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October 12 2015

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A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands before a fire pit with bright flames, holding a silver plate with offerings. He wears a long garland of red roses and white flowers, a rudraksha-style gold necklace, and a gold-streaked sandalwood mark on his forehead. Beside him, another man in matching orange and gold-bordered cloth and a white flower garland stands with hands folded. Behind them are gold ceremonial items, a gold-covered seat with red cushions, a small oil lamp on the floor, and golden ceremonial staffs. This appears to be a homa fire ritual in an indoor hall. The main figure is an appearance-based a person candidate, with a garland, orange ritual clothing and forehead mark, though the image does not clearly show long swept-back hair or a crown.2015-10-12A man stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer before a fire pit, a homa or yagna. He wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body, draped with a thick red and white flower garland and gold beaded necklaces. A gold tilak marks his forehead and he has bangles on one wrist. Behind him stand gold ceremonial staffs, a gold throne with red cushions, a gold umbrella and a white draped table. The fire blazes in a carved yellow stone altar.2015-10-12October 27 20142014-10-27A man in a maroon dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered cloth stands under a corrugated roof at dusk, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears a long white and purple-and-orange flower garland, a gold-bead rudraksha-style mala, and white and red forehead markings. Behind him, a man in white clothing and a cameraman with a video camera are visible, and a ritual floor design with an orange cushioned seat appears nearby. Temple kirtan and pada-puja activity is suggested by the lamp and setting.2014-09-30A photograph of a Hindu ritual with a standing figure in rust-brown and gold-bordered cloth and a multicolored pink, yellow and green flower garland with a rudraksha mala. The figure, with long dark hair swept back, holds a brass bell in one hand and a flaming camphor aarti lamp in the other, eyes lowered. Beside them an attendant in orange dhoti and saffron top with white tilak presses palms together. Other devotees in orange and rust robes stand behind, and a man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands at right. Brass vessels and a bright flame mark an aarti ritual.2013-05-17A photograph of a ritual aarti in an indoor hall. A man in an orange-brown wrap with a gold-and-rudraksha necklace and a pink-and-green flower garland holds a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame toward the right. A second man behind him in an orange-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks stands with hands folded. A red curtain hangs behind them and a framed picture is on the left wall. Colourful marigold and rose floral arrangements fill the lower right. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and .2013-05-26 +1 copiesMay 27 20132013-05-27October 05 20132013-10-05June 10 20172017-06-10April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesMay 19 20132013-05-19October 12 20152015-10-12 +1 copies