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Night outdoor ritual photo. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace, stands on the left holding a lit flame toward a deity murti on a golden peetha. The murti is draped in a leopard-print cloth, adorned with garlands of white and orange flowers and a jeweled crown. Above it hangs a large umbrella-like canopy of yellow, red, green and purple fabric with fringe. A man in white clothes with a pink-striped cloth stands beside the canopy holding its pole. On the right, shaved-headed devotees in white and saffron sit with hands folded in namaskar, and a couple of standing attendants in white stand behind. Stone snake-form pillars sit in the background. Shows a pratyaksha paada pooja and procession setting.

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November 22 20102010-11-22November 19 20052005-11-19A homa ritual under an orange and green decorated canopy at night. A standing man in orange robes with a hood and a beaded necklace presses his palms together at the right of a square fire pit (homa kund) with smoke rising, flower garlands and marigold petals around its edge. Seated devotees in orange and red garments surround the pit, some with brass bowls and offerings. Behind them, a framed portrait labelled 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' is garlanded with flowers. Men in white with yellow shawls stand at the right and lower right, and banana plants and leaf festoons decorate the tent. A brass vessel with flowers sits in the lower left.2009-09-25Outdoor ceremony beneath green trees at an ashram, showing a dwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting rite at a tall white flagpole. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland holds rose petals in his hands and offers them at the pole's base. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a white tray of pink petals. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass puja vessel, and a multicoloured fringed parasol shades the central figure. Petals and flowers lie scattered on brick-edged ground, with about a dozen white-clad devotees standing behind. A man in orange robes holding the tray is visibly present; the central figure in turban and garland has appearance cues consistent with the page's a person reference, though the match is uncertain.2008-07-27January 07 20082008-01-07December 21 20092009-12-21Photograph of a temple courtyard set up for ritual worship under a white canopy. In the foreground a man with his back to the camera wears an orange cloth wrapped at the waist, with an orange head cloth and a bare upper body, standing beside a fire pit lined with red and white patterned edging. Two kalasha pots with mango leaves sit on gold-coloured bases. Beyond, a shrine is draped with orange and gold patterned cloth. A second person in orange stands near the shrine steps, and two dark stone deity murti stand decorated with garlands on the left and right. Striped mats cover the floor.2017-09-02A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair swept back, wearing a white and orange flower garland, placing a hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white clothes. The seated figure sits on a flower-decorated throne with a carved white lion or deity figure beside it, a microphone on a stand before them, and a red heart-shaped decoration behind. A standing attendant in white with an orange shawl holds a yellow cloth nearby. Marigold and jasmine garlands decorate the dais, and a white fan is visible in the background. This is a paada puja or blessing scene.2007-07-29A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits eyes closed on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands clasped in his lap. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt, seen from behind with his shorter hair, raises a lit camphor flame toward him in aarti, while silver lamps and offering plates with flower petals sit below. Golden floral carvings and a red and yellow draped backdrop with marigold garlands frame the scene. The orange-robed seated man has long swept-back hair, a red tilak, rudraksha mala and saffron robes, matching the page's cues for the Swamiji candidate, so the appearance-based label applies.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOctober 11 20162016-10-11Night outdoor photograph of a smiling man in a rust-orange turban and rust-orange robe with gold borders, hands in anjali pose with a thick orange-gold flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace. Beside him a bald man in rust-orange robes holds a pair of orange sandals, and a woman in a rust-orange sari with gold border and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded at her chest. Behind them a large silver repoussé panel with floral relief and hanging white and red flower strands fills the frame. Dark background, bare feet on ground.2015-11-22A seated figure in orange saffron robes with long dark hair and a red bindi speaks into a microphone on a gold-and-red throne decorated with white jasmine garlands, a multicolour marigold and yellow-purple flower arch, and a golden umbrella canopy. The throne has carved golden lion heads and a red cushion, set before a blue draped curtain. To the left, a second man in orange robes and a gold chain garland sits with a brass bowl, and a partly visible person in white sits at the lower left on a floor strewn with yellow petals.2008-01-01