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A photograph of a shrine arrangement with a fire pit in the foreground. Behind the flames stands a framed portrait of a smiling young man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange robe, one hand raised in blessing, against a background of large tree roots; the portrait is garlanded with white jasmine and red and yellow flower strands. Below it sit gold ornamental frames holding small deity figures, surrounded by pink flowers and green leaves. Above, a dark bronze deity murti with a gold crown and a red-and-white garland is set within a gold arch decorated with banana leaves. Lit oil lamps flank the altar, and a brass bowl and a ritual pot sit at the lower left. No people are visible in the scene.

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A photograph of a homa fire burning in a brick fire pit in front of a shrine. Behind the fire stands a large framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, orange robes, a white bead necklace and a raised hand, set against a tree-root backdrop; the portrait is garlanded with white, yellow and red flowers and is labelled with a partially visible name ending in 'RAMA'. Two small gilded deity images in shrine arches flank a central floral offering on a green leaf plate. Behind them a deity murti with a gold crown and garlands is lit by brass oil lamps. A wooden ladle and bundled stalks lie near the flames, and a kalasha vessel sits at the left.2009-05-28A homa fire burns in a stone fire pit in front of a framed photograph garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. The framed photo shows a smiling young man with long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, wearing a saffron-orange garment, with his right hand raised in blessing against a tree-trunk backdrop. A brass bowl sits at left, and a deity murti with a gold arch and green foliage stands behind, with small oil lamps glowing. Night setting; no visible people.2009-05-28A framed photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, seated in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland, raising one hand in blessing against a banyan tree backdrop. The framed portrait is placed on a red velvet throne-like chair in a temple shrine, wrapped in red and yellow marigold and rose garlands. Behind it stands a golden shrine with a red silk canopy and a small deity murti. A flame from an aarti lamp is held by a hand at the left edge, and a brass lamp with flowers stands at the right. A small kalasha-like offering sits in front of the portrait.2010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06A framed portrait of a smiling man seated cross-legged in saffron-orange robes on a cushion, with a long garland of white flowers and a bead necklace, one hand raised in a blessing gesture, set against a backdrop of large banyan roots. The framed portrait sits within an ornate gold-painted arched throne-like structure decorated with garlands in yellow marigold and maroon-white flower strands, a purple floral offering on top, and red cushions at the base. A red-clad deity murti stands on the right and golden lamp stands flank the scene, with a pink cloth hanging at upper left. The portrait is a printed picture, not a live person; it bears the caption a person printed along its bottom edge.2010-10-02A framed portrait of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland sits in a meditative cross-legged pose before a tree-root backdrop, placed on a gold-trimmed red throne-like seat decorated with red, yellow and green flower garlands. In front, a homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit surrounded by yellow and red flower petals, with a silver vessel holding a kalasha-like offering and brass puja vessels nearby. The portrait's caption reads "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Red and gold draped cloth frames the altar. No living people are visible.2010-06-06A dimly lit shrine room with a homa fire burning in a rectangular pit lined with a patterned cloth in front of an altar. A framed photograph of a smiling young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a beaded mala, is garlanded with white and red flowers and displayed on the altar, flanked by two small gilded deity figures and a brass pot with flowers. A bronze deity murti sits in an arched niche behind, with lit oil lamps on either side. A hand holding a long-handled ladle pours offerings into the flames from the right. The photograph shows a printed portrait, not a person present in the scene, and no physical people are clearly visible.2009-05-28A large framed portrait printed with the caption "a person" sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests and a golden crest. The portrait shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi, a white flower garland and saffron-orange robes, seated cross-legged before a tree with exposed roots and raising one hand. Brass oil lamps hang on chains on both sides against a dark wall. The throne is empty of any physical person, and the scene contains no visible people.2013-05-03A framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and orange saffron robes, raising one hand in blessing, is garlanded with white and red flower strands and set before a bronze deity murti with a green silk cloth draped beneath. Brass oil lamps and yellow and purple flower garlands frame the altar; a banyan-root backdrop appears behind the frame. No physical people are visible. The framed photograph appears to be a depiction of Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair, saffron robe and orange garments, and the page's printed title names him.2007-09-30April 17 20112011-04-17A framed portrait labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda sits on a red and gold throne draped with an orange cloth, garlanded with marigold and white flower strands. The portrait shows a smiling man in saffron robes with long dark hair, seated before a tree, one hand raised in blessing and a white bead necklace around his neck. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl kneels at a fire pit, feeding offerings into a flame during a homa. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and brass bowls of offerings and flowers sit on an orange cloth. A small deity murti is visible in the upper right shrine niche.2010-01-14June 16 20132013-06-16