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Night ritual at an outdoor temple-style pavilion with a thatched backdrop and bunting. On the left a robed priest in orange holds a metal ritual implement beside a tall brass lamp with several flames. Two seated devotees sit on mats, one in an orange sari and one in a pink sari, with brass bowls and pots before them. On the right a seated man in white dhoti with an orange shawl joins his palms in prayer. Behind them a red-draped platform holds a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and green flowers, flanked by ornate brass lamps and potted leaves. A large banner above shows a smiling bearded robed figure in white and the words Dhyanapeetam and a person Rajadhani. Orange marigold garlands line the floor, and small clay lamps are arranged on the ground at left.

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September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20062006-09-30September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29Night ritual at an outdoor stage before a backdrop with a large banner reading Dhyanapeetham in English and Telugu script. A portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" appears at upper left, showing a smiling man with a white head covering, and a framed deity image stands at upper right. A central deity murti with a garland of yellow and orange flowers sits on a red-draped platform surrounded by gold canopies. In front, a priest in an orange robe holds a flaming plate of camphor aarti with his hands, and a seated man in orange with gold chains assists, surrounded by brass bowls and marigold garlands. At lower right, a young man in white with an orange shawl sits with folded hands in prayer near a row of brass lamps and kalasha pots decorated with leaves.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a thatched canopy. A priest in orange robes and a red dhoti stands at left holding a lit lamp toward a platform. A young assistant in orange sits behind him with hands folded. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in orange and red cloth sits cross-legged on a mat, facing away. Brass vessels, marigold garlands and a brass lamp stand on the ground. Behind them a banner reads Dhyanapeetham with a portrait of a bearded man in white headwear, and a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A fan and potted plants are visible.2006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20062006-09-29A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor temple-style pavilion with a red-draped altar. A large banner behind reads Dhyanapeetam in English and Telugu script, with a bird logo. On the altar stand deity murtis draped in garlands, including a central figure with a rainbow-coloured floral garland and two standing figures in white and green garments. In front, a sacred fire pit with marigold petals and offerings of brass bowls, fruit and flowers. Three men and a woman in saffron and white robes sit or kneel; the central young man in white dhoti with an orange shawl extends his hand over the fire, while a woman in orange sits to the right. A seated man in white on the left holds a pink cloth, and marigold garlands border the ground.2006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copies