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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.

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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.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 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 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.2015-01-12A photograph of a ritual on a red-carpeted stage under a tent. Two ornate gold-and-red thrones stand side by side; the left seat holds a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland and a red-and-gold headwrap, whose raised hand is visible. The seated figure beside him wears a red turban, red-and-gold garland and reddish-orange robes, holding a small red book and gesturing. A standing man in a dark-red dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala stands behind them. Several people in orange and red saris and dhotis kneel and sit at the right, one woman in a red-orange sari bending over a gold-covered box. Behind them stand decorated deity figures, a colourful umbrella with orange fringe hangs above, and a banner shows a portrait of a woman with kumkum and garlands, with Kannada text.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A 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.2015-01-12A 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.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12