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Night ritual aarti at an outdoor stage. A priest in orange robes and a gold-edged orange shawl holds a silver lamp with a burning flame and stands beside a gold-framed throne bearing a deity murti decorated with red and purple garlands. On the left, a man in orange robes with long dark hair sits with hands folded in namaste on a gold-and-red throne, a possible a person with distinctive long swept-back hair and orange saffron clothing. Devotees in white shirts, a blue shawl and a striped shirt sit in the background, with string lights and a stage backdrop reading a Tamil satsang banner.

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November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10A night outdoor satsang stage under a canopy with coloured bunting. A figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands joined in greeting. Beside the stage a priest in orange robes and a bare shaved head holds a flaming lamp over a bell-shaped vessel, smoke rising. In front stands a gold arched prabhavali framing two metal deity murtis. Several devotees sit with palms joined on the floor. A banner reads a satsang heading in Tamil and a world map backdrop. Fairy lights glow in the background.2011-11-10Outdoor evening satsang on a raised stage under a decorated canopy with colourful bunting. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne, dressed in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, presses palms together. Beside a gold arched frame holding a deity murti, a standing man in orange robes and a shaved head holds a small vessel and a flame, apparently performing a ritual. A woman in a purple sari sits with folded hands on the stage, and a man in white kneels in the front row. A video camera on a tripod faces the stage. A backdrop shows a world-map design and Tamil lettering.2011-11-10 +1 copiesNovember 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Stage event with a framed portrait of a turbaned man with a red tilak on the backdrop, labelled in Tamil script with the name Paramahamsa Nithyananda and the words Dhyana Satsang. A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with gold armlet stands at right, holding a silver lamp over a gold-framed deity murti decorated with red and white flowers and garlands. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a tray and folds her hands near him. On the left, a row of standing devotees with hands folded watch the ritual, and a figure in orange sits on a gold throne-like seat behind the murti, smiling with palms together. Coloured bunting hangs above the stage.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Evening puja at an outdoor stage with a gold-framed deity murti under a gold arch on an ornate gold base. A priest in orange robes with a gold-edged shawl, bare-armed, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the murti with smoke rising. Behind him, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a gold throne with palms pressed together, and several people in white and light clothing sit with folded hands on mats. A banner reads Pramahamsa Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and Dhyana Satsangam in Tamil. Strings of lights glow in the background.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10