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Night outdoor ritual under a decorated canopy with colourful bunting and a large floral emblem. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged before a brick-built fire pit (homa kund) with offerings, while a woman in cream sari with orange border sits at its side. Steel plates hold bananas, coconut, sweets and bundled sticks. Behind, a decorated deity murti sits on a raised altar and more white-clad priests and devotees in orange stand among the crowd. A backdrop banner reads satsang with a portrait. Lamps and garlands surround the ceremony.

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Night outdoor ritual under a decorated canopy with colourful bunting and a sunburst design. Three priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies sit on an orange cloth facing a deity murti dressed with flowers in a pink-lined shrine. In front are brass trays of banana leaves, fruit and flower offerings, a metal vessel, and a dark-clothed woman in a cream sari with a red-orange shawl seated at left. Behind, a backdrop with a painted portrait and a satsang banner, with white-clad and saffron-robed attendees standing in the crowd under string lights.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night ritual on an outdoor stage with a homa-style fire pit of bricks in the foreground, lit by a small flame and set with banana leaves and offerings. A young man in orange robes and rudraksha beads leads the ritual, while a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl sits with hands folded in prayer beside another priest in orange. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in white with a braid sit in the front. Behind them, a golden-framed altar holds a deity murti garlanded with red and orange flowers, with a kalasha and brass plates nearby. Standing devotees in white and striped shirts watch from the background under bright lights and a glowing fire.2011-11-10Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style stage. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer, one with a shaved head. Beside them, a woman in an orange and white sari and a woman with a long braid in a cream sari sit on the ground before banana leaves holding offerings. A small golden shrine with a deity murti decorated in red and garlanded with marigolds stands on a brick platform with flower offerings and brass vessels. Behind them, a large banner shows a portrait of a man in an orange turban and a banner with Tamil text, a tripod camera, and several other people in white and orange clothing. Multiple people are visible in the background, and the scene is lit by lamps.2011-11-10Night outdoor ritual on a raised stage under a canopy decorated with colourful scalloped trim and a lit ornamental top. In the foreground, several seated priests perform a ceremony: one in white dhoti with gold borders, two in saffron-orange robes, and a bare-headed man in white at right. Brass plates hold bundles of green leaves, flowers and offerings, and a silver bowl of petals sits nearby. A woman in cream and orange sits at left. Behind them, standing figures in white and orange, a decorated chair with floral garlands, and a large backdrop with printed text and a portrait stand at the back. Crowds fill the background under floodlights, with a camera crane overhead.2011-11-10Night outdoor ritual under a decorated canopy with colourful bunting and a stage backdrop. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with gold border sits on the left, hands folded. Two young priests in saffron and white dhotis, bare-chested with gold necklaces, sit at a low tiered yellow structure of bricks decorated with flower petals and yellow flower garlands, offering ritual items and pouring from metal vessels, while an oil lamp burns. A golden palanquin-like altar holds a deity murti draped in red and garlanded with flowers. Behind, a crowd of people in white and striped clothing stands at the stage, and a bare-chested priest in white stands at the right. A heap of green leaves sits in a metal bowl in the foreground.2011-11-10Night-time outdoor ritual on a green cloth-covered stage lit by floodlights. A bald man in white dhoti with a gold chain stands at centre, behind a seated priest in orange robes facing a tray of offerings. A second priest in white sits at right beside brass vessels, fruit, flowers and a large silver-and-gold ceremonial platform. Behind them a row of women in maroon and yellow saris sits in rows, and a decorated deity murti in orange and marigold garlands stands at right. Ritual implements, bananas, flower garlands and coconuts lie on the floor, with onlookers in the background.2011-12-20Night outdoor ritual in front of a decorated deity murti on a golden pedestal, garlanded with marigolds. Several devotees sit on a mat in orange and white clothing: a woman in an orange top and maroon wrap bows with head down at left, a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with her back to the camera and a long braid, a man in orange holds his hands in anjali, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and tilak sits at right with palms joined. A standing priest in white holds a lit flame, possibly an aarti lamp, while a standing woman in an orange sari raises her arms. Brass vessels, a plate of bananas and betel leaves and marigold petals on the floor mark a puja setting, with a brick border and night lights in the background.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night-time outdoor ritual under a white canopy at a stage draped with an orange banner printed with a portrait of a man in an orange turban and a Tamil caption reading 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda and the Dhyana Satsangam'. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti with gold chain sits cross-legged at a low stand with a microphone, beside a golden tray and a large pile of yellow turmeric-coated blocks arranged in a square. Dried wood sticks lie on green leaves, and plates hold bananas, apples, betel leaves and brass bowls. Two more white-clad priests sit to the right. Two decorated deity figures with garlands of yellow and red flowers stand on the platform, and robed devotees in orange and white stand behind the railing.2011-12-08December 20 20112011-12-20