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A photograph of a ritual preparation in progress. In the centre-foreground a large ornate silver vessel with embossed decoration releases steam, and nearby brass and silver bowls, plates and a silver-rimmed cup sit on the floor. Behind, four people sit in orange-saffron clothing with rudraksha malas and ceremonial necklaces; the central figure has long dark hair and a forehead mark, and the others wear orange saffron wraps. A seated person in a deep red-brown garment with bare arms works at the left edge amid smoke. Gleaming brass kalashas are stacked behind, under a colourful striped cloth canopy, and a camera on a tripod and a green sign reading NITHYANANDA TV LIVE are visible. Two cups and plates with leaves appear near the front.

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August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Night ritual on a striped cloth floor in a temple hall. A bare-chested man in a dark red cloth kneels with his back to the camera, bending over a wooden platform from which thick white smoke billows upward. Beside him, a man in orange with a wrapped orange turban and long matted hair sits cross-legged near brass plates and bowls. Rows of small red-and-black oil lamps line the left foreground. Further right, a man in orange and white headwear sits behind a large engraved silver pot. Several other seated men in orange and saffron clothing and rudraksha malas watch the smoke ritual.2017-08-31August 29 20172017-08-29Smoky ritual scene at a homa or yagna fire. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a patterned headwrap and a long beaded mala with a large gold pendant, kneels at a flaming fire-altar and reaches toward it with his right arm. Beside him a woman in a rust-brown sari with a long white beaded necklace and a bindi sits near a large dark bronze bowl with flames, holding a ladle. In front of them lie silver ritual vessels, a small bronze figure, a brass lamp, and offerings. Behind, several onlookers stand and sit, including a woman in a blue sari and a man in white. A purple and blue ribbon-patterned banner with a gold emblem hangs on a pole at the back, and a silver-toned seat is partly visible at right.2017-10-08