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An indoor photograph of a room with cream walls and a framed sepia portrait of a figure on the wall. On the left, a low altar holds pink wrapped deity figures, gold-coloured murtis and a small brass item, with a wooden box covered in orange cloth in the foreground. Several men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris stand in a line facing the altar, with a man in a checked shirt and dark trousers near the centre. A younger man in a white kurta with a black rudraksha mala and a Nithyanandapeetam emblem on his chest stands in the foreground, smiling. A man in a white shirt with a black belt stands at right. A timestamp reads 21 10:28. People visible: about 10, all standing in a ritual or devotional line.Indoor photo in a plain cream-walled room with a wooden door on the left and an archway with greenery and gilded decor on the right. A framed portrait hangs on the wall, showing a figure in white with a saffron-trimmed shawl and a bead necklace, though the image is small and the appearance is uncertain. Several men and women stand close together: a man in a white shirt with grey hair faces left, a man in white with a black bead necklace stands center, a woman in a cream sari with glasses and a man in glasses stand to the right, and a man in a white shirt stands at the far right. On the left edge, a man wears an orange shawl over white clothes, and pink bubble-wrap packaging is visible in the lower left. A red hanging lantern is at the upper left and a framed ornament hangs high on the right wall.November 19 20092009-11-19Indoor photograph of a crowded room with pale pink walls, a wooden door and a barred window, where devotees gather around a low glass table holding brass vessels and offerings. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala leans forward with his arms outstretched toward the table, while a man in a white shirt bends low at lower left. Nearby a bare-headed man with a saffron shawl and long hair bends forward. Women in cream and teal saris and men in white shirts and dhotis stand along the walls, many with rudraksha malas, and a man in a blue shirt stands at right.2009-08-08A photograph taken inside a whitewashed room with a doorway opening onto a sunlit courtyard. In the foreground, a bare-chested bearded man with long hair tied in a bun and a rudraksha mala sits with hands pressed in namaste beside a young man in a blue striped shirt holding a yellow bag. Standing in the middle ground, several men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with lanyards and glasses. On the right, a tall man in a white kurta wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder, and two women in orange robes stand beside him, one with long dark hair. Everyone faces toward the left, as if waiting to greet someone entering.2009-11-19Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMay 11 20122012-05-11Indoor photo in a bright corridor with pale green walls and cream tiled floor. A man with short dark hair in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti walks at left, barefoot, looking toward the centre. Beside him, a figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking barefoot and smiling. Probable Swamiji, identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. A woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered pallu and a dark jacket gestures with her hand. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron clothing stand in a doorway opening onto green trees.2008-01-14A photograph of a doorway in a home shrine room with dark wooden display cabinets holding small deity figurines and framed pictures. A smiling man in a flowing orange-saffron robe with a red tilak on his forehead walks through the doorway, with a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala in the left foreground and another man in orange clothing behind him. On the right, a woman in a grey-and-white sari with folded hands in namaste and gold bangles stands with other devotees.2010-01-21April 07 20082008-04-07April 06 20082008-04-06July 01 20142014-07-01