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A photograph of a ritual inside an open-sided thatched pavilion at AadiKailaasa. A grey-haired woman in a cream sari with gold border carries a metal tray of flowers at the front, while women and young girls in white saris and white dress with orange shawls stand in rows around low brass oil lamps and banana-leaf offerings on mats. Tall bamboo poles with orange flags stand among them. Two large framed portraits on the left and background are printed with a caption reading Nithyananda, and a man in white with a white head covering stands near the back. Metal pots sit on the right beside a figure in white with an orange shawl.

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October 12 20062006-10-12October 12 20062006-10-12October 12 20062006-10-12December 05 20092009-12-05December 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copiesPhotograph of a pavilion ritual with a row of women in white sarees with orange shawls standing at left beside a line of oil lamps. A bare-backed figure with long dark hair in an orange cloth sits in the foreground on a green silk cloth, facing away, with a banana leaf holding offerings and a white flower. A man in white clothes bends forward beside them, and a woman in an orange shawl kneels nearby. Several men in white and a few children stand in the background among the pillars of the open hall.2006-11-20A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and bamboo poles hung with orange cloth streamers. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls sit on banana leaves set with brass lamps, small steel cups and offerings, reciting from open books. Standing attendants in white clothes carry steel buckets and bowls, and a figure in orange sits at a central puja station in front of a large framed photograph of a bearded saint on the back wall. Mixed-age devotees and brahmachari seva are visible.2006-11-20A photograph of a pooja hall with an open thatched roof and bamboo-screened walls. In the foreground, a woman with a white tilak on her forehead wears a white sari with an orange shawl and sits with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Beside her, a Western woman in a white top and orange shawl, and other women in white and orange, sit in rows with hands folded on a floor covered with fresh banana leaves. Brass kalashas and small steel cups are set on the leaves. Behind them, many people in white clothes and orange shawls kneel in prayer, and a cameraman films from the upper left. On the back wall, a framed portrait shows a bearded man in a white turban and robes, which is a painting or print rather than a physical person.2006-10-12A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and bamboo screens, where many people sit in rows on the floor in white clothes and orange shawls during a puja. Devotees sit with hands pressed together in prayer, and banana leaves holding offerings and brass lamps are laid before them. A man in white stands at left holding a brass vessel, a woman in white stands nearby, and a small altar with flowers and a deity murti is visible at the far end. Tall bamboo poles with orange cloth stand among the rows, and a stainless steel table with leaves and cups is at left.2006-10-12A photograph inside a long open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses, where a barefoot figure with long dark hair in an orange-saffron cloth walks down a central aisle lined with woven striped mats. Standing on either side, saffron-robed monks and women in orange saris with folded hands line the path, while a man in white clothes stands at the right near a small table with ritual items. A string of orange pennants hangs from the roof beams.2007-02-23A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall of women in ritual dress, standing in rows and offering food. Women in cream and white saris with gold borders and orange-red shawls hold brass-coloured plates of yellow offerings toward small leaf-plated offerings on the floor. A woman on the right wears a white forehead mark, a white blouse-free sari-style wrap in green and cream, and an orange shawl, holding offerings in both hands. Other women in white kurtas, maroon and orange saris stand in the background near windows with cream curtains. No a person candidate is visible; all people are devotees.2011-03-05Photograph of a ritual puja hall with a seated central figure in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads, holding a steel bowl and offering items on a low wooden stand with a banana leaf. Bamboo poles tied with saffron cloth frame the scene. A standing woman on the right wears a white and gold-bordered sari and holds papers. A man in white kurta bends to hand something forward, and other devotees in white and saffron sit in the foreground. Behind them a large printed portrait of a man with long hair in white clothing hangs on a pale wall. A steel vessel and small brass items sit on the white floor cloth.2006-11-20