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A photograph inside a small room with white walls and a window, showing a devotee in a rust-red sleeveless top and orange wrap standing at a table draped in gold cloth. The devotee holds a brass oil lamp and makes an offering over a tray with small brass dishes and a flower-filled silver plate. To the right, a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with red flowers and hangs above a cushioned seat draped in gold and red fabric. Around them, white-clad men in shawls, a few young boys in yellow and white, and a woman in a red sari watch from the doorway and window. A video camera on a tripod sits in the lower right foreground.

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October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27November 12 20082008-11-12A indoor hall with a tiled floor and white walls where a group of children and young adults stand with palms pressed together in namaste. In the centre-right, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a white-and-red flower garland holds a brass lamp with a lit flame before a table draped in yellow-orange cloth. Brass lamps, a small tray of flower petals and ritual items sit on the table. Behind them, several adults in orange and white clothes stand, and framed portraits in orange robes hang on the back wall. Shelves with books and posters line the room.2008-10-27February 04 20092009-02-04A 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 seated man in an orange robe with a floral garland of white flowers and red stripes signs a document at a white-draped table, with a bindi on his forehead. Standing beside him, a man in orange robes holds a framed photograph of a bare-chested saint in orange cloth with a beaded necklace, titled PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA. Another man in orange holds a video camera over the table, a brass oil lamp burns, and a tray of flowers and fruit sits in front. A man in white dhoti and shirt, with a rudraksha mala, watches. Devotees in saris and kurtas, including a child, crowd behind a glass window.2008-10-27A indoor healing and blessing gathering with devotees crowded around a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas at the centre-right. He holds a framed photograph of a saffron-clad figure with long hair and offers it to a devotee, while others in white and orange clothing stand close. A woman in a red and white sari with a red hair flower leans in, and a small girl in the foreground has a red hair bow. On a white-draped table in the lower right are sacred objects including a rudraksha mala, a brass figure, books and a bowl of offerings. A fan and white curtains are visible in the background.2008-03-27Devotees gather in a small brick-walled room around a framed portrait on the left, labelled in part as an ashram offering. The portrait shows a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a long garland, long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, against a rocky background. In front of it, a man in a white shirt holds a brass plate of rose petals and lights a brass oil lamp. A bald monk in saffron robes sits at the lower right with his back to the camera. Behind them, men and a woman in white and cream clothing stand in a row, one older man with white hair in a white shirt among them, and a shaved-headed young boy with folded hands at the far left.2011-04-17A 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.2010-02-16