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Night photograph of an outdoor Living Enlightenment Ratha Yatra stop on a dirt ground. A framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing orange robes and a long beaded necklace, sits raised on a gold-and-white platform, draped with a white cloth and a garland of yellow and red flowers; he is shown seated with one hand raised in blessing, against a tree backdrop. A seated man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl kneels before the platform beside a tray of flowers and a small lamp. Two men stand at the platform, one in a checked shirt with hands pressed together in namaskar and one in a white shirt, both facing it. The platform front reads 'Living Enlightenment Ratha yatra'. A yellow vehicle and vendor stalls are visible behind.

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January 20 20102010-01-20January 20 20102010-01-20January 20 20102010-01-20Evening outdoor ceremony on a yellow-draped ratha stage. A portrait photo of a seated man in orange robes with a white bead necklace, hand raised, framed by a garland of yellow and red flowers, is displayed on the stage. Below it, a man in white clothes and a yellow shawl sits cross-legged, and a man in a white shirt in the foreground performs ritual actions over a brass kalasha-style vessel on a white cloth. A black speaker stands on the stage. Onlookers, including a woman in pink, watch from the side. Banners read Enlightenment and Paramahamsa Nithyananda.2010-01-20Evening outdoor scene on a raised yellow-draped stage. A young man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl sits cross-legged at a low table draped in white cloth, with a brass plate and lamp-like brass items before him. To the left, an elderly man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind the stage hangs a large framed portrait of a figure in orange robes and a long garland, seated before a tree, with a marigold and rose garland draped over the frame; a white banner beside it shows printed text. A speaker box sits on the stage, and the orange-cloth-covered seat below the portrait is empty.2010-01-20January 20 20102010-01-20Night-time photo of an outdoor devotional stage decorated with gold-painted pillars, lion figures and yellow fabric panels. Two statues of a deity pair stand at the back, one in orange and gold with a crown and a trident, the other in a red sari with a green lower garment, both garlanded with yellow and red flowers. In front, a framed printed portrait wears a garland; the man in it sits in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and raises one hand. A large round offering on a white cloth sits on an orange-covered platform. Two men in white sit at the lower left, one in a white shirt beside the stage, and a black speaker stands at each side. A banner reads Living Enlightenment.2010-01-20Outdoor evening event on a raised yellow-draped stage in front of a parked white van. A large framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange robes and a white bead garland, seated before a tree trunk and raising one hand, is decorated with a marigold and red flower garland. A seated man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits with eyes closed, and a woman in a yellow blouse and pink bag leans over a table with a small object and a blue cup. Part of a golden pillar and a figure in orange and blue appear at the right edge. A banner reading Enlightenment is at the front of the stage.2010-01-20January 29 20102010-01-29A photograph of a festival procession on a decorated cart. On the right, a figure with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a gold necklace wears a saffron-orange robe and smiles toward the cart. On the cart, a saffron-clad man with long hair and gold chains stands behind a deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers, pouring from a vessel near a brass lamp. Three men in white garments with folded hands and rudraksha beads stand to the left. Behind the cart a large framed portrait is hung with marigold and multicoloured garlands. Green leaves lie on the cart bed.2008-12-23Evening outdoor event under a decorated tent with tinsel and paper streamers. A man in an orange turban, orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on a red-cushioned metal chair, his bare foot raised. A devotee in a white shirt kneels in front of him with folded hands, touching his head to the foot. Other men stand at left, and a seated assistant in white and orange at right holds a small object. A framed portrait of a man in orange hangs at the right background, and a water bottle sits on the red mat.2007-01-12Outdoor procession at a temple-style ratha cart decorated with green, white and red garlands in an arch above it. A framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange clothes and a beaded necklace sits atop the arch. Beneath it, deity murti and marigold garlands rest on the white cart, with brass bells, flowers, fruit and banana leaves arranged on a purple cloth. On the left, a man in orange robes with a shawl rings a bell over the offerings. On the right, a man in orange robes with a long mala and a young man with hands in anjali stand beside devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls, with red umbrellas overhead. Several devotees behind them are visible.2008-12-23