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Outdoor evening ritual photograph before a red and white backdrop. Two ornately decorated metal deity murtis stand on a gold-trimmed platform, adorned with white, yellow, red and pink flower garlands and silver jewelry. In the lower right, a seated priest in a peach-coloured robe with a red border, bare-shouldered and bare-armed, performs puja beside a small lit oil lamp and brass vessels on a mat. A yellow-painted square yagna or abhishekam altar sits in front. Behind them, a crowd of men in white shirts and striped shirts stands watching, and a figure in orange robes stands at the upper right.

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September 29 20122012-09-29September 29 20122012-09-29Evening outdoor ritual on a stage before a banner reading a Tamil headline with the name Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Two silver-and-gold deity murtis, adorned with multicolour garlands of white, yellow, red and pink flowers, stand on a gold-trimmed pedestal over a yellow-bordered base, with pink flower strands and banana leaves with offerings in front. A seated man in saffron robes and a bare upper body with white tilak on his forehead holds a lit oil lamp and a small vessel at the right foreground. Behind, a standing man in orange robes and shaved head with a garland stands on the stage, and another man in red garland is seated on a red throne-like chair in the upper left, raising his hands. Several devotees in white, yellow and green clothing watch from the stage and the crowd beyond the red barrier. Steel vessels sit on the right foreground.2012-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20122012-09-29Night-time homa at an outdoor stage. A saffron-robed priest with a shaved head and red sash sits at a microphone, raising his hand over a yellow fire pit with a bright flame. Two decorated murti figures stand behind the fire, one wearing a red-and-orange crown with garlands of red and yellow flowers and gold ornaments, the other similarly adorned. Banana leaves and pink flowers lie in front, a gold-trimmed platform holds the figures, and a black speaker stands to the right. A second saffron-clad figure stands at the back and devotees in white and cream clothes stand near the stage.2012-09-29January 08 20122012-01-08September 29 20122012-09-29Night outdoor ritual photo. Two large metal deity murtis, one with an orange-and-gold crown, are draped in garlands of red, yellow and white flowers and stand on gold-trimmed palanquin-style platforms. Pink flower arrangements and a yellow-rimmed fire pit or yagna kund sit in front. At right, a shaved-headed priest in orange-pink dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace rings a brass bell while holding a lamp, with a microphone stand beside him. Behind them a crowd of devotees watches under dark trees, with a tall loudspeaker and a tripod-mounted screen visible.2012-09-29September 29 20122012-09-29Evening outdoor satsang on a stage with a large banner showing a portrait of a turbaned man with a tilak and Tamil text reading "Paramahamsa Nithyananda vazhangum ... Satsangam". Two decorated metal murti or processional idols with silver crowns and garlands of red, white and yellow flowers stand on gold-trimmed pedestals before a yellow-stained square base. A devotee in saffron-orange robes kneels at right performing puja with brass vessels, a bell and lamps, with banana leaves and flower offerings on the ground. Behind the stage, figures in saffron-orange with rudraksha malas and flower garlands sit on red thrones. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris stands watching, with a few boys at right.2012-09-29September 29 20122012-09-29Night outdoor puja on a raised platform with two metal deity murtis decorated with garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers, standing behind a green-painted altar holding flower offerings and a lit oil lamp. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace and shaved head works at the right, bringing his hands over a silver vessel with a small microphone in front of him. Another orange-robed figure stands partly behind the deity at upper left, and banana leaves cover the ground in front. Lights glow in the dark background, with a speaker stack at right.2012-09-29