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Night outdoor ritual under a white canopy with orange draping. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a gold throne behind a stage with a banner reading a Tamil dhyana satsang title. Two deity murtis garlanded with multicoloured flowers stand on a gold pedestal. In front, a bald priest in white dhoti kneels with folded hands beside a gold yagna-style platform with a fire pit and offerings. A standing priest in white and gold-bordered dhoti raises an oil lamp (aarti) toward the murtis. A man in white stands with folded hands at the side, and a figure in orange is nearby. Tripods and lights suggest filming. Roughly six people are visible.

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Outdoor evening ritual under a white tent with orange and blue draping. At the centre, two deity murtis stand on a golden platform, adorned with multicolour garlands, silver ornaments and orange cloth, with a small flame burning in front. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right holding a silver tray. At left, a man kneels with palms joined. A crowd of men in white and casual clothes stands behind a low orange barrier, many with hands folded in prayer. A woman in orange sari stands at right edge. A large backdrop shows a painted figure and Tamil text. A camera on a tripod is at the far right.2012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06Outdoor night ritual under a white tent with orange-trimmed valance. Two deity murtis, each garlanded with multicoloured flowers and adorned with necklaces, sit on a gold-trimmed platform with kalasha and flower offerings. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with green-gold border stands with back to camera, holding a bell and facing the murtis. Several men in white clothes stand with palms joined in namaskar, and two women in white and sari stand nearby. A backdrop banner shows Tamil text. The scene resembles a puja or aarti.2012-04-06A night outdoor ritual on a raised platform under an orange and white canopy. A young man in white dhoti and shawl, with a garland and gold-beaded necklace, performs aarti with a multi-wick oil lamp, flames flaring. Two decorated deity murtis stand on a gold pedestal, one crowned and holding a staff, the other crowned and draped in orange, both wrapped in white and red flower garlands. Brass vessels and a yellow-cloth-covered offering sit before them, with a kalasha-like tray and a red-tinted water basin in front. A bystander in a shirt watches; others stand behind a railing. Smoke drifts across the scene.2012-06-03December 08 20112011-12-08Night outdoor ritual under a white and orange canopy. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti and shawl, with a beaded necklace, holds a silver vessel and pours liquid or smoke over a metal fire pit. Beside him a man in white ritual cloth with a garland stands with hands folded. Two deity murtis, one with an orange shawl and one in red, are decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and stand on a gold-bordered pedestal. Brass and silver ritual vessels and a kalasha sit at their base. Devotees in white and mixed clothing watch behind a barrier, and a stage banner is partly visible.2012-01-08Evening outdoor ritual on a stage before a banner reading a Tamil headline with the name Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Two silver-and-gold deity murtis, adorned with multicolour garlands of white, yellow, red and pink flowers, stand on a gold-trimmed pedestal over a yellow-bordered base, with pink flower strands and banana leaves with offerings in front. A seated man in saffron robes and a bare upper body with white tilak on his forehead holds a lit oil lamp and a small vessel at the right foreground. Behind, a standing man in orange robes and shaved head with a garland stands on the stage, and another man in red garland is seated on a red throne-like chair in the upper left, raising his hands. Several devotees in white, yellow and green clothing watch from the stage and the crowd beyond the red barrier. Steel vessels sit on the right foreground.2012-09-29 +1 copiesEvening outdoor satsang under a white canopy with yellow garland trim. A bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti and shawl, seen from behind, raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a seated figure on a red-cushioned golden throne. The seated figure wears saffron robes and a rudraksha-style mala with ceremonial gold necklaces, with long hair swept back. Two garlanded metal deity murtis with yellow and green flower garlands stand on a brass tray in front. Devotees with folded hands stand behind a rope barrier in white dhotis and shirts. A backdrop shows a portrait and Tamil text reading a satsang programme. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne, with long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala, flanked by ceremonial gold necklaces.2011-12-08Night outdoor homa at a large open-air pavilion decorated with coloured streamers and a banner reading in Tamil. A figure seated on a gold-carved throne wears an orange robe and a red-and-orange cloth and has a hand raised. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange robes holds a flaming lamp aloft over a brick fire pit with flowers on its rim. A gold-framed deity murti stands on a gold table, with a kalasha-style vessel nearby. Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange robes, some with palms joined, surround the scene, and a man at left reads from a book. Bright floodlights light the scene.2011-11-10Evening outdoor ritual on a canopied stage with an orange and cream banner behind it. Two large deity murtis, dressed in orange cloth and heavy garlands of red and white flowers with silver crowns, stand in the centre. A white-clad priest in a shawl stands at the right edge, bending over a silver pot and tending the ritual, with a silver ladle-like vessel in his hand. A man in an orange robe with a shaved head stands at the left back, and a figure with long dark hair stands behind the deities near a red circular backdrop, though the appearance is not clear enough to identify anyone. Several people in white and in light shirts crowd the left side, with a woman in a sari among them. Brass offerings, fruit, flowers and a golden plate sit on the stage in front of the murtis. A printed banner in Tamil script reads a satsang title.2012-06-03November 10 20112011-11-10