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Interior of a bare concrete room with a raised wooden-floored platform. On a white-draped table sit three framed photographs garlanded with pink and yellow flowers: a woman in white, a portrait of a man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace, and a deity image of a figure with a crown. A tall brass oil lamp stands at right, with brass plates of flowers, a brass bowl and small lamps on the floor. A large printed banner at right shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a red bindi, in front of a mountain scene; he is a printed portrait, not a physical person. No physical people are present.

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September 09 20112011-09-09Photograph of an indoor shrine set against a plain grey wall. Two tall standing portrait banners flank a central framed picture, all garlanded with marigold and orange flower garlands. The left banner shows a man in white and cream robes with a white turban and a rudraksha mala; the right banner shows a figure in saffron-orange robes and orange turban with long dark hair and a mala. The central framed picture shows a seated figure in orange robes before a white background. In front of the framed picture on a round concrete platform are brass lamps, a small kalasha-style pot, a brass plate and loose white and yellow flowers. No physical people are present; the figures are printed portraits.2007-01-12A photograph of a shrine table draped in a white cloth with a red-and-green border, holding three framed portraits, each garlanded with pink and yellow flower strands. The left portrait shows a woman with long hair in a white veil; the centre portrait shows a young man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads, hand raised in blessing, seated before a tree trunk; the right portrait shows a deity in red and gold with a crown and a kalasha-like motif on a blue background. Brass bells, a small silver bowl, and scattered rose petals sit on the table, and a tall brass oil lamp stands at the right edge beside a pink fabric backdrop. The room has grey plastered walls and a small window.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09July 27 20082008-07-27Indoor shrine on a white-draped table beside a window with iron grilles. Two large framed portraits are garlanded with white jasmine, pink and red flowers and yellow marigold. The right portrait shows a smiling man with long hair in orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, raising one hand, in front of a banyan tree; a caption reads PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA. The centre portrait shows a similar figure in white with a crown-like backdrop, also garlanded. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames, smaller framed photos, a seated brass deity murti and a small orange-clad figurine complete the arrangement, with orange cloth draped at left.2010-01-10October 05 20112011-10-05October 29 20062006-10-29Indoor photo of a raised stage in a hall with a large banner printed with a smiling man in an orange turban and a Tamil-titled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo. A small deity murti dressed in gold with flower garlands sits before the banner, flanked by brass oil lamps and tall striped cloth banners. A beige armchair stands on the stage beside a framed portrait of a person in orange robes. In the foreground, a woman in white with folded hands sits near flower offerings and brass vessels, and a girl in white kneels in prayer on the floor.2011-10-05A photograph of an indoor stage during a puja before a framed portrait of a seated figure garlanded with white and orange flower strands on a white-draped chair. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one in the foreground with a red-orange headwrap holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the portrait, and another behind in orange cloth. A large black-and-white photograph on the wall shows a smiling person with long dark hair. Red carpet covers the stage platform, with scattered petals on the steps. Visible Tamil text on the wall sign partly reads as a name. Persons in white stand at the far left edge.2008-07-27June 03 20122012-06-03A photograph of an evening aarti at a raised red-carpeted stage in an ashram hall. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap holds a brass aarti lamp with a visible flame toward a framed garlanded portrait on a white-draped chair; the portrait shows a smiling man, and a larger black-and-white photo of a smiling face hangs on the wall behind. Garlands of white flowers and red roses decorate the frame and chair, and a small lamp stands on a side table. Several devotees in white clothes and saffron shawls stand at left, a young girl in white and pink among them, and another saffron-robed attendant stands behind. Scattered petals cover the red carpet and steps.2008-07-27