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A photograph of an outdoor temple setting with an orange-painted building behind a stage of orange cloth edged with red and white stripes. A priest with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti and a white shawl, stands at left and holds a long white cloth over a lamp-lit ritual area with brass bowls and a tray of leaves. Centre stage, a deity murti of Nandi-like form sits beneath a large yellow-orange canopy, decorated with garlands of orange, yellow and red flowers. Two dark statues flank the entrance, one wearing a white garland. At right, about five seated people in yellow, red and green clothes sit on the orange mat watching the ritual. A banner at right reads Life Bliss Program with a smiling figure in orange robes and details of a two-day meditation camp.

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Outdoor photo of a temple shrine with an orange-painted building behind it. A deity murti stands on a raised red-and-white striped platform under a large orange canopy, draped with marigold garlands and a red cloth. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and wrist beads, stands at the left holding a ritual item near brass plates of offerings and a dish of grains. Seated devotees in white and coloured clothing sit on the orange mat at right, with a woman in a yellow top and red skirt in front. A banner on the right shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and text about a meditation program. Two dark stone figures flank the shrine, and a dark stone figure of a deity stands on the right, garlanded.2010-09-08Outdoor temple ritual on an orange-carpeted platform in front of an orange brick building with a sign reading SRI AN... LE. A central deity murti decorated with marigold and flower garlands sits under a large orange umbrella-shaped canopy, with a bull figure (nandi) in front and a white shivalinga-style altar base before it. A priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body stands at left, while a seated figure in white robes sits at far left beside brass bowls and offerings. On the right, several devotees sit on the carpet: a woman in a yellow top and pink-red skirt, a man in orange shirt, and others in white and red, with hands joined in prayer. A tall red banner at right advertises a Life Bliss Program, a 2 Days Meditation Camp, with a smiling man in an orange turban. A dark statue in orange-and-white garland stands on a pedestal at right. Some people are shown in the scene; the banner portrait is printed and not a physical person.2010-09-08Outdoor temple scene in front of an orange brick building with a sign reading Sri Ar... temple. A priest in white dhoti and shawl waves a white fan or whisk over a tiered decorated deity murti with a large orange umbrella canopy, garlanded with marigolds and standing on a grey elephant-shaped base beside guardian statues draped in garlands. A second priest in white kneels at left beside brass plates, bowls of offerings and a tray of leaves. Devotees sit on an orange mat at right, including a young woman in yellow and a child in red. A red and white banner at right shows a smiling saffron-robed figure labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda promoting a Life Bliss Program meditation camp. Bowls of offerings sit on the platform in the foreground.2010-09-08Outdoor temple scene with a saffron-and-white stage in front of a terracotta-coloured building with a sign reading part of 'SRI ANANDA...' above the entrance. A large Nandi bull statue draped with red and orange garlands sits on a tall stepped base under a yellow umbrella-shaped canopy, with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands in the centre. Several seated people with folded hands face the shrine; a bald man in white with an orange-and-white shawl and gold necklace sits at the front, a man in white dhoti sits to the left beside a tray of herbs, and a woman in a yellow top and pink skirt sits in the foreground. Small brass bowls of offerings sit on a stone platform, with a banner on the right showing a smiling man in an orange turban and text about a Life Bliss Program meditation camp.2010-09-08Outdoor temple scene in front of an orange-walled building with a sign reading partly 'SRI AN...' above an entrance. A large decorated shrine with a grey-blue Nandi bull figure draped in garlands and a yellow canopy stands on a raised platform. Two white-clad priests sit at left, one bald and one with a white cloth over the shoulder, beside brass offering bowls and a plate of spices. Devotees in white, yellow and red sit on an orange mat at right, with a woman in yellow and a man in orange. A banner at right reads 'Life Bliss Program (Ananda Spurana Program) 2 Days Meditation Camp' with a portrait labelled 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda'.2010-09-08Outdoor temple ritual in front of an orange-washed building with a sign reading Sri Ananda... and a wall poster of a smiling man in an orange turban captioned Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Under a large yellow canopy, a decorated deity murti sits on a grey stone vahana with garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers and gold ornaments, set on a red cloth. Two priests in white dhoti sit on the orange floor beside a black stone abhishekam platform with offering bowls, brass plates, a kalasha and coconut. A boy in red shirt and a seated devotee in white watch nearby. Dark stone dvarapala figures stand on either side of the steps.2010-09-08September 08 20102010-09-08Outdoor temple ritual at a shrine labelled in Tamil script as Sri Anandeshwar Mandir beside a terracotta-coloured wall. Two priests in white dhotis with red borders stand on an orange-cloth platform. The left priest, with bare upper body and a sacred thread, holds his hands together in prayer. The priest in the centre, bare-chested with a sacred thread, waves a white fan or chamara over a grey stone elephant-mount deity murti draped in red and yellow flower garlands beneath a large orange umbrella canopy. A square stone yagna pit sits in front, with brass plates, bowls, a handled vessel and a pile of dried material on the floor. A third person in white cloth sits low near the pit. Corrugated roof overhead and a pale overcast sky.2010-09-08An outdoor temple scene at the Sri Anandeshwar Mandir, with an orange-brick wall bearing the Hindi-script sign 'श्री आनंदेश्वर मंदिर'. Two priests in white dhotis with red borders stand on an orange-painted platform. The left priest holds a small bell or cymbal-like object to his mouth, while the right priest waves a large white feathered fan or chamara over a decorated deity murti. The murti sits on a grey elephant-shaped vahana beneath a large orange umbrella-like canopy, garlanded with marigolds and bright flower strings, with a red cloth draped below. Brass plates with offerings, a brass lamp and a small stone square stand in the foreground, and a tin roof shades the scene under an overcast sky.2010-09-08September 08 20102010-09-08An outdoor temple scene in front of an orange-washed building with a sign reading श्री आनंदेश्वर मंदिर (Shri Anandeshwar Mandir). Two priests in white dhotis with red borders stand at a raised white puja platform; the left priest holds his hands together in prayer near a microphone, while the right priest, with a gold-beaded necklace, reaches toward the platform. A third person in white, seen from behind with a white cloth over the head, kneels or bends at the platform's edge. Brass plates with offerings and a tray of dried leaves sit on an orange mat. Beside the platform stands a deity murti of a seated figure decorated with red and white garlands under a large yellow canopy with fringe, placed on a red cloth. Brass bowls rest on the ground in front.2010-09-08A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual at a shrine labelled Sri Anandeshwar Mandir in red-and-white lettering on an orange wall. Two priests in white dhotis with red borders stand on an orange-tiled platform. The left priest, bare-chested with a sacred thread and palms joined, faces the shrine. The priest in the centre, bare-chested with a beaded necklace, swings a white fly-whisk, or chamara, toward a grey elephant-shaped pedestal. A deity murti with a face and ornate crown is decorated with garlands of red and white flowers and sits beneath a large orange ornamental canopy with a lotus motif. Before the platform is a fire pit, and brass plates hold offerings, including dried leaves and a small bowl. A shrouded figure in white kneels near the pit. A tin roof shelters the scene.2010-09-08