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Outdoor ritual under a canopy of palm fronds and garlands of orange and yellow marigolds. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red shawl over one shoulder pours a stream of grain or rice from above. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand in a row: one with a shaved head on the left, one with long dark hair and a full beard in the centre-left, and an older white-bearded sannyasi with a red tilak beside him, hands folded. Another orange-robed man with a bald head stands behind, and a white-clad devotee in glasses stands at the lower right. Smaller figures appear at the edges. The sannyasi with the long hair and beard has no clearly visible crown, rudraksha mala or ceremonial adornment, so the appearance cannot be confirmed as a person.

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August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a palm-thatched canopy strung with marigold and orange garlands. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe stands at left, gesturing with one hand, beside an older man in an orange robe with white hair and beard who holds a red-and-white flower garland. Across from them a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border holds the garland and a tray. Other saffron-robed sadhus with shaved heads and red-orange turbans stand behind, and a man in white shirt watches at right. Flower arrangements of orange gerbera and red blooms are at the bottom, and a banana plant is visible behind the canopy.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a canopy of palm fronds and marigold garlands. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand in a row at left; the central figure in orange with a shaved head and light beard, and a bearded monk beside him in orange, are labelled as candidates for a person by their saffron robes and presence at the event, but their appearance is uncertain, so this is marked unsure. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl stands with his back to the camera at centre, near a second man in white holding a green-wrapped offering. At right a large framed portrait of a smiling saffron-clad teacher is garlanded with white and orange flowers. Below, a carpet of marigold and rose petals and offered bananas lies on the ground. A readable caption on the portrait's base reads partly as Paramashivam.2007-08-09A outdoor ritual scene beneath a canopy of orange and yellow marigold garlands and palm fronds. A bare-chested priest with a long topknot, white dhoti and a red shawl, holding a brass tray or plate, stands on a carpet of petals and flowers in front of a pink-and-white stone shrine. Beside the shrine, a large framed portrait of a smiling bald man in orange robes is wreathed in white and yellow flower garlands. Four to five men in saffron-orange robes stand in a line on the left, hands folded or at chest level, while white-clad devotees and onlookers gather behind. Bright gerbera and marigold arrangements fill the foreground.2007-08-09A photo of a samadhi-shrine ceremony outdoors under a canopy of palm fronds and orange-and-yellow marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder holds a lit camphor aarti plate, flame rising, with rudraksha beads on his chest. Three saffron-robed sannyasis stand beside him with hands folded in namaste, one with a long beard and one with a shaved head. Two white-clad devotees with folded hands stand at right. Beside them, a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with white and red flowers, and a bed of orange and red flowers lies at its base. The portrait is a depiction of a person, not a physical presence in the scene. Five physical people are visible.2007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a canopy of palm fronds and marigold garlands. Saffron-robed sadhus stand in a crowd; a bearded man with a long beard in a saffron shawl gestures with his hand beside an older, bald saffron-robed man wearing a shawl and beads. On the right, a priest in white dhoti with a red-and-gold border holds a large garland of red roses and carnations. A cameraman with a video camera stands in the background. Several people in white and saffron are visible in the crowd.2007-08-09A photo of an outdoor samadhi ceremony under a canopy of palm fronds and marigold garlands. Four saffron-robed sadhus stand on the left, one with a shaved head and one with long hair and a full beard. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a red shawl and white dhoti, wearing rudraksha malas, pours or offers from a white cloth bundle over a flower-strewn platform. Behind him, a man in white and an older man in white stand near a framed portrait of a smiling bald man with a red tilak, wreathed in white and orange garlands. Orange and red gerbera flowers and rose petals cover the base of the shrine, which carries partially visible lettering.2007-08-09Outdoor photo of a samadhi shrine heaped with marigolds, roses and petals under a palm-thatched canopy strung with orange and yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground a devotee in a red-bordered white dhoti with rudraksha mala and tilak reaches down with a garland-laden basket. Around the shrine, many men in saffron and orange robes and white shirts bend and stand, several with bare heads and shaved heads, one bearded in saffron with a turban-style head covering. A bearded man in a long orange robe stands at centre with his hands together, and an older bald man in orange with a tilak stands beside him. A visible sign of an ordination or samadhi-puja style ceremony, with petals and garlands placed over the shrine. Some individuals appear to be a person candidates by orange robes, but identity is not clear from appearance alone.2007-08-09A photo of an outdoor ceremony beneath a canopy of palm fronds and marigold garlands. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border, hair in a topknot, kneels at right and offers white and orange flower garlands at a framed portrait of a smiling bald man with a red tilak. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange robes stand with hands folded; one bearded man in saffron holds a bundle of green leaves. Flower petals and marigolds cover the ground, and onlookers stand in the background.2007-08-09