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A photograph of a large hall during a Maheshwara Puja-style food offering, with a seated figure on an ornate golden throne at the far end wearing a red and gold garment. Rows of seated monastic disciples in saffron-orange robes, some with rudraksha malas, sit on the floor before leaf plates of food and steel water cups. Devotees in white garments with red shawls sit on colourful striped mats in the centre and a woman in white kneels nearby. Banners and framed photographs hang on the walls and a brass plate sits in the foreground. The seated figure on the throne has long hair and a red garment, but the visible cues alone do not confirm identity, so this is not established.

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February 23 20162016-02-23 +1 copiesA large hall with pink and cream walls holds a seated ritual meal. On a raised gold-trimmed throne at upper left, a figure in red and gold robes sits behind a small low table with a drum-like vessel. Rows of devotees in saffron and orange monastic robes sit cross-legged on striped rugs flanking a central aisle, with banana-leaf plates of rice, flatbread, sweets and steel tumblers of water laid before them. Several people in white dhoti-style clothing with orange-red shawls sit in the middle rows, and a woman in white with a bun sits at right beside a brass tray. Others stand in white near the back wall. Roughly 40 people are visible, many shaven-headed, consistent with a Maheshwara Puja food offering.2016-02-23March 30 20162016-03-30Interior hall during a seated ritual meal offering. A figure in orange and red sits on a gold throne at the far left, with a standing attendant in white beside them and a lit lamp nearby. Long rows of seated devotees face the center. Many women in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas press their palms together, while others in white saris and white garments sit on a striped mat in the foreground. Before them are leaf plates with food, small cups and bowls. Yellow flowers and a brass tray of offerings lie at the front. Red walls and framed images of saffron-clad figures line the background.2016-02-23A large tented hall with white draped walls and a gold-framed throne canopy at the far end. A seated figure in red garments sits on a red and gold throne with a small deity murti beside it, while attendants flank the platform. Long rows of devotees in saffron and orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas, sit cross-legged on a striped multicoloured runner in front of plates of food and small cups, indicating a shared meal offering. Colourful umbrellas hang along the sides, and a few people stand near the entrance on the left.2016-12-18A seated group of devotees in an ashram hall faces a raised dais with a gold-and-red throne on the right. A figure in saffron robes sits on the throne, while rows of devotees sit on mats on the floor: women in white and orange-bordered saris and saffron-clad sannyasis with shaved heads. Several metal vessels and steel containers sit in the centre, and a few plates of offerings lie on the floor before the throne. Red curtains, framed portraits on the walls, colourful hanging banners and a projector screen complete the setting. A small attendant stands near the left edge. The image suggests a satsang or ritual gathering.2011-11-07September 30 20132013-09-30July 15 20152015-07-15September 30 20162016-09-30Photograph of a ceremonial meal in a hall with a pale floor. A man in an orange-red cloth sits on a gold-framed throne beneath a multicolored canopy with two decorative yellow banners, while a woman in white moves in front of it. In the foreground, rows of people sit on red mats: bare-chested men in white dhotis with red-patterned waistcloths and a woman in orange saris, and women in orange and red saris kneel along a long strip of banana leaves filled with food, with water bottles placed along the edge. A printed corner caption reads Nithyananda Paramashivam overlaid on the image.2016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30March 30 20162016-03-30