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A photograph inside a temporary open-sided shelter with a corrugated metal roof and white fabric walls, decorated with colourful balloons in red, yellow and green. A central figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and holds a ceremonial bell in one hand, appearing to lead a ritual as he moves forward. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp arati tray. Other men in white and orange garments and women in white and yellow saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. On a white draped table at right sits a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a garland, flanked by brass lamps and a small offering of flowers. Several people stand in the background, and a camera operator is partly visible at left.

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A photograph inside a temporary corrugated-roof shelter with white cloth walls decorated with red, green and yellow balloons. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit flame or lamp in the other, facing a small altar draped in white cloth. On the altar is a framed picture of a seated saffron-clad figure, with garlands and a pair of brass lamps. Several people in white clothing stand in a row at left with orange shawls, and on the right a woman in a white saree with a yellow border and a man in white press their palms together in prayer. A video camera is visible at the upper left. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at a small inaugural shrine.2006-12-24December 24 20062006-12-24 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temporary shed with a corrugated metal roof, showing a ritual before a framed portrait on a white-draped table decorated with red and green balloons. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe stands centre, holding a brass bell and smiling. Beside him a man in white holds a brass lamp with a flame. Devotees in white and orange stand with hands in anjali, including a woman in a white sari with a yellow border on the right. A camera operator is visible at the left edge. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes. Possible aarti or puja with brass lamps and a bell.2006-12-24A photograph of a small outdoor shrine set up under a corrugated roof with bamboo beams. A white-draped table holds a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a mala necklace and long hair, decorated with red flower garlands, with brass oil lamps on either side. Colourful red, pink, yellow and green balloons are tied above. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange wrap over white, stands at the table holding a brass lamp or ritual vessel. Behind him a second man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands beside another person in orange, and a tray of offerings sits at the left edge.2006-12-24A photograph of a small outdoor shrine under a corrugated metal roof decorated with red, green and yellow balloons. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wrapped in orange cloth, holds a lit brass oil lamp toward a framed portrait on a white-draped table. The framed portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a bead necklace, garlanded with red flowers. Brass lamps with flowers stand on either side of the portrait. Beside the table, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and a tray of flowers is visible at the left edge. Another partially visible hand holds the tray. The scene is a puja before a portrait of the guru.2006-12-24 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20102010-02-12A photograph of a devotional setting under a temporary shelter with a white tablecloth-draped table holding a framed portrait of a seated woman in orange robes with a garland of red flowers, flanked by two brass oil lamps and incense sticks. A figure on the left wears long dark hair and an orange robe and holds a silver handbell, performing a ritual at the altar. Two devotees on the right stand with palms pressed together in prayer: a man in white with a bare chest visible at the neck and a woman in a white sari with yellow patterns and a long braid. Red, green and yellow balloons hang above the altar.2006-12-24January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a figure in an orange saffron robe with long, dark, swept-back hair standing at a white-draped table under a corrugated roof decorated with red, pink, yellow and green balloons. The figure, a person, holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame and appears to be performing an aarti before a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, garlanded with red flowers. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, with incense sticks and a candle on the table. A person in white clothing stands partly visible at the left edge.2006-12-242004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02December 15 20092009-12-15November 20 20062006-11-20