Outdoor ceremony under a red and orange patterned canopy with a gold-foil backdrop and gold-covered seat. A figure in an orange robe bows low before a deity murti with garlands, while two men in white kurtas stand at right, one holding a ritual vessel. Framed photographs and flower garlands decorate the left side, and a small brass lamp sits at the lower edge. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor ceremony under a red and orange patterned canopy with a gold-foil backdrop and gold-covered seat. A figure in an orange robe bows low before a deity murti with garlands, while two men in white kurtas stand at right, one holding a ritual vessel. Framed photographs and flower garlands decorate the left side, and a small brass lamp sits at the lower edge.

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A seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron robe sits with palms pressed together on an ornate wooden throne with carved lion-head armrests, draped in flower garlands and an orange marigold garland. Above is a fringed ceremonial canopy with a red and multicoloured embroidered ceiling, and behind is a gold-covered backdrop with a golden arched frame studded with small decorative stones. Around the throne, several people sit on a red floor carpet: a man in white with a shaved head and a man in orange with a grey beard hold their hands together, a woman in white with an orange shawl offers worship, and a young man in white attends. Brass and silver puja vessels, a kalasha-like pot, flower petals and a brass lamp stand in front, indicating a ceremonial worship scene.

A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair in an orange robe, hands pressed together in anjali, on an ornate wooden throne with carved lion-faced armrests, draped in marigold and multicolored flower garlands. A golden umbrella canopy and a patterned red-and-gold cloth ceiling hang above, with a gold backdrop behind. In front, a silver puja tray and offering vessels sit on the red floor with scattered flower petals. To the left, a bearded man in orange and a woman in white with an orange shawl sit with a silver plate of offerings, alongside other people in white and orange clothing. Swamiji appearance is probable on the throne figure: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate throne setting, though the image is small and the identification is only an appearance-based label.

A photograph of a Guru Purnima ritual at an ashram stage decorated with gold-coloured backdrop panels and garlands of marigold and jasmine. On a golden peetha-style seat a framed print shows a seated figure with rudraksha beads, and below it a framed photo of two bare feet resting on a silver tray with flower petals. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right, holding a ceremonial item near a brass lamp, while a man in white dhoti and shirt faces him at the edge of the frame. Brass vessels, a silver offering plate and petals sit on a red cloth in front. A trident hangs on the left, with a brass kalasha-style vessel nearby.

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July 21 2005

A photograph of an outdoor stage under a red canopy with patterned fabric and hanging tassels. On the right, a seated figure with long, voluminous dark hair wears orange robes and a garland of white flowers, hands pressed together in namaste on an ornate throne covered with marigold and white garlands. Red carpet with marigold petals leads up the steps. Behind them a gold foil backdrop with purple trim frames two framed pictures, one of footprints and one of a robed seated figure under a tree. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand near brass ceremonial lamps and a long brass trident-like standard, with a seated child at lower left. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears orange robes, a garland and has long swept-back hair, matching the page's account of the event; the cues are long voluminous hair, orange clothing and garlands on a throne.

A photograph of a puja at an outdoor shrine under a red and multicolour fabric canopy with a fringed pattern. On the right, a standing man in orange robes with long matted hair holds a lamp with a flame, offering light before a gold-foil backdrop. On the left, a silver trident and a marigold and white flower garland hang on an ornate decorated structure with a lion-form carving. Two framed portraits sit on it: one shows a seated figure in orange with rudraksha beads beneath a tree, and the other shows a pair of bare feet on a silver plate surrounded by flowers. One physical person is visible.

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A photograph of a ceremonial dais under a colourful canopy with a golden-draped backdrop. A long-haired man in orange robes sits on an ornate throne with carved lion heads, hands pressed together at his chest, garlanded with marigolds and white flowers. Beside the throne hangs a large orange umbrella, and a silver trident stands upright. In front, a woman in an orange-bordered white sari and glasses offers a ritual gesture over a silver plate of flowers and fruit. Two young men in white and orange kneel nearby. A silver vessel with flowers sits at the bottom right. Watermarked archive photo.