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March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor ritual on a riverside ghat stone platform. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and wrap with a matching turban, white sacred markings on his bare arm and chest, and a rudraksha mala sits at left reading from an open book while holding a bundle of grass. In front are brass and silver puja vessels, a bowl, flower offerings on yellow blocks, and a drum at lower right. Behind, seated devotees in white clothes with red shawls sit on steps, some with hands folded in namaskar, under a yellow umbrella and a row of trident standards. Two decorated pots with garlands stand on a draped orange table. Buildings and trees line the hillside.2014-03-18Outdoor ritual at a riverside ghat with stone steps. In the foreground a priest with a red-and-gold turban and bare upper body sits behind a yellow brick fire pit (homa kund), gesturing toward it. Seated audience members in orange, red and saffron robes sit on a marble platform, several holding ritual items; one woman in red holds a metal pole and another smiles with a small book. A kalasha-style offering table with garlands and decorated pots stands at left. Behind, more devotees in orange and white watch from steps and a stone wall, and a monk in orange stands on the upper terrace. A visible photo credit overlay reads Nithyananda Paramashivam . A fire pit with offerings suggests a homa ceremony. Approximately 30 people are visible2014-03-24Outdoor ritual abhishekam at a stone-paved riverside ghat. A young man in orange robes kneels at a low gold-coloured wooden stand holding a brass pot and pouring liquid over a small gold deity murti and a stepped gold kalasha-like base. Yellow-tinted water pools on the stone. Another orange-robed man kneels beside him with hands extended, and marigold garlands and flowers rest on silver plates in front. Behind them seated and standing devotees in orange, saffron and yellow shawls and white clothes watch with hands folded, one woman in pink with dark hair in a bun, and a brass bowl sits at left. Red pillar and a metal railing in the background.2008-07-03September 09 20132013-09-09August 01 20142014-08-01March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor ritual on a stone ghat beside a river, with a fire pit at centre where a seated priest in orange robes performs a homa while holding a ladle over the flames. Several saffron-clad assistants sit on orange cloths around him, and brass kalashas, bowls and a small green-clad deity murti sit on a wooden stand in front. Seated devotees in white and mixed colours fold their hands in prayer on the steps, and a large crowd sits on stone embankments behind them under a cloudy sky. A microphone stand stands near the fire.2008-06-28Outdoor riverside ritual on a stone ghat in Haridwar. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in an orange turban and orange-brown robe sits cross-legged with palms pressed together, his body marked with white paint. Before him stands a draped orange-cloth table holding two large decorated pots with garlands and green-and-red ornaments, and a homa-style arrangement of yellow bricks with brass vessels, a bowl of milk-like liquid and a ladle. Behind, a seated group in white clothes and orange or red shawls sits on the steps, several with hands in anjali. A man with white hair and a red shawl sits near the front, and a woman and a younger man in white beside him pray with folded hands. Two standing figures on the right hold tall trident-topped staffs. A video camera on a tripod and a speaker are visible on the left. A boat sits on the river behind.2014-03-18March 24 20142014-03-24A rooftop-style courtyard ritual viewed from above. A large seated audience, roughly fifty people, many wearing saffron-orange shawls and white or pastel clothing, sits in rows on mats and chairs. In front, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes kneels beside a fire pit with bundled sticks, while rows of plates of fruit and offerings line the floor. To the right, a deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers sits on a raised dais. Brass lamps, trays and kalasha-style vessels surround the homa area.2012-07-21