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May 24 2016

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A photograph taken from behind a seated figure with long dreadlocked black hair, wearing an orange shawl with a gold border over bare shoulders, facing a raised stage. On the stage a seated figure in a red and gold garment and crown sits on an ornate gold throne beneath a white-flowered canopy, with a gold deity figure standing to the left and rows of brass trident-topped stands, a kalasha-like ornament and red carpeting. Two priests in white dhotis stand at the left edge near a carved pillar, and red and dark drapes frame the hall. The scene suggests a pushpabhishekam or padapuja gathering, but only the stage and figures are visible.2016-05-24A photograph of a temple shrine with a bare-backed priest in an orange cloth draped over his shoulders, facing away from the camera and holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with lit oil lamps. Beyond him a golden throne-like seat holds a seated figure in red and gold garments, flanked by a golden standing deity figure in red and green cloth, with strings of small lights around the niche. A rounded brass vessel and lamps sit on the stage. A figure in white sits near the front railing. The priest appears to be performing aarti in front of the deity shrine.2017-05-24May 25 20172017-05-25May 24 20172017-05-24A photograph of an indoor ceremony in a hall with a light-coloured wooden floor. In the foreground, out of focus at left, a person in orange clothes with a gold necklace faces a tall multi-tiered brass oil lamp lit with many flames. Behind it, a figure in orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like arms. The backdrop is a red and blue painted cloth with a temple-like image. At right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a seated figure in orange with a long mala, under a tree, beside red cushions and garlands. A small brass plate with offerings sits on a golden stool, and a tiger-striped cloth drapes the red platform.2012-10-19A photograph of an aarti ceremony in a temple-style hall with a red curtain and painted pillars flanked by gold ornamentation. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in orange cloth raises a multi-tiered lamp of lit oil lamps toward a central golden throne. Seated on the throne is a man in orange clothing wearing a long white flower garland, flanked by two attendants and two standing deity figures in green and orange. Two seated attendants in orange cloth, one holding a microphone, sit on the stage floor below. The scene shows a ritual lamp offering before the seated figure.2017-08-02A ceremonial scene in a red-draped temple-style setting. On the right, a seated figure on an ornate gold throne wears an orange-saffron shawl, a saffron turban, layered rudraksha malas and gold beads, and holds a ceremonial staff; a crowned figure stands behind him. On the left, a priest in orange robes with white ash markings on his arm and a shaved head holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames. Golden tridents and staffs stand beside the throne, a deity murti with garlands is at left, and a camera operator is at lower right. a person is seated on the throne wearing saffron and rudraksha malas.2013-02-08May 20 20162016-05-20May 21 20162016-05-21May 24 20162016-05-24A photograph of a temple-style hall with a red curtain backdrop and gold carved panels. In the centre, a large life-size printed or cutout image of a turbaned man with a long beard, wearing orange robes, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, sits on a red-cushioned throne-like seat with a white cloth-draped base. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with his back to the camera, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange cloth with white ash markings, holds a ritual object near a lamp-lit ornate lamp stand at the upper left. Beside him, a seated person in orange robes sits on the floor near offerings and a colourful striped mat. The scene suggests a puja or darshan setting. No physical identification is made from the appearance of the figure on the throne.2017-07-25A blurred foreground figure with long dark hair in a single braid and an orange saffron cloth wrapped over the shoulder raises an arm holding a ritual object, facing a red-curtained stage. A golden carved pillar frames the left edge. On a white and red ornate throne at centre sits a life-size statue or portrait figure in orange-red robes, with a gold beaded necklace, rudraksha-style mala, bangles and a white turban-like headdress. Five illuminated lamps glow above the throne, and a colourful woven mat covers the floor.2017-07-20