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Indoor temple hall with a corrugated metal roof, orange-painted walls and a world map poster on the right. Smoke rises from a fire at right, and a small flame is visible near the centre. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand around, some holding palms together, while a shaven-headed priest in white and a man in an orange robe with gold chains face the camera in the foreground. A woman in an orange sari and a man in a red vest and white dhoti kneel or stand near the fire. Orange flags and a decorated umbrella-style canopy hang above the crowd. Many people in the background wear white and orange garments, indicating a ritual gathering.

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A crowded temple hall with a corrugated roof, orange-washed walls and a wall map of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam temples. Devotees stand in a line, hands folded in anjali, while a priest in white at the lower right holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) and devotees extend their hands toward the flame. Several women wear red, orange and maroon saris and shawls; one wears a navy blouse with a gold sari. A man in cream kurta holds an orange and red ceremonial flag on a pole, and a large embroidered orange flag with a bird emblem hangs at the left. Smoke drifts through the hall during the pada-puja.2011-12-31A photograph of an outdoor-roofed temple courtyard with a corrugated metal roof and orange-brick walls. A priest in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp on a brass plate and performs aarti before a group of devotees. Several sannyasis in orange and white dhotis with folded hands stand to the right. In the centre, a man in a white shirt holds up a framed portrait garlanded with yellow flowers, showing an orange-robed figure seated on a throne. A multicoloured parasol with a tasselled fringe is raised above the group, and orange flags are held by people at left. Banana leaves and a wall clock are visible in the background.2011-12-31Photograph inside a temple hall with an orange-painted wall, corrugated roof and a golden-framed shrine at right draped in orange cloth and marigold garlands, holding a small golden deity murti. Devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala at left front, men in white dhotis and shirts behind, shaven-headed men and a woman in orange robes at centre and right, and a woman in an orange sleeveless top with long hair at right front. A bald man in orange robes sits at lower centre. A framed poster is visible on the back wall.2011-12-10December 10 20112011-12-10A crowded indoor procession inside an orange-draped tent hall at a Kumbha Mela camp, with orange and red flags raised across the floor and green carpet underfoot. In the foreground a figure in an orange robe and a pink knitted turban faces away from the camera, while beside them a woman in white with rudraksha beads and white forehead markings walks among many people in white, saffron and maroon clothes. A cameraperson with a video camera stands at left. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling and framed printed posters line the orange walls. A decorated palanquin or ratha glows at the far end of the hall, and numerous devotees fill the aisle.2013-02-10A photo taken inside a large white tent at a festival, with a red carpet running through a dense crowd of devotees. In the centre a shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him men and women in white dhotis and saris, some in yellow and red, carry long poles and walk in procession. Orange and red umbrellas and ceremonial palanquin-style canopies rise above the crowd, and a large brass vessel sits on the carpet. Strings of marigold garlands and bunting decorate the tent ceiling.2016-04-24December 15 20112011-12-15December 17 20102010-12-17A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls, where a crowd stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several women in saffron and orange saris, one in a dark red blouse and orange sari, and a woman at left in a purple and green garment with a rudraksha mala, all hold their hands folded. Two shaven-headed men in orange dhoti and shawl stand on a red carpet at right, one with hands folded and the other behind him; a man in orange clothing with a camera is also at far right. Men in white dhotis and kurtas stand in the background. Garlands of yellow and white streamers hang from the ceiling, and a framed photo display with a banner is on the wall behind.2011-08-23April 24 20162016-04-24December 31 20112011-12-31April 17 20162016-04-17