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January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor evening ritual procession in a crowd of devotees, many in saffron and orange and some with white or ash markings on their foreheads. In the centre, a man with a long dark beard, a rudraksha mala and a thick yellow, red and white flower garland stands over a brass vessel holding a bright fire, apparently a homa or yagna. Beside him a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl tends the flame. A green sign reading NITHYANANDA TV LIVE is held up at top left, a camera operator is visible, and a red gateway with a yellow umbrella stands behind. Several people, including women in red and saffron, watch and join their palms. The scene is a ritual gathering of.2018-01-16Outdoor photo of a crowded procession at dusk beside a red temple wall. In the centre, a man in a red-orange cloth with a long wreath of yellow and red flowers stands with his head bowed while another man places a hand on his head. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis with white tripundra markings and rudraksha malas press in, and a white-robed priest at left tends a flame near the lower edge. Banners read Nithyananda Peetham Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam, a green sign says NITHYANANDA TV LIVE, and a parasol and palm-frond decorations rise above the crowd. The scene appears to show a blessing during a temple procession, with a fire and devotees gathered close.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor street procession in front of a dark red compound wall bearing a sign reading Nithyananda Peetham, Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam. Two large decorated fan-shaped ceremonial parasols with red, blue and yellow ornaments stand at the upper left, and pink and white umbrellas are raised behind the crowd. Devotees in saffron and orange robes press close, many with hands folded in namaskar. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, wearing an orange cloth, stands in the foreground, while a man in a white dhoti pours or offers from a vessel with a flame at its base beside a large garland of yellow, white and red flowers held up to the procession figure. Ritual oil lamps and fire are visible among the crowd.2018-01-16November 05 20162016-11-05Night-time outdoor ritual before a row of garlanded deity murtis, decorated with yellow, orange and purple flower garlands. In the centre-left, a man in a rust-red dhoti and a matching turban with a pink flower garland holds a lit aarti lamp with a large flame toward the murtis. Beside him a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti holds a tray of offerings. Behind them a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis stands with hands folded in prayer. Red and yellow flags and a decorated umbrella stand at the left, with incense smoke rising in the background.2017-11-11Blurred photo of a dense street procession crowd in Tiruvannamalai. Many men in saffron-orange robes and white ritual dhotis, some with white sacred ash on their foreheads, press along a narrow lane lined with red walls. A man in the centre wears a yellow and green garland and folded hands, with long dark hair. A police officer in khaki uniform and cap, with a camouflage-patterned head covering, stands in the foreground pushing back the crowd. A large orange umbrella and a flame glow appear in the upper background. A central figure in orange with a rudraksha mala may be a sannyasi but the identity is uncertain.2018-01-16August 25 20172017-08-25Outdoor ritual homa scene with two fire pits of burning cowdung cakes, one a golden-rimmed box, and smoke rising. A man with long dark hair, a leopard-print headband, bare chest, rudraksha mala and orange-red cloth sits on a white chair at right, hands open, facing the fire. Priests in orange and saffron robes and orange turbans sit on striped mats tending the fire and offerings, with brass plates of ash and cakes. A seated assembly in orange and white fills the background, and a shrine with a deity murti stands at top. A green 'NITHYANANDA TV LIVE' sign is held up at left. Pink flower petals are scattered on the fire box.2017-08-31September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copies