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Evening ritual photograph at an outdoor temple-style stage with orange and red draped backdrop. Two large deity murtis stand at the top, adorned with red, white and yellow garlands. In the foreground a man in orange robes with long swept-back hair sits on a red plastic chair, eyes lowered, beside a row of brass-and-netted pots holding green banana-leaf plants with offering sprouts. Behind him a young woman in white sari with a blue rosette stands near other people in white and orange clothing. Appearance suggests a probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robes) seated in ritual attendance, with devotees in white and orange nearby. Blue and white flag banners with the Nithyananda emblem line the top edge.

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July 16 20062006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a figure seated from behind in orange saffron robes with long dark hair, facing a large tiered arrangement of stacked, mesh-wrapped brass-topped pots holding green leaves and white flowers, with oil lamps and sheaves of bundled grass or fibre beside them. Fresh green mango leaves rise from the pots, and red kumkum dots mark the vessels. Bamboo stands at the left edge of the frame. The scene resembles a kalasha arrangement for a yagna.2006-07-16A photograph of an outdoor homa (fire ritual) pavilion with a large rectangular mud-brick fire pit in the foreground. Behind it, a seated woman in orange robes sits on a red plastic chair beside tall brass and silver kalasha pots arranged on a raised platform. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing orange shawls, stand around the ritual area. A man in a white kurta with a shoulder bag holds a green leafy branch. Behind them are three decorated golden peetha thrones with garlands of yellow and orange flowers, bearing deity murti, and banana plants with bunches of bananas hang overhead. A mat-roofed pavilion frames the scene.2006-07-16Photograph of a covered open-air ritual hall with a bamboo and thatched roof hung with strings of flowers and red-and-white umbrellas, banana bunches and palm fronds. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas, stand in a row near a decorated altar with garlanded deity murti and brass kalasha-like offerings. A man in a plaid shirt stands at left. A bald man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at centre, and another in orange shawl stands at right. A woman in an orange sari sits near the lower right in front of the altar.2006-07-16December 27 20082008-12-27 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesJuly 17 20062006-07-17July 16 20062006-07-16July 17 20062006-07-17