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A photograph of an outdoor ritual setup on an orange cloth. In the foreground, a silver kalasha wrapped in a red cloth sits on a plate between two glass jars with leafy green plants and flowers. A red and gold brocade cloth drapes the front. Behind, a white raised platform with a dark pit is decorated with flowers and blue patterns. Behind the platform, a row of people in white clothing stands and sits, some women in saris, under palm trees; a decorated chariot with garlands is visible at upper left, and a person in white kneels at left edge.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor temple ritual under a open-sided pavilion with palm and banana leaves. A shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together at a square black fire pit (homa kund) edged with white and marsh flower garlands. Behind him, devotees in white clothes sit on the ground with hands folded, including a woman in yellow and a woman with long grey hair. Brass kalasha pots topped with orange-yellow mounds stand on a white-draped table to the right, and metal vessels and offerings sit near the fire pit. Terracotta-coloured ashram buildings and decorative stone figures appear in the background.2011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15Outdoor ritual under an open thatched-roof pavilion with red-painted posts and hanging decorations, surrounded by palm trees and orange-walled buildings. In the centre, a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala kneels with hands joined in namaskar before a square fire pit bordered with white flowers. Several brass kalashas topped with orange-yellow marigold-like flowers sit on a white cloth to the right, alongside brass vessels. Two young men in saffron dhotis and garlands stand at left. Behind them, devotees in white clothes sit in rows, some holding offerings, and a woman in yellow with a rudraksha-style necklace sits near the front, reflecting a homa or puja setting.2011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15Outdoor night ritual photo: a fire pit with a bright flame burns at centre on a white-edged square platform, with a brass ladle and metal vessels on the right. A bald man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala pours an offering toward the fire, seated on striped rugs. Three mango-shaped kalasha pots with flowers and a brass pot sit in front. Around them, roughly two dozen devotees sit in white and red shawls, some wearing lanyards; a deity murti and a shrine stand in the background. The scene reads as a homa or yagna.2013-03-31Night-time ritual photograph of a crowd seated on the ground around a homa fire pit, with a red cloth-covered altar bearing kalasha pots with green mango leaves, a silver-framed deity murti and orange marigold petals. Several monastics in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit near the flames, and women in white and red saris sit in the foreground with long braids visible. A tall silver trident stands at right beside a seated figure in orange robes on a low platform with a canopy. Photo credit text on the image reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2014-08-01September 21 20172017-09-21 +2 copiesOctober 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copiesMarch 31 20132013-03-31