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February 16 2016

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Evening ceremony under a corrugated metal roof with smoke drifting through the air. On the right, a large deity murti or image is heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds, maroon flowers and white blooms, with gold ornaments and a red cloth draped behind it. Four or more men stand at left and centre: a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with a yellow flower garland holds a microphone, a young man in white dhoti and gold-beaded necklace holds a small object, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red-and-green flower garland speaks into a microphone. Behind them, a banner shows a world map with glowing lights, a smiling portrait of a man in red turban and saffron robe, and a counter reading 347 centres and 47 countries. Website text reads nithyananda.org. Several people in orange robes stand at far left with hands pressed together. Lamps and white flowers are visible on a table at bottom left.2016-02-16September 27 20172017-09-27November `4 2015 +1 copiesOctober 19 20172017-10-19November `4 2015 +1 copiesNovember `4 2015 +1 copiesNight ritual photograph at a temple shrine before a large blue-skinned goddess murti with a white tongue and raised sword, draped in layered yellow, orange and magenta marigold garlands. A long-haired man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha beads, stands at center holding a brass vessel and applying a mark to the murti's base area; a small figure and the murti's garland-wrapped plinth surround him. Three other men in saffron and orange cloths and beaded necklaces stand behind, one with a turban. Incense smoke rises at left, and a world map banner reading 'Global Nithyananda Samaj' with numbers 347 cities and 47 countries hangs overhead. Five people are visible.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A night ritual scene at a temple with a large printed banner behind it showing a man in a red crown holding a trident and wearing a garland, beside a world map labelled Global Nithyananda Sangha with 347 cities across 47 countries. In the foreground, a tall blue-skinned murti with long dark hair, yellow and purple garlands and a white cloth stands beside an ornate gold pedestal carved with figures. Several men in orange and saffron clothing stand in the left foreground, one wearing rudraksha beads, with smoke rising in the background and small coloured lights strung overhead.2017-10-19A night-time outdoor temple scene with several young men in saffron and orange robes and sacred markings on their foreheads standing at left, partly cut off by the frame. At right, a tall blue-skinned deity murti with a trident and a garland of yellow and purple flowers stands beside a gilded carved stone or wooden pillar with figures and a lion-headed motif. Behind them hangs a banner showing a printed portrait of a man in red headwear with a trident and flower garlands, beside a world map and the text Global Nithyananda Sangha in 347 cities across 47 countries. Strings of coloured lights and a potted banana plant are visible.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19