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A photograph of a small room with white walls and a barred window. A standing man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange shawl and a beaded necklace holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and bell, performing an aarti-style offering before a framed portrait garlanded with yellow, orange and red flowers. On the white-draped table are plates of apples, fruit, sweets, flower petals, brass vessels and a small brass lamp. A kneeling person in orange and a person in white clothes assist nearby, while two men in white shirts and trousers stand watching by the window. A woven striped mat covers the floor.

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A man in saffron-orange robes performs aarti with a brass oil lamp flame in a small room with lavender walls and a barred window on the left. He holds a small brass bell in his other hand. Before him on a white-draped table stand fruit, flower offerings, brass lamps and a microphone. To the right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers. Scattered petals lie on the floor and a saffron banner hangs at the top right.2009-09-15A photograph of an indoor room with white walls and a glossy white floor, where devotees perform a puja before a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and red marigolds. The portrait shows a figure in saffron robes wearing a white and beaded necklace, holding a hand raised in blessing. On a white-draped table below, a brass oil lamp burns with a flame, beside flowers and offerings. A woman in a sleeveless saffron dress stands at the table lighting or tending the lamp. A figure in a saffron robe with a maroon-banded shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing the altar. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray of flower petals, and another man in white shirt and pants stands behind, with a window of orange blinds and grille to the left.2010-02-16A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and matching shawl stands at a white-draped table, scattering flower petals with his right arm extended toward a wall. He has long dark hair swept back. Beside a framed portrait edged with yellow and red marigold garlands, the table holds bowls of fruit, apples, sweets, brass vessels, a brass plate of decorative items and small oil lamps. Two men in white shirts and white trousers stand at left, one holding a lit oil lamp, the other with a lanyard, with a barred window behind them. The scene appears to be a puja before a garlanded portrait, and a printed ' with '' overlaid on the image2009-09-15July 27 20092009-07-27August 16 20092009-08-16September 15 20092009-09-15A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall with a red-painted floor and green-framed windows. A man in an orange and red robe holds a lit flame toward a framed deity image garlanded with white and yellow flowers on the right. A woman in an orange sari and red blouse holds a tray of red offerings. Two men in white dhotis, one wearing a yellow shawl, and a man in white with a red shawl stand watching. A small wooden table holds fruit, a kalasha-like vessel, and offering plates. The scene resembles a puja with aarti, though the man with the flame is not clearly identified.2009-07-27Indoor photograph of a puja at a plain room with pale walls, a wall clock and a window grille. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe stands at a decorated table, reaching toward offerings of fruit, flowers, a plate of rice and a small oil lamp with a flame. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar, and another man in a red shirt handles offerings. A man in white at left, with hands pressed together, faces the altar. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang at the table front and near the framed picture above, and brass lamps stand on the altar.2006-12-17A photograph of a whitewashed room with a red-painted floor and green-framed windows. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti holds a lit lamp toward a framed portrait on the wall, decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. An older man in white clothes bows with his back to the camera, a flame and offering plates with fruit sit on a low wooden table, and two people in orange saris and white garments stand to the left holding plates of offerings.2009-07-27December 17 20062006-12-17A photograph of a room with white walls and a barred window, where a man in an orange saffron robe with a long gold-beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp before a framed portrait decorated with white flower garlands and yellow petals. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands behind him, one ringing a small handbell and another photographing the scene with a camera raised overhead. A brass kalasha-style lamp, brass bowls and a plate with red kumkum sit on the wooden table, with incense sticks nearby. Swamiji (probable): the central man in saffron wears a long-haired style with a gold ceremonial necklace and saffron cloth, matching the page's account of his presence; the framed portrait in front of him is a depiction and is not counted as a person. Aarti-style lamp offering before a framed portrait.2009-08-16A woman in a long orange robe with long dark wavy hair stands in a hall before a shrine, holding a lit flame and a small metal vessel as she performs aarti. The shrine table holds brass oil lamps, fruit, a garland-draped framed picture and flower petals. Behind her, a few people in white and orange stand with hands pressed together in prayer, and a uniformed man stands near a glass partition beside ceiling fans.2006-12-17