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A 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.

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September 29 20062006-09-29A 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.2006-09-29A 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 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesOctober 01 20062006-10-01A 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.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29A homa ritual in an open-sided pandal with a bamboo mat roof and blue curtains. Behind a red-draped altar hangs a banner reading Dhyanapeetam with the Telugu word and a portrait captioned Paramahamsa Nithyananda, flanked by an Ananda label. A decorated deity murti with garlands stands centre, with smaller murtis and a second decorated figure at right. Several men in orange robes sit on mats around a fire pit, with kalasha pots wrapped in netting and fruit offerings in front. The man at left in white-and-saffron clothing holds his palms together in prayer. Smoke rises from the fire pit as the priests perform the homa.2006-09-30A photograph of an outdoor ritual pooja under a thatched canopy in front of a backdrop banner reading Dhyanapeetam in English and Telugu script, with a framed portrait of a smiling bearded man in white and a deity mural. Three men in saffron-orange garments sit on mats: two face the altar, and one on the right in white dhoti with an orange shawl sits with palms joined in namaskar. Garlanded deity murtis, brass oil lamps with flames, banana-leaf decorations, bowls of flowers, fruit and sweets, and a stone yagna-kund style square basin with marigold petals surround 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 copiesOctober 01 20062006-10-01