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December 04 2013

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A photograph of a ceremonial stage set for a padukapuja. A large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, beside a Balinese temple with a pagoda-style roof and a lake scene. Centre stage, a golden throne with a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, flanked by golden lion figures and a tiger-skin cloth on the seat. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari kneels before the throne with folded hands, and at left a monk in orange robes sits with papers beside a woman in a rust-red sari. Brass trays with offerings and oil lamps sit on the red carpeted dais. Three people are visible.2013-12-10December 07 20132013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesDecember 05 20132013-12-05Photograph of a ritual aarti inside a hall at the Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Dasara celebration. A standing priest in orange robes with an orange turban and a marigold garland holds a lit oil lamp toward a golden throne draped in yellow and marigold garlands, with a large portrait behind it of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe. Two kneeling men in orange and white attend, one with hands folded in prayer. A woman in white with folded hands and another standing in white are visible at left. Trays of flowers, fruit and small lamps sit on the orange carpet in front, and smoke drifts through the room.2010-10-17July 23 20142014-07-23December 09 20132013-12-09July 17 20152015-07-17A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with a yellow and magenta flower garland, with a red cushion behind him. Wearing a rudraksha mala and bangles, he sits with hands resting in his lap. Around the stage, seven people sit on red and patterned floor mats: women in red and orange saris, a man in white, an elderly man in white with glasses, and a woman in a green sari with hands in anjali. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, with a brass pooja tray and offerings in front. Behind them a painted backdrop shows a sunset sky and a crowned deity face. The setting suggests a Nithya Kriya class or satsang.2011-11-06November 24 20102010-11-24May 03 20142014-05-03