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Photograph of an abhishekam being performed at an altar. A hand in a white sleeve pours water from a silver pot over a copper-coloured shivalinga-style stepped pyramid base (sri yantra/meru form) on a brass tray. Beside it stand small gold-framed deity murtis: a red-and-gold clad goddess with four arms and a yellow-robed figure. Behind them a large printed portrait shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange robe with a pearl-and-bead mala, hand raised in blessing, against a banyan-root backdrop, with white jasmine and red flower garlands. A brass lamp and green leaves frame the scene. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person in the scene.

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A ritual abhishekam setup on a cloth-covered platform. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man with long dark hair, orange robes, a white beaded mala and a raised hand, garlanded with white jasmine and red and green flowers. In front are gold-framed murti figures of a deity in red, a yellow-clad figure and a blue-clad figure. A hand pours liquid from a white conch shell over a gold-coloured shivalinga-like object, with a brass oil lamp, incense sticks, mango leaves and coconuts nearby. Marigolds sit at the base of the central figure. Photographed from above, with no other people visible.2009-05-28A photograph of a shrine setup with a framed portrait garlanded in white jasmine and red and yellow flowers, showing a smiling man in orange robes with a white bead necklace, seated before a banyan tree trunk with one hand raised in blessing. Below the portrait, three gold arched frames hold deity murti: a yellow-clad figure on the left, a red-clad deity in the centre, and a blue-clad figure on the right. In front, a brass kalasha with mango leaves and a coconut sits before a green and magenta draped figure with gold ornaments. A brass lamp with a flame, a brass oil lamp and a small brass vessel are on the floor, and a person's hand and an open notebook are at the lower left edge. The portrait caption reads 'PARAMAH...NANDA' partly hidden.2009-05-28A photograph of a ceremonial abhishekam at an ashram event. A person's arm, bare and wearing a gold bangle, pours water from a silver vessel over a small brass deity murti on the left, with a brass peetha-style figure in the foreground. Seated on a gold-and-white floral-garlanded throne is a figure with long dark hair, a saffron-orange robe, and a multi-strand red, white and green flower garland; the figure gestures with one hand toward the offering. Behind them is a large orange backdrop with an enlarged portrait of a person in orange headwear. Appearance-based label: a person for the seated figure, based on long swept hair, saffron-orange ornate clothing and garlands, though the face is only partly visible and identity is uncertain.2012-01-08A temple shrine photograph dominated by a framed portrait of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland, seated in front of a tree, resting on a red-cushioned throne-like chair ringed with yellow and purple marigold garlands. Behind it, a black stone shivalinga sits on a black yoni-pitha base, with a bowl and vessel beside it. A standing man in white dhoti and white shirt with a saffron cloth bends forward pouring liquid over the lingam. Behind them, golden deity murti of a male figure with trident and red turban and a female figure in red sari stand in a gold arch decorated with marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and a blue-turbaned seated figure in brown robe wearing a garland sits to the right.2009-12-28Abhishekam ritual before a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. A hand pours water from a silver vessel over a bronze deity murti of a female goddess standing on a lavender-draped table, flanked by a golden standing murti holding a bow. A person in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha-style setting sits on the throne, wearing a garland and bangles, with a probable Swamiji appearance cue of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. Water streams down the goddess statue and an orange-painted wall stands behind.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08A ritual puja scene in a temple-like hall. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with orange-yellow cloth over his shoulder pours water from a silver vessel with his right hand while holding a brass bell in his left, seated before an altar. Facing him, a second man in a dark blue kurta with a patterned collar sits with his back partly toward the camera. The altar holds a golden stepped structure resembling a pyramid, a small gilded deity murti with a red and gold cloth, a kalasha-like brass pot topped with green leaves and coconut, and a large brass vessel. Banana leaves and colourful fabric hangings frame the scene.2009-05-28A photograph of a temple abhishekam scene. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange robe with a gold border and a white and red flower garland pours liquid from a silver vessel over a black lingam at the base of a shrine. Behind him stand two ornate golden deity murtis adorned with jewelled crowns, necklaces and red and green garments, framed by yellow and red marigold garlands and a decorated arch. A small bronze utsava murti in a silver prabhavali sits in the foreground with yellow and red garlands draped around it, and a second person in white dhoti sits at lower left. The shrine is decorated with bright flower garlands and a green and gold border.2007-01-01December 31 20092009-12-31A large framed portrait of a smiling young man with long dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, an orange saffron robe and a tiered white beaded necklace, raising one hand in blessing against a backdrop of large banyan tree roots. The framed portrait is garlanded with white jasmine, green leaves and red and yellow flowers. In front stand two gilded metal deity murti standing within ornate arched halos: one in a red brocade skirt holding a staff, and one in a blue patterned garment. Marigold and rose petals lie at the base, with potted green plants at the sides. The portrait is a printed image, not a physical person, and no people are visible in the scene.2009-05-28Night-time outdoor puja at a satsang stage. A bald priest in orange robes and gold-edged orange shawl stands at left, holding a silver vessel and pouring or sprinkling liquid toward two bronze deity murti standing on a golden pedestal; a second robed priest in white crouches at lower left. Behind the deities a large backdrop shows a painted portrait of a man in a turban and Tamil text. At right a seated figure in orange robes, wearing a rudraksha-style red and white flower garland, sits on a gold throne decorated with flowers and lamps, facing the scene. Smoke or incense haze hangs in the air.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08