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A ritual worship scene on a stage in front of a large orange banner printed with a smiling man in orange turban and clothing, labelled in Kannada script and Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A woman in a red garment with gold armlet and necklace holds up a yellow flower, facing a small white-and-purple deity murti adorned with pink and white garlands. A man in orange cloth kneels at left holding a metal bowl, and a man in white dhoti with gold necklace stands behind the murti. An ornate gold and red throne chair stands at left, a gold kalasha-style pot at right, and a gold stand with a brass pedestal sits in front of the murti. Puja or abhishekam offering.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A woman with long dark hair, wearing a red draped sari-style garment, a long gold-beaded garland and a gold armlet, stands at a golden stage platform lighting an oil lamp with a flame. Before her is a dark metal deity murti with garlands and a trident beside it, placed on a gold-edged altar. On the left, a seated man in an orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, and another person in white stands behind. A large backdrop shows a smiling man in an orange headwrap and orange robe, and a tall golden ceremonial staff stands at right. The setting is an indoor stage with dark blue drapes.2010-10-17A figure in a red robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style gold and beaded necklace pours a yellow liquid from a brass pot over a golden deity murti during an abhishekam. A second person in white ritual dress with a red-bordered cloth stands beside the murti, which is garlanded with red flowers. A gilded ornate throne with a red cushion sits at left, a brass ceremonial fan stands at right, and a large orange banner with a smiling portrait and Kannada text fills the background. The banner text reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Kannada script.2010-10-17A photograph of a Hindu puja on a stage at Dasara celebrations at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A standing man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a red dhoti-style garment, a gold-coloured shoulder band and a gold necklace, offers a silver tray over a dark murti with flower garlands. A kneeling man in saffron/orange robes and a gold necklace holds a ritual object, and a figure in white stands behind. A large orange banner with a printed portrait and Kannada text hangs behind, and a gold ceremonial staff stands at right.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A woman in a red sari with a red bindi and a gold-and-red bead necklace pours liquid from a brass pot over a gilded deity murti standing on an ornate gold pedestal. The murti wears a garland of red flowers and holds a trident and other ritual objects. Behind her, a bald young man in white ritual clothing stands and watches. A large orange banner with a smiling portrait and Kannada text fills the background, and a gold ceremonial staff stands at right beside an ornate gold-and-red throne. The scene suggests abhishekam at a stage event.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a stage at a Dasara celebration. A bare-shouldered figure with long dark hair wears a red cloth draped over the body and a gold chain with red beaded adornments. They pour white powder or liquid from a round plate onto a small white deity murti decorated with pink garlands and a kalasha-style ornament. A gold-and-red throne chair stands at left, and a gold-framed ceremonial staff is at right. Behind them, a large banner shows a smiling man in orange with a saffron turban beside Kannada script. The figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the a person field remains unsure.2010-10-17A ritual abhishekam in progress on a stage. A long-haired man in a red draped garment and gold armlet pours water from a brass vessel over a dark murti of a deity with a crown, holding a trident-like staff, adorned with garlands of pink flowers, placed on a gold-edged table with green leaves. Behind him a second priest in white clothing with a shaved head stands near the murti. A large portrait of a smiling man in orange robes with Kannada-script text fills the backdrop beside a gold ceremonial fan-shaped ornament. A blue curtain hangs at left.2010-10-17A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a stage event. A person in a red draped garment and gold armlet and necklace, with long dark hair, pours from a green coconut over a dark deity murti decorated with a crown, trident and garlands of red flowers. Behind, a second man in white ritual clothing with a rudraksha mala holds another coconut. Gold-edged red and gold throne chairs stand at left, a gold offering tray sits below, and a large orange banner shows a smiling portrait labelled in Kannada script. The person pouring is a ritual performer; the a person candidate is uncertain from appearance and the page is unclear.2010-10-17A photograph of a person in a red draped garment and long dark hair pouring liquid from a green coconut over a dark deity murti decorated with red flower garlands, placed on a gold-edged pedestal. The figure wears a gold necklace and gold armband. Behind is a large orange banner with a smiling portrait and Kannada script. A gold-and-red throne chair stands at left, a gold kalasha-style ceremonial staff at right, and a man in a white dhoti stands behind the altar. The scene is at a Dasara celebration.2010-10-17