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November 02 2007

A seated man in white ceremonial clothes with a yellow shawl performs a puja on a red mat, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other. Brass plates, an orange and flowers are arranged before him. Beside him stands a microphone on a stand. To the right, a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" shows a figure in orange robes seated before a tree, garlanded with white and red flower garlands on a small draped white table. The stage has a dark red curtain behind it.

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October 31 2010

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A photograph of a homa ritual at an open-sided white pavilion. A seated priest in orange robes, with a tilak on his forehead, gold beaded necklaces and a bangle, holds a brass plate of offerings toward a small fire pit made of stacked red bricks with flowers, a brass vessel and a metal pot. Beside him, a woman in white with a yellow shawl watches. Behind them, a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange with a long necklace and red garland sits on a draped altar holding fruits, brass lamps and flowers. Two colourful painted pillars with bird motifs frame the scene, and deity murti figures stand on a shelf above.

A photograph of a home puja setting indoors. Two men in plain white ritual clothing stand on a woven mat before an altar. The man on the left, bare-headed with a vermilion mark on his forehead and a white shawl, holds a silver lamp with a flame. The man on the right wears glasses, a white kurta and rudraksha beads, and stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a framed photograph of a seated figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, a printed name in Tamil script, and garlands of red and yellow flowers. On the altar cloth sits an orange-wrapped object topped with a peacock feather, and a brass plate holds red flowers and offerings. Brass vessels, a conch shell, oil lamps, a plate of fruit and a small pot of flowers surround the floor.

A devotee in an orange-pink dhoti kneels with forehead bowed low before a marble platform draped in orange and red cloth, decorated with marigold and rose garlands. Behind it hangs a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling figure in orange robes amid flower garlands. A second figure in white dhoti with yellow border and bare chest stands to the right holding a marigold garland, with a brass tray of bells, lamps, bowls, fruit and rose petals in front. The setting is a plain pale-yellow hall with a concrete floor.

July 20 2010

Two devotees sit with hands pressed in anjali mudra before a framed portrait garlanded with pink, red, orange and white flowers and green leaves; the portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Sri" on the mount and shows a seated figure in orange robes. A brass oil lamp stands before the portrait. On the left a young man in white clothes with red trim and a red bindi sits with eyes closed; beside him a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits with eyes closed and hands folded. Foreground offerings include a brass tray of orange and pink flowers, bowls, incense sticks and a lit lamp on a table with fruit, sweets and marigold petals. Plain whitewashed wall and a green curtained window behind.

A temple interior with orange cloth draped over pillars and a golden deity murti with garlands on a purple-draped shrine behind. A long-haired man in orange robes and an orange shawl sits on a raised white-covered seat, smiling, with a row of brass lamps and a fruit offering on a white table beside him. A man in a yellow-bordered wrap bows low with his forehead to the floor before him, a garland resting on a white cushion. Several men in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls stand and squat around, some with hands folded, one with rudraksha mala. A small water bottle sits on a round table to the right. Appearance-based a person (long hair, orange robes and shawl) is seated in the centre receiving a devotee's obeisance during a darshan.

A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with red border sits with palms pressed together and head bowed in prayer before an ornate gold altar with a yellow marigold garland. He wears a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him a woman in a yellow garment with folded hands also prays. In the foreground, out of focus, are the heads of other devotees and silver plates holding fruit and offerings.

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