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A large festive hall with yellow draped ceilings and red curtains hosts a ritual. Several young men in orange dhotis and orange shawls, with rudraksha malas and headbands, raise arms holding ritual items beside long tables covered in striped multicoloured cloths laden with silver plates and offerings. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on the floor in rows, and a large crowd fills the background. A screen and a framed portrait hang at the rear. The scene resembles a puja or satsang.

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January 01 20182018-01-01December 12 20162016-12-12April 14 20182018-04-14January 01 20182018-01-01A photograph of a large open pavilion during a ritual assembly. In the foreground, shaven-headed men in orange and saffron robes with red shawls stand and sit facing the front, alongside women in rust-red saris with gold borders. Beyond them, a decorated raised dais holds an ornate golden throne-like seat with red and gold cushions, where a figure in white and saffron sits. Brass lamps, kalasha pots, flower garlands and umbrella-like canopies surround the altar area. Seated white-clad devotees with red shawls fill the lower foreground. Some people are partially visible at the edges. The scene suggests a puja or homa gathering, though no specific ritual is clearly identifiable from the image alone.2015-07-17May 03 20162016-05-03November 08 20172017-11-08A large ceremonial hall during a puja with many seated devotees in the foreground, many wearing white clothes and red shawls. At the centre, a golden throne-like dais is draped with red cloth and garlands, holding a deity murti flanked by smaller images. Brass oil lamps and kalasha pots stand around the stage, and a golden lion-shaped seat is at right. A priest in white sits at the centre before the altar, with assistants in orange and white nearby. Incense smoke rises at the right edge.2015-07-17A photograph inside a large decorated hall with red and yellow drapes and a gold-framed deity murti at the back. Five men in orange-saffron dhoti-style wraps with bare chests and rudraksha malas stand in a row along a long table draped in a colourful striped cloth, each holding a small silver-toned cup or lamp-like vessel, several with lit flames, as in a ritual offering. Each wears a patterned headband, and the foremost men have dreadlocked hair and armbands. Seated devotees in the background watch, some with hands joined, and a bright orange-clad person sits in the lower right. Smoke rises from the front.2018-01-01September 09 20132013-09-09January 01 20182018-01-01A seated group of women performs a ritual with lit oil lamps and small brass dishes in a temple-like hall. Foreground, a woman in a white and beige patterned sari holds a lit lamp in front of her; beside her, a woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with a brass lamp in hand. Behind them, women in saffron-orange and rust-coloured robes hold lamps and incense dishes, many wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls. Scattered flower petals, small brass vessels and oil lamps cover the floor. Several people in the back rows wear white headbands. Readable text in the bottom corner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam, and the image is a people photograph of a devotional lamp-offering ritual.2014-04-04