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A ceremonial puja set up under a thatched canopy with bamboo poles and banana leaves. A standing man on the left wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long gold necklace, and has long dark hair. In front, a person draped in a large magenta-red cloth kneels or sits on a mat before a brass vessel and offering bowls. On the right, a red-draped altar holds a brass deity murti, a brass oil lamp, and rows of small woven baskets decorated with flowers and garlands. A tall backdrop banner shows a framed portrait of a bearded figure wearing a white turban, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda, beside the Dhyanapeetam logo. A standing electric fan and a flower-decorated altar complete the scene outdoors.

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September 29 20062006-09-29A photograph of a temple-style ritual under a thatched canopy. A standing man on the left wears orange ochre robes, a gold chain and bangles, with long dark hair, and stands barefoot on a pink cloth. Behind him, other priests in orange robes sit and attend to a decorated altar with a deity murti garlanded with multicoloured flowers, brass lamps, floral offerings in woven baskets, and a red-draped platform. A square brick fire pit with marigold petals lies in the foreground, and a banner reads Dhyanapeetam with a portrait and a framed image above it. A portrait of a bearded man in a white turban appears on the banner, captioned Paramahamsa Nithyananda in the printed text. A fan stands beside the altar.2006-09-29A photograph of an outdoor ritual shelter with a thatched bamboo roof decorated with green leaves and small orange and white pennants. On the left, a woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace stands barefoot holding a brass plate and lamp, performing a puja beside a square earthen fire pit with a shallow central basin. Behind her a banner reads Dhyanapeetam with a framed portrait of a bearded man in white turban and robes, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A red-draped altar holds a deity murti, brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel with garlands, and rows of small lamps with marigolds. Several onlookers stand at the left edge.2006-09-29 +1 copiesA ritual in an open thatched pavilion at a temple-style site. A woman in an orange sari with red border stands at left with hands folded in prayer. Behind her, a man in orange robes and a younger man in white dhoti attend a decorated altar. The altar has a banner reading Dhyanapeetham, portrait photographs of a bearded man in white turban and a deity, a deity murti garlanded with flowers, brass lamps, a kalasha vessel with fresh leaves, and a square earthen fire pit with marigold petals. A man in orange robes at right operates a video camera. A standing fan and woven mats are on the floor.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20062006-09-29A photograph of a temple-style ritual under a thatched pavilion with a bamboo mat floor. In the foreground, a standing person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a gold necklace and bangles faces toward a square brick fire pit (homa kunda) filled with earth and edged with marigold petals, beside brass vessels and a small oil lamp. Behind, a red-draped altar holds decorated kalasha pots wrapped in flower garlands, brass deity murtis and a brass lamp. Two other people in saffron robes attend at the rear, one seated near a fan, and a child is partly visible at left. A large banner shows a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda and the Dhyanapeetham logo, with a framed deity image garlanded behind the central murti.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 30 20062006-09-30A photograph of a ritual under a thatched canopy. In the foreground, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and gold ornaments, wearing an orange-saffron garment with a red border, stands with palms pressed together in prayer beside a square brick-and-mud fire pit decorated with marigold petals. Behind, a second attendant in orange sits near a pedestal draped in red cloth holding a deity murti, a garlanded Ganesha figure, lamps and rows of floral-decorated kalasha pots. A banner shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and the Dhyanapeetham name, with another deity image at the right. A seated priest in orange tends the ritual at the right, and a pink cloth lies on the ground. Sanctified water and homa elements are visible. Ganapati puja scene.2006-09-29