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Night outdoor ritual under a white canopy with orange trim and bright floodlights. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a garland sits before a raised brass-and-wood stage holding two decorated deity murti garlanded in orange and white flowers. A seated priest in saffron-orange cloth with a bell and bronze items attends a fire pit with burning logs, and banana leaves and offering trays lie in front. A standing crowd in white shirts and dhotis watches from behind white barricades, and a screen and string lights are visible at right. Pad-puja and satsang-style ritual setting.

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January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Night outdoor ritual under a white and orange canopy. A fire burns in a tiered brick-and-gold homa pit in front of two garlanded deity murti on a golden pedestal. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and shawl holds a tray of offerings over the fire. Seated at left, a priest in white dhoti with white body markings and gold necklaces chants into a microphone with palms joined. Another white-clad man sits with hands folded at right, and a banner with a portrait and Tamil text hangs behind. Devotees stand along a barrier watching.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Night outdoor ritual on a raised stage under a white canopy trimmed with gold, lit by floodlights. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at the centre, raising a ritual implement toward two decorated deity murti figures wrapped in green and yellow garlands, placed on a gold-coloured pedestal. Two white-clad priests sit or stand nearby, one playing a small handheld instrument, and rows of stepped golden platform blocks, brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, fruit, flowers and a flaming fire pit with offerings occupy the foreground. Behind the stage, a backdrop shows a portrait of a smiling saffron-robed figure beside Tamil text. A crowd of devotees in white and coloured clothing stands behind a rope barrier.2011-12-08Night outdoor ritual on a raised stage under a white canopy with a maroon banner in Tamil script. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a gold-striped cloth, performs a ritual near a golden gilded altar bearing brass vessels, fruits, flowers and two decorated deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers. A kneeling attendant in saffron-orange cloth plays a large hand drum. A video camera on a tripod films the scene, with a laptop and audio equipment at right and people standing in the background.2012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03Night outdoor ritual under a white canopy lit by stage lights. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and garlands sits playing a small hand drum beside banana leaves heaped with offerings. Behind a tiered mound of green-yellow sweets, two decorated deity murti stand garlanded in yellow-green flowers on a brass platform, with a lit oil lamp nearby. Several men and boys in white shirts and a woman in an orange sari stand behind a rope barrier, while a bald priest in an orange robe with a beaded mala sits at the right edge. A banner with Tamil text hangs behind the scene.2011-12-08Night outdoor satsang or puja on a raised stage under a white canopy edged with yellow marigold-style garlands. A priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth sits cross-legged at left with a microphone before him. Beside him, a devotee in an orange-saffron dhoti and beaded necklace sits at right. In the centre, two ornately decorated deity murti are garlanded with yellow flowers and placed behind a tiered mound of green leaf-wrapped offerings and fruit on banana leaves. Several people in white, saffron and sari stand along a rope barrier behind the stage. A banner reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda Satsangam in Tamil script. Coconut-shaped and brass items are arranged on the stage floor.2011-12-08