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Outdoor evening ritual at dusk under a dark sky with palms behind. A bare-chested man in saffron/orange dhoti wears a long white, yellow and red marigold garland and a golden necklace, and stands at a row of baked bricks decorated with small flowers, lighting or tending a small flame at a stand. Fruit on a plate, a brass cup, and a bouquet are on the ground beside colourful rangoli kolam designs. A yellow fringed canopy and a backdrop reading 'Nithyananda eNclaves' in white script stand behind him. Around six people in white and orange clothes watch with hands folded, including a woman in white and a man in orange holding his hands together. A zebra-print sofa and a flower arrangement sit at the stage edge.

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Outdoor ceremony at dusk on bare earth with green mats and kolam designs. A central figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red-yellow marigold garland and rudraksha-style beads, stands barefoot on a row of red bricks decorated with flowers and holds a long wooden staff or rod. Behind him a yellow fringed parasol and a black banner reading Nithyananda eNolaves. Around him white-clad devotees stand with hands folded in anjali, one in orange, with a fruit plate, brass vessel and floral offering nearby. Plain red-sanded setting with palms behind.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor ritual at dusk on a green mat stage with a black backdrop reading "Nithyananda Natives" framed by strings of orange marigolds. A central figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white, red and yellow marigold garland, stands barefoot before a row of four clay bricks decorated with flowers, holding a long white staff in one raised hand beneath a yellow fringed ceremonial parasol. Rangoli designs in coloured powder decorate the ground, and a brass pot, a plate of fruit, and a small brass cup sit nearby. Behind, a man in white with a dark necklace stands with arms crossed beside a man in orange clothing with hands folded, a woman with light hair, and another man in white. A tiger-striped chair and flower arrangements stand on the stage, with more people in the background. The central figure's face is not clearly visible, so I cannot identify them.2010-12-16Outdoor ritual at dusk on a sand-and-brick fire-altar area with coloured rangoli designs. A barefoot man in orange robes and a large white-and-red-and-yellow flower garland stands before a row of bricks topped with flowers, holding a metal implement near a small wood fire. Behind him a black backdrop with orange flower strings and a sign reading Nithyananda eNataves, beneath a yellow fringed parasol. Nearby stand a row of devotees: men in white dhotis and white shirts, and a man in orange robes with hands folded. Offerings include a bowl of fruit, a brass cup and a flower arrangement. A zebra-print sofa and a small platform sit at the back. Several people stand in the background, about a dozen, some in white and some in orange.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor ritual at dusk on a green mat before a dark backdrop with orange garlands and the words a person eNaam. A man in orange robes and a long white and red flower garland stands on a brick-edged square with a lit oil lamp and kalasha-style offering. Beside him a bald priest in orange holds a brass tray, and a man in white dhoti with white tripundra markings stands near. A large yellow fringed umbrella hangs above the altar, with a tiger-skin seat, flower arrangements, and fruit and coconut offerings on the ground. Rangoli kolam designs decorate the floor, and about a dozen people in white and orange stand behind, with palm trees in the background.2010-12-16Outdoor ceremony on a green mat under a palm grove at dusk. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a large white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads stands at the centre, hands in front of him, before a bricked square with a kolam of coloured powder. Priests in white dhotis with bare upper bodies and tripundra markings tend an oil lamp on a silver tray, a flame visible. A red and yellow parasol shades the area, and a backdrop reads Nithyananda eNcyclo. Several devotees in white and orange stand behind with hands folded, and fruit and flower offerings lie on the ground.2010-12-16Outdoor ceremony at dusk beneath palm trees. A man in orange ochre robes stands barefoot on a bare earth ground, garlanded with a thick white, yellow and red flower garland, hands folded before a brick altar scattered with yellow flowers and surrounded by colourful rangoli floor designs. Behind him a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a gold chain and sandalwood-marked forehead stands with hands joined, alongside others in white and a woman in a yellow shawl. A banner reading Nithyananda eNa... hangs behind a small table draped in gold cloth, with a bouquet, a microphone, and a striped upholstered seat under a yellow fringed parasol. Several people in white and orange stand watching quietly.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16