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Outdoor ritual procession at a temple-style compound with red and orange buildings and a golden shrine structure behind. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, carries a long white-and-red pole across his shoulders while holding a pink flower. Beside him, a man in orange robes and beaded necklaces carries a metal tray, and a woman in orange wraps stands nearby. Behind them, many people in white clothes and orange-red shawls stand with hands joined in greeting, and a cameraman in white films the scene. A blue-and-white flag edges the right side.

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October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with a red-brick building and a gold-toned temple tower behind. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a rust-orange wrap stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a decorated ground area with rows of yellow blocks, a white-and-red painted border and scattered pink petals. Beside him a woman in an orange-brown garment with a mala also stands with hands folded. Devotees in white kurtas with orange sashes stand behind in prayer, and a large striped canopy with tassels hangs at right. A cameraman films at left beside a green 'LIVE' sign for a person TV, and a partly visible person in orange at right foreground watches.2016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor ceremony in a courtyard before red multi-storey ashram buildings and a gold-ornamented shrine tower. A man in white shirt and trousers on the left raises a video camera toward a long white-and-brown pole carried across the scene. A bearded man in a dark rust-brown robe with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace stands center-right holding one end of the pole, while a woman in orange robes and gold border stands with her back to the camera. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white clothes, orange shawls and lanyards stand with hands folded in prayer. A green signboard partially reads NITHYA.2016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06A photograph of an outdoor ritual at an ashram: a bearded man with long dreadlocks in a rust-brown robe and a pink-and-white flower garland pours water from a silver pot over a tall white-and-red pole set into a brick-lined pit, with rose petals scattered around. Behind him, a man in a rust robe holds a red-and-gold umbrella overhead, and a second robed man on the right raises the pole with palms pressed together. A large group of people in orange garments stand behind a striped cloth, many with hands folded, and drums are visible. Offerings including a coconut, a brass kalasha and a brass vessel sit on a striped mat, and a red umbrella decorated with Om symbols shades the scene. Partial text reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and . The figure pouring water shows long dreadlocks, a rudraksha-style bead bracelet, and a flower garland, but this appearance is uncertain2017-10-01Outdoor ritual at a stone-walled ashram courtyard under a bright sky. A tall red-and-white striped ritual pole stands on a brick base scattered with pink flower petals, a white cloth bundle tied near its top. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears rust-brown robes and presses his palms together, facing the pole; beside him a woman in rust-coloured sari with a long braid holds a large yellow and multicoloured fringed parasol. On the left, young men in saffron and orange dhotis with bare chests and garlands press their hands in namaskar. Behind them, devotees in white and rust-coloured shawls stand watching, and a camera operator films at right.2016-10-06Outdoor ritual at a temple grounds with a red-and-white pole and a stone-edged pit in the foreground. A man in a brown-maroon dhoti and a pink-and-white flower garland pours water from a silver vessel into the pit, with water visibly splashing. Beside him a second man in a dark maroon cloth holds a clear glass kalasha. Behind them stand men in saffron-orange robes and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and a bead garland stands at left. Pink and teal striped mats cover the ground, with brass vessels, fruit and offerings at right. A line of saffron-robed devotees and children with garlands stands in the background under a red canopy with tassels.2017-10-01