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A night-time ritual photograph beside a bright fire pit at left, with a heap of green and orange offerings and flowers in front of it. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, gold earrings, a ring, gold bangles on the upper arm and wrists, and a thick rudraksha-style mala with ornate gold pendants and beads presses his palms together in namaskar, eyes closed, wearing a dark red-brown wrap. A second person in a red-orange garment stands behind him with hands folded, and a few figures in white appear blurred in the background. A bright light source glows at upper right. The setting suggests a homa or puja.

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Night ritual photograph of a fire offering. A man in a rust-orange sleeveless wrap and a heavy gold-coloured bead necklace of multiple strands holds his hands over a blazing fire pit, with greenery and flower offerings piled beside the flames. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in a matching orange wrap and beaded necklace stands in the dark with his hands joined, and a bright light glows at the upper right. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual. The shaved-headed man is a priest or devotee assisting. Photo credit overlay reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27July 04 20132013-07-04May 27 20132013-05-27 +1 copiesMarch 18 20132013-03-18A night-time photograph of a ceremony with a standing figure in a rust-red and gold dhoti-style wrap, bare-shouldered, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace layered over a beaded rust cord, gold armlet and bangles, with hands pressed together and eyes lowered in prayer. Beside him a younger attendant in an orange cloth, white forehead band and beaded necklace holds a flame near a floral arrangement of white, yellow, red and orange flowers and green leaves on a tray with an oil lamp. Several white-clad people stand in the dim background, and a bright light glows at right. The figure's appearance is consistent with a distinctive presentation with long swept hair, gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, but identity is uncertain.2013-05-27September 04 20122012-09-04May 27 20132013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27October 01 20112011-10-01April 01 20182018-04-01 +1 copies