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A shirtless priest with white-painted marks on his shoulder and arm leans forward over a golden tray holding flowers, a brass bowl and small vessels, offering ritual items to a seated man. The seated man wears a rust-red turban, a red-orange robe, layered red and white flower garlands, and gold bracelets, and sits on an ornate gold throne under an orange and white canopy. Orange and white fringed draperies and a banner with Kannada text frame the scene, consistent with a puja or abhishekam setting. a person is the seated man: a turban and orange-red robes are present, but facial appearance is not sufficient to confirm identity, so this is marked unsure. Other onlookers are partly visible at the left edge.

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A photograph of a ceremonial puja inside a tented pavilion. A bare-chested, white-bearded elderly priest wearing a lavender-bordered white dhoti bends forward and offers a brass plate holding flowers, fruit and small bowls to a seated man. The seated man, probable Swamiji, wears a rust-red turban, a red robe, a pink-and-white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets, and sits on an ornate gold throne with orange and red floral garlands. Behind them hang orange and multicoloured tasselled umbrellas, and a banner with Kannada text, dated 11 January 2015, is visible. Two people in orange clothing sit nearby.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of a ceremonial stage at an outdoor event, with three seated figures on ornate gold thrones with red cushions. On the far right, a man in a red-and-maroon robe with a red turban and layered red and white flower garlands gestures with his right hand while speaking. In the centre, a seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a yellow and red garland holds his hands together. On the left, an older man in orange clothing with white garlands sits on a lower seat. A priest with a bare chest, white dhoti and purple cloth stands at the left edge holding a brass tray. Behind them, decorated umbrellas with multicoloured fringes hang over a backdrop bearing Kannada text and a faint sunlit haze.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of a ceremony in front of a gilded ornate throne with orange marigold garlands. A bare-chested older priest with long grey hair and a white beard, wearing a purple dhoti and rudraksha mala, leans forward holding a brass tray of fruit and offerings. Seated on the throne is a man in a maroon turban and maroon-red robes, wearing layered pink and blue flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, smiling and reaching toward the tray. Behind them hangs a pink and white canopy with Kannada text. a person: the seated man wears a turban and garlands on a throne, with rudraksha and ceremonial garland cues, labelled as the person being honoured.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushions receives folded orange cloth from a kneeling man in white dhoti with gold border and orange shawl. The seated person wears a red-orange turban, rudraksha and red-white flower garlands, a rust-red robe and gold bangles. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling portrait of a figure in saffron with a beaded garland, under a golden parasol with orange fringe. Red carpet and orange-garlanded thrones frame the scene. A banner reads 'January 11, 12 and 13, 2015' in Kannada, with a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda in the banner's top right.2015-01-12A photograph of a ceremonial ritual under a canopy with a striped orange-and-green fringed umbrella overhead. A shirtless bearded man with white tilak marks on his forehead, arms and chest, wearing a purple and gold-bordered dhoti and a mala, holds a gold plate toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears a maroon turban and maroon robes, rudraksha beads, pink and white garlands and bangles, and sits on a gold-and-red throne with a gold lion-form armrest. Another person in orange robes sits nearby beside orange and white flower garlands. The scene resembles a puja or aarti offering.2015-01-12A photograph of a ceremonial ritual inside a tented hall. On the right, a seated figure on a gilded golden throne wears a rust-red turban, red-orange robes with gold borders, and layered garlands of pink and white flowers. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a purple and gold dhoti with white sacred ash markings on his arms and forehead, and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate and bends forward to offer something. Behind them hang orange and gold canopy umbrellas with fringed tassels, and a gilded lion-footed seat is in the foreground. The scene suggests a ceremonial abhishekam or honouring rite.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of a ceremonial scene under a canopy of orange and multicoloured fabric. A shirtless older priest with a white beard, white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, and a purple and gold dhoti stands at left holding a gold plate and offering it toward a seated figure. The seated man wears an orange-red turban, a dark red robe with gold border, a rudraksha mala and layered garlands of orange, pink and white flowers, and sits on a gold throne decorated with a gold lion-shaped armrest. He has his hands raised near his face in reverent gesture. Orange and marigold garlands drape the throne and an ornate gold backrest rises behind him. The setting suggests a puja or aarti offering.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12