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Outdoor ritual at a lakeside ghat with red brick steps and a metal staircase rising from dark water. On a golden-framed raised platform draped in orange cloth stands a decorated deity murti, covered in garlands of yellow, magenta, white and purple flowers, under a multicoloured umbrella. Beside it a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange robes and rudraksha beads seated on a red cushion, with a yellow marigold garland. Two priests in white dhotis, one in a yellow cloth, stand at the platform performing worship with ritual implements and a brass lamp. A small figure of a deity and a kalasha-style vessel sit in front.

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September 12 20102010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20102010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20102010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12A floating raft procession in a stepped temple tank with red walls. On the raft, a deity murti sits in a gilded shrine decorated with marigold garlands, beside a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure wearing a rudraksha mala, also garlanded in yellow flowers. A multicoloured umbrella and a yellow-fringed canopy shade the raft, with banana leaves and a kalasha-like pot on the platform. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis wade in the water pushing and guiding the raft; one holds a ritual tray. A man in white robes stands at the back with a yellow shawl beside the portrait. a person cues are the saffron robe and rudraksha mala on the framed portrait, which is a depiction, not a person present.2010-09-12A decorated float on water carries a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy and a framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha beads, both garlanded with yellow, purple and white flowers. Orange and white cloths cover the boat, with banana leaves and a kalasha pot on a tray. Several men in white dhotis wade in the water pushing the float, while another man in white stands at the back beneath a large yellow and red umbrella. Stadium seating is visible behind, under a blue sky.2010-09-12A photograph of a decorated floating ritual platform on water, draped in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow, pink, purple and green flowers and leaves. A colourful umbrella with peacock and floral motifs shelters a gold-and-silver deity murti on the left. On the right, a framed portrait labelled with the photo credit shows a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a yellow garland, set on a red cushioned seat. Brass plates, a kalasha-like pot, a small lamp and offerings sit on the platform. A white-clad man stands at the edge, and a man in white stands on the far rail, with the red-brick bank and a large bell-like structure behind.2010-09-12Outdoor water ritual at a large stone-edged pool with a black stone pillar and red brick steps behind. In the centre a raised platform draped in orange cloth holds a richly garlanded deity murti under a multicoloured umbrella, with a framed portrait beside it showing a robed figure seated in meditation, wearing a rudraksha mala and crowned with flower garlands; the portrait's identity is not established. Several people wade in the water in white clothes, including a shaved-headed man in white with a yellow cloth and a woman in a white sari with a long braid. A standing man in a white shirt on the right faces the platform with his hands raised in prayer, and others in white shirts and dhotis assist nearby. Yellow and orange flowers and banana leaves decorate the platform, and a yellow fringed umbrella stands at the top right.2010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12