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A photograph inside a hall with a wall map of world temples. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at centre with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a silver-toned bowl. To the right, a man in orange robes holds a brass tray with a decorated kalasha wrapped in garlands. Several people in white and orange stand behind, with an audience blurred in the background. Red and yellow flowers appear at the lower right.

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April 30 20122012-04-30Night-time outdoor photo at a temple-like complex with a tiled roof and lit lamps. In the centre, a man with short dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a long rust-red shawl with a gold border and a brown beaded garland, and holds out his hands over a brass pot with a yellow-green coconut-like top and pink flowers. To the left, an elder in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and white markings walks beside a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads. Behind them, devotees in maroon and red garments with white forehead marks and beaded necklaces watch.2013-11-21Ritual scene in an indoor hall with a deity shrine at right draped in gold and decorated with a golden arch and orange tassels. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands at centre, receiving an item from a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and white ritual cloth with tilak and white body markings. Other priests in white stand with palms joined in anjali, and a priest at right holds a silver tray and a white box. Behind them are seated participants and a projector screen on the wall.2010-11-24November 21 20132013-11-21October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 01 20112011-10-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional ritual indoors with several people standing close together. In the foreground an older bald man with glasses and a white tilak on his forehead wears an orange robe and holds his hands together in prayer. Beside him a man with swept-back dark hair and white tilak wears a maroon robe and a long rudraksha mala, holding a small glass vessel with pink petals and a green leaf. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Other devotees with tilak and white or orange clothing stand in the background, and a silver staff is visible at the left edge.2013-11-21Night procession at a temple-like outdoor area. Red umbrellas are held overhead by attendants. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl, a rudraksha-style bead mala and a large gold pendant, stands smiling with hands folded. Beside him a bald priest in orange robes and a gold-bordered shawl, with a beaded mala, wears a white forehead mark and a floral headband, and holds a tray of yellow flowers and a ritual object. Attendants in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and orange-clad devotees stand around. Behind them a signboard shows a map and the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2012-04-26November 02 20102010-11-02October 26 20102010-10-26 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesIndoor photo in a hall with white tiled floor, wall-mounted air conditioners, red curtains and framed pictures. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a plate. Center, an older man in orange robes and orange head wrap carries a brass tray with a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers and green leaves, and a pink cloth. Right, a shaved-headed man in maroon and orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilaka stripes on his arms carries a ritual tray. Other attendants in white and orange stand behind, one holding a ceremonial ritual item.2014-11-01 +1 copies