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Night outdoor puja at a temple-like pavilion. In the foreground a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a yellow and orange flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him a priest in orange cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate of offerings and white flowers. A third attendant in orange stands further back. On the right, a decorated altar holds a golden peetha draped in yellow and orange cloth, with colourful garlands, brass oil lamps with flames, and a brass kalasha. A portrait on a pole-mounted banner shows a bare-shouldered man with a red turban and folded hands, labelled Paramahamsa. No one in the scene is identified.

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November `4 2015A night-time outdoor puja at an open-sided pavilion. A man with swept-back hair in an orange-saffron wrap, a long garland of yellow and red flowers and a gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Behind him a priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a plate of offerings, and another attendant stands nearby. On the right, a ceremonial figure of a deity murti is draped in flower garlands and an orange cloth, seated on a gold-draped stand. Brass oil lamps burn in the foreground. A large poster behind shows a man in a red turban and bare chest with hands in a blessing gesture, labelled Paramahamsa. The scene is an ritual puja event. +1 copiesNovember 14 20152015-11-14November `4 2015 +1 copiesNovember `4 2015 +1 copiesNovember 14 20152015-11-14 +2 copiesNovember `4 2015 +1 copiesNovember 13 20152015-11-13November 25 20152015-11-25November `4 2015 +1 copiesNovember `4 2015 +1 copiesNight puja before a golden deity murti of a goddess, adorned with a gold crown, gold necklace and a long garland of yellow, white, red and multicoloured flowers, seated on an ornate golden throne-like arch. Two people stand at left: a woman with long hair in a rust-red and gold sari with a yellow flower garland, holding her hands over a brass oil lamp, and a shaved-headed man in orange-red dhoti with rudraksha mala and spectacles, appearing to chant. Brass oil lamps with flames sit in front of the deity. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe with rudraksha mala, hands raised in blessing, against a world map with lit points; the banner reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda. The banner figure is a depiction; no clear appearance-based candidate is physically present. +1 copies