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Outdoors on a dirt road, devotees perform an aarti before a decorated deity murti of a standing figure, garlanded with white and red flowers, seated on an orange-draped palanquin-style platform under a multicolored ceremonial umbrella. A man in orange robes with long dark hair holds a flaming oil lamp toward the murti. Around the platform, people in white ritual clothes press palms together in namaskar, including a shaved-headed man in white and a woman with blonde hair and a backpack at right. Fruit offerings, bananas, brass kalasha-style vessels and flower baskets sit on an orange cloth-covered table. A white van and an SUV, one marked Nithyanandapuram, are parked behind, with a tent and a tall loudspeaker at left.

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Outdoor photo of a deity murti on an orange-draped table, decorated with white and red flower garlands and a multicoloured umbrella overhead, while people gather to perform worship. A figure in orange robes stands at the table near a small flame, and white-clad devotees with hands folded in namaskar surround it. Fruit and flower offerings sit on the table, and a white van and an SUV are parked behind a dusty site.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo of a ceremonial pooja on a dirt road at a temple-ground site. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands at the front of a wooden cart draped in orange cloth, bending to offer flowers over a deity murti garlanded with white and yellow flowers. The cart holds fruit, brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot and offerings. A large multicoloured umbrella with tassels shades the scene. Around the cart, about two dozen devotees in white clothes and some in saffron stand with palms pressed together in worship. Behind them are tents, a white van marked Ananda Bhavan, parked vehicles and distant hills.2009-12-23Outdoor photo of a utsava murti procession on dusty open ground. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe raises his right arm, holding a small vessel or lamp, facing a decorated palanquin-style platform. The deity murti is garlanded with yellow, white and red flowers and a green cloth, with a multicoloured striped umbrella overhead. Offerings of fruit, a kalasha-like pot, and brass lamps sit at its base. Around it, a dense crowd of young men and women in white, yellow and orange garments presses in with hands folded in prayer. A white bus marked Nithyanandam Blissful Ratham stands behind. Several people are visible in the crowd, and the setting looks like a temporary outdoor ceremony with a loudspeaker stack in the background.2009-12-23Outdoor procession scene at a dusty dirt road. A figure in long flowing orange-saffron robes and long dark hair stands at the back of a red-framed wooden cart draped with an orange cloth, holding a multicoloured parasol with fringed tassels overhead. On the cart sit a deity murti or utsava moorthy garlanded with white and red flower garlands, surrounded by fruit, brass kalasha-style vessels, lamps, and offerings in baskets. Around the cart a crowd of about twenty devotees in white clothing with yellow scarves and some in orange press palms together in añjali mudra and pray. Parked vehicles, a white van marked Be Blissful, a white SUV, and a stage with speakers are visible in the background, with hills beyond.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual on an open dirt ground: a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands sits on a platform under a large multicoloured umbrella with tassels. A crowd of devotees in white clothes and yellow or orange shawls stands with palms pressed together in prayer around offerings of fruit and flowers. A man in white at the front holds a ritual vessel. A white bus with a person Ratham sign and parked vehicles are behind, with a dry field and trees beyond. The crowd is large but the visible people can be counted in the dozens.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti heavily adorned with garlands of yellow and white flowers. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands at the palanquin, reaching toward the murti and offerings on a tray. Many devotees in white clothes surround it, including women in white saris with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and men in white shirts. A colourful striped umbrella shades the murti. Behind, a white bus with the sign Nithyanandam and a truck, plus a white building and palm trees, set the scene.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo of a utsava murti procession: a deity murti decorated with white and yellow garlands sits on an orange-draped wooden cart with fruit, bananas and offerings set on a table in front. Beneath a multicoloured parasol, a man in orange robes with long dark hair stands with his back to the camera, facing the cart. Devotees in white, many with palms joined in namaskar, gather around; a man in white clothes stands near the centre, hands folded. Behind them are orange-walled buildings, dirt mounds and young trees. A bus-style vehicle with partial lettering sits in the background.2009-12-23