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Outdoor ceremony under a red-and-white striped tent canopy with red draping. Several saffron-robed sannyasis on a raised stage stand holding brass oil lamps (aarti lamps) aloft, with one at left beside a flower-decorated altar. Orange-clad figures wear rudraksha malas; a bald man in saffron stands at far right. Marigold garlands and a flower-decorated altar with brass vessels sit on the left. Seated audience in white and red-cushioned chairs fills the foreground, some with hands folded in prayer. Large black speaker cabinets are visible behind the stage.

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Outdoor ceremony under a white tent with red and white drapes and marigold garlands. Four sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand on a red-skirted stage, each raising a lit brass aarti lamp toward the front. The man on the far right is bald and holds a lamp in one hand and a garland-draped vessel in the other. Rows of seated devotees in white and pastel clothing fill the foreground, with more people seated on the right stage. Stacked black speakers and a striped pole stand at the side. Several dozen people are visible in total, so the count is best stated as a range.2010-01-01Five devotees in saffron-orange cloth stand in a row on a stage, each holding a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand, with smoke rising behind them. Several wear beaded headbands and bare-armed sacred markings. Below, a seated audience in orange, red and white clothing watches, some wearing rudraksha beads. The stage has red, yellow and black drapes, a striped table runner and stage lights. A large portrait screen appears at the right edge.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01Outdoor ritual scene under a white canopy with red and white draped fabric behind. Several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand on a raised platform performing aarti, holding brass oil lamps with flames and bells; one lifts a lamp high. Seated and standing devotees in white clothes and a crowd of onlookers fill the foreground, with a few hands folded in prayer on the right.2010-01-01A large white tented outdoor stage with red-and-white striped poles and red and gold drapery frames a golden throne-like dais and a central seated figure in gold ornamentation. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand on the stage raising ceremonial items, including a brass lamp or vessel held aloft. A dense audience of mostly people in white clothing sits on red chairs in rows below, with some in dark and red garments, and a few men in saffron near the stage. Flower garlands and decorative pots line the steps, and speakers stand at the sides of the stage. The scene is a photograph of a ceremonial gathering.2010-01-01A festival or puja under a white and red striped tent, with a red and white draped backdrop. Several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand in a row behind a long white-covered table, holding brass ritual implements and lamps. Women in white and yellow saris sit on the green mat in front, tending rows of brass oil lamps. Seated and standing devotees in white fill the rows behind. Ceremonial oil lamps and brass vessels fill the foreground, and the page suggests a pada pooja setting.2010-01-01A photograph of a large tented ceremony with red and white draped valances and red-and-white striped poles under a white canopy. On a raised stage, several men in saffron-orange robes raise brass ritual bells or instruments overhead, while a man in white stands at a camera tripod on the left. In front, rows of women in yellow and white saris sit on green mats with brass oil lamps and metal lamp stands, and a seated man in white with a yellow scarf occupies the lower left. Audience members in white ritual clothing fill the tent behind them.2010-01-01A photograph of a tented outdoor ritual at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Four standing men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas raise lit oil lamps and a kalasha-style lamp tray toward a shrine area draped with white garlands at left. Along the raised red-carpeted platform in front, several seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls tend rows of brass oil lamps. A woman in a white sari sits at lower right. Overhead hang white draped cloth and string lights under a grey canopy. A cameraman with a tripod stands at right. Several people stand in the background. The scene reads as a puja or aarti during the Guru Poornima celebration.2009-07-07Outdoor festival scene under a large white tent at an ashram event. Four young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in a row on the left, holding up small brass or silver ritual lamps and offerings. Behind them a long dais with a white cloth is set with brass vessels, flower garlands and oil lamps. A seated priest in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits near the lower left, with another white-clad attendant beside him. The right side shows rows of seated devotees in white and saffron, many with orange shawls, facing the ritual stage, with a dense crowd filling the tent behind them. Strings of orange and marigold flowers decorate the tent poles.2009-01-01Outdoor photo under a white and red striped canopy with draped red and white fabric. Several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand in a row raising brass lamps or arati plates with flames toward the top of the frame, with rudraksha malas on their necks. Behind them, rows of people in white, and to the right seated devotees in white and yellow sarees and dhotis tend many brass oil lamps on a green mat, with a conch shell near the front. Speakers and a bunting-decorated stage sit at the right edge. This appears to be an aarti or lamp-offering ritual.2010-01-01Outdoor ceremony under a white tented pavilion with blue-trimmed patterned drapes. Four young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with gold necklaces and beaded malas, stand in a row holding brass aarti lamps and ritual vessels with lit flames toward a long marble-topped altar draped in cloth. Seated devotees fill the foreground and a large seated crowd lines the right side under the tent, with a few men in white shirts standing at the left edge and a loudspeaker on a pole. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor at left, indicating an aarti or puja offering.2009-01-01December 31 20092009-12-31