoti, draped with a red and white flower garland, leaning forward to place his hands on a white shrine containing a small orange-robed seated figure. The shrine is decorated with white and red flower garlands and petals. Beside him, devotees in white clothing, one woman in a white sari, and a man with a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle raise open palms in reverence. A large orange cloth hangs at right, and a blue board is visible in the background. a person is shown at the inauguration of a Dhyanapeetam centre, with the orange-robed seated figure appearing to be a deity or guru murti. Overlaid text credits the archive copyright.2009-08-03January 02 20122012-01-02Temple courtyard ritual with red-washed walls and a carved stone pillar. A man with long swept-back hair, orange cloth wrap, gold armbands and a garland of white and orange flowers kneels at right with hands folded before a tray of offerings, probable Swamiji by appearance cues (long hair, saffron clothing, ornate gold adornments). Behind him an older man in white clothes and a woman in a white sari with gold border stand with palms together. At left, a large deity murti is draped in a multicolour flower garland and orange cloth. A small white and orange figure sits on a platform in front, and brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand nearby, with a red and white canopy at right.2011-12-11A photograph of a house-visit ritual indoors on a grey marble floor. A man with a bare chest and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and glasses, sits cross-legged holding a lit oil lamp flame toward an elder seated on an orange cushioned sofa. The seated elder wears a flower garland, orange and maroon robes with gold border, gold armbands and bangles, a rudraksha mala, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them two young attendants stand: one in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads, the other in orange robes holding a tall silver staff with a ornate top. A seated attendant in orange robes beside a wooden box with offerings and a brass plate of flowers completes the scene. a person is the seated elder in orange and maroon, shown receiving the pada puja.2014-07-08January 02 20122012-01-02A man in saffron-orange robes with a white and multicoloured flower garland stands at a home shrine, holding a lit oil lamp toward the altar with his hands while performing aarti. Behind him on the wall is a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" of a young man in a white turban, decorated with garland of flowers. The altar holds a brass lamp, flowers, a brass plate and a framed deity image. To the right, a man in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together, a woman in a cream and gold sari with gold bangles stands with palms joined, and a man in a white shirt and glasses also joins his palms. The room has a wood-beamed ceiling and a tiled floor.2010-02-15July 27 20082008-07-27Indoor photo of a ritual in a white-walled room. A man in orange robes with a red and gold turban and a white flower garland stands at center holding a silver aarti lamp with a flame, performing worship. Behind him, a man in orange robes and a woman in white churidar clothes stand with palms pressed together. At right, a white marble statue of a seated sage in orange robes, with a red-and-orange turban, red beaded mala and white flower garland, shows raised hand in blessing blessing on a white pedestal scattered with red rose petals. Beside it sit a purple and gold cloth-covered object and a golden ornamental figure. A brass plate with red offerings and incense sticks are placed on the floor. A wall portrait of a smiling person in orange robes hangs behind. Wall air conditioner and white window blinds are visible.2009-09-10July 27 20082008-07-27