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Night-time outdoor ritual on a tiled floor under a tarpaulin, with women and girls seated on striped mats and a pink cloth. Many women wear sarees in yellow, blue, purple and maroon. Brass oil lamps burn in front of a blue and gold draped backdrop decorated with marigold garlands. Banana leaves hold bowls of kumkum, turmeric, rice, fruit and flowers, and a green coconut sits near the lamps. A woman in a maroon kurta lights a lamp while elderly women sit on chairs in the background. A timestamp reads 26 September 2025 19:09.

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A group of women sit cross-legged on a striped floor mat during a Navaratri puja at an indoor setting with yellow walls and blue draped fabric decorated with marigold garlands. A large printed portrait of a man with a red-orange turban and saffron-orange clothing, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland is placed on a raised seat at the back left, labelled with the printed caption Paramahamsa Nithyananda, not a physical person. Many brass oil lamps are lit along the mat, with banana leaf plates holding fruit, sweets, kumkum, flowers and betel. On the right a small deity murti stands under an arch on a draped altar. Women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, with bangles and jewellery, offer lamps and prepare the leaves; one small child in white reaches toward an offering. Timestamp reads 26 September 2025 19:08.2025-09-26Feb 5 2022 sripuram2022-02-05A photograph of women seated on the floor in a decorated tent-like shrine during an evening puja. A large printed portrait of a smiling man with a rust-red turban, red-orange robe and rudraksha-style beads is mounted against a blue and gold draped backdrop, garlanded with marigolds and fairy lights; the portrait is a depiction, not a physical person. Beside it stands a small deity murti on a draped table with brass lamps. In front, women in red, pink, green and blue saris sit on striped mats with banana leaves holding fruit, flowers, turmeric, kumkum and lit brass lamps, while women at right make offerings. Dress colours are tied to each woman as described, and the setting reads as a Navarathiri-style puja.2025-09-26A photograph of a hall with rows of seated women in sarees on both sides of a central aisle, many with hands pressed together in namaskar. Before each person sits a plate with flowers, fruit, and small offerings. Red curtains hang on the left wall, ceiling fans overhead, and at the far end a shrine area with lit oil lamps and a deity murti is visible. The scene suggests a puja or satsang gathering, with the event's central figure not clearly visible in the frame.2011-03-14December 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19Women seated on the floor of a gilded temple hall perform a puja before three deity murti shrines framed by gold arches and a gold lattice screen. Shrine figures wear green, red and pink silk and garlands. In front of them, a green cloth holds a lamp and flowers. Women in green, blue and maroon saris, one in white, sit around platters of bananas, flower petals, kumkum, coconut and sweets. Two young girls in green and pink sit among them, and a red-carpeted altar stands at the back.November 15 20122012-11-15Test Pictures +1 copiesFeb 18 2022 sripuramA photograph inside a plain room with cream walls and a tiled floor, showing a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold border pouring liquid from a brass vessel onto a ritual setup at floor level. Beside him, a brass plate holds flower petals and garlands, and a brass lamp with a flame stands nearby with pink flowers. Behind him, five women stand with hands folded in namaste; one wears a red saree with an orange border and holds a baby, another wears a green saree, one wears a pink floral dress, one wears a purple saree, and a small girl in a red top stands beside them. A wooden cabinet with glass doors stands on the right, with framed deity pictures on top and a small golden murti on the wall. Abhishekam appears to be underway.2025-04-24A large hall with a polished white marble floor where many women and some men sit cross-legged in rows during a Vilaku Puja. Several women in saris of teal, blue, pink and green hold lit oil lamps or flame lamps up in their hands, while others have brass lamps and small clay lamps placed on green banana leaves in front of them. The leaves hold offerings and small brass vessels. On the left, a golden deity murti stands in a decorated shrine area with pink drapery, and a framed printed image is set nearby. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit at the back on the right, and a seated figure in an orange-and-white outfit appears near the rear wall.2024-07-10October 25 20062006-10-25