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November 01 2006

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November 01 20062006-11-01A woman in a white sari with a thin gold border stands at the right, reaching up with both arms to hang a garland on a large framed portrait. The portrait shows a seated man in a pink turban and pink robes, seated on a striped tiger-skin cloth. The garland is made of orange and yellow marigolds, red flowers, white jasmine strands and green pompom-like accents, draped over the frame. Behind the portrait is a white arched canopy edged with a gold and maroon border, and a red-framed window at the top left. The scene suggests a devotee decorating an image with flower garlands.2007-02-15A photograph of two people kneeling and facing a framed portrait mounted on a painted banyan-tree backdrop. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure with long dark hair in an orange robe with a beaded mala, one hand raised, set among red and white garlands. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt sits with his back to the camera at left, and a person in an orange sleeveless garment with a white and red garland kneels at right. A metal tray holding rose petals and flower offerings sits at the bottom of the frame against a yellow wall.2009-11-25A photograph inside a bare whitewashed room with a barred window. In the centre, a figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, stands with back to camera before a white-draped table. On the table a framed photograph of a young man in orange robes with a beaded necklace, garlanded with yellow marigolds and red and white flowers, is lit by a brass oil lamp with a flame. Brass bells and a small brass plate with red flowers sit on the table. Two men stand to the left: one in white shirt and white trousers holds a brass plate, the other in white shirt and beige trousers with a camera around his neck presses his palms together. A third person in white clothes stands at the far left. Another figure in white dhoti with green border stands near the altar.2010-02-16July 10 20092009-07-10A photograph in a small white-walled room of a figure in an orange sleeveless sari-style garment with long dark hair lighting an oil lamp before a framed portrait. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a white beaded mala, framed by a garland of yellow and red flowers with green leaves. The altar table is draped in white with a brass plate holding a lit lamp, red flowers, petals, a brass bell and a small brass lamp. A man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands behind, and an elderly man in white clothing gestures at left near a window with orange blinds.2010-02-16A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a red floor and green-framed windows. In the centre, a man in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti bends over a low wooden table, arranging items and offerings. Behind him, a man in orange stands, and at left a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-orange shawl holds a tray of red flowers. A woman in orange sari stands at far left. On the wall above the table hangs a framed portrait of a figure seated on an ornate golden throne, garlanded with white jasmine and yellow and orange flowers, with a printed caption at its base. Incense sticks and offerings lie on the table.2009-07-27Three devotees in ritual dress stand before a shrine framed by a dense border of red and yellow marigolds and red roses, with white and yellow garlands hanging at the sides. At the centre, a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits in a meditative pose before a tree trunk, with a pink-and-white floral garland draped across the frame. Below it, a bed of rose petals holds fruit and a small offering. A man in white dhoti and yellow shawl bends forward toward the offering, while a figure in orange robes and a red-bordered shawl leans in beside him and a third person in orange with a red-and-blue garland stands behind. Potted plants flank the shrine. The portrait is a depiction on a shrine, not a physical person.2009-07-11A photograph of a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe standing in a plain whitewashed hall, turned toward a framed portrait of a woman with long hair, wearing an orange garment and beaded necklace, draped with white, yellow and red flower garlands. Below the portrait on a white-draped table stands a gold-framed deity murti dressed in orange with a red and gold garland. Two women in white saris with orange shawls stand nearby, one holding folded white cloths. Tables and chairs line the room behind them.2006-09-23A photograph inside a white-walled room at a house visit. A wall-mounted shrine with framed deity pictures is decorated with white and marigold garlands, and flowers and offerings sit at its base. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a marigold garland stands with hands folded in namaste before the shrine. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a pink-edged shawl and faces the shrine. On the right, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti folds his hands in prayer beside a silver tray holding a kalasha-style arrangement with flowers. a person: the central figure in saffron-orange with long swept-back hair and a marigold garland is a candidate for a person, though the cues are limited.2010-02-17A photograph of a shrine-like altar draped with a white cloth, pink and multicolour tinsel, marigold and flower garlands, and scattered roses. Centre, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange robes and beads seated before a tree, set within a floral arch and yellow-and-red marigold garland. In front, a brass plate holds pink flower petals. Four men stand around it in white dhoti-style garments: a young man in a white shirt with a blue logo and rudraksha mala on the left; a man in white kurta with an orange shawl leaning in with a hand on the arch; a man in a white kurta and mala to the right touching the garland; and a man in a striped shirt bowing. A small framed photo of a long-haired figure hangs at upper right.A photograph of a white ritual figure seated on a decorated white pedestal in a pale blue room. The figure wears an orange-saffron robe, an orange head wrap, and multiple garlands of yellow, orange and white marigolds with red and purple flowers, plus a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at left, bending over the pedestal, and a second man in a dark shirt stands behind him, both appearing to attend to the figure. Flower-strewn offerings surround the base, and a small deity murti with a crown sits at lower left beside a microphone. This is a statue and not a living person, so no physical person is counted as a person. Ritual offerings and garlanding suggest a puja or padapuja.2010-02-18