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A photograph of an outdoor tented ceremony with a green carpeted floor and red and white drapery. On a raised stage at left, a decorated deity murti or altar is adorned with flowers and a golden kalasha, with a large cobra hood and a bell-like ornament behind it; several white-clad devotees sit before it. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and a bare-chested man with white garlands stand at a long orange-covered counter, one raising a brass bell. Saffron-robed sadhus stand at right near a line of video cameras on tripods and camera operators. Two flat-screen TVs show the stage. A woman in a white sari sits at left.

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July 15 20112011-07-15A large outdoor ceremony under a red and orange tented pavilion with draped fabric banners. In the foreground, several people in white and cream traditional clothes kneel behind a low glass-fronted altar table laden with brass lamps, plates and oil lamps. Behind them, men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand near a raised platform, one holding a lit lamp. Camera operators with tripods film the scene, and two flat-screen monitors on the left show live video feeds of other participants. Large crowds in orange and red clothing fill the seating area beyond.2013-12-27A large white-canopied stage set under a tent with red and white draped valances. At the centre, a richly decorated shrine with flower garlands and a golden kalasha-like top holds a deity murti, with a large fire or homa flame burning beside it. Several people in white and orange clothes sit on the stage performing puja, with a silver cobra-hood sculpture to the left. An orange-draped peetha or elevated seat stands in the foreground with a green carpet. Camera tripods and monitors are at the front, and a man in orange sits at the right edge beside a brass bell.2011-07-15A photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual held under a red tent. On a raised white-skirted stage at left, several people in white ritual clothes and orange-robed priests sit and perform worship before a golden shrine with a deity murti under ornate gold canopies and draped blue-and-gold cloth. Several flat-screen monitors line the foreground, and a row of musicians in orange garments plays drums at right. Brass oil lamps stand in the lower right foreground beside a seated priest in orange and a shaved-headed figure, and a videographer on a tripod stands in the background.2016-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27Photograph from behind a waist-high orange-fronted counter under a white tented pavilion with red drapes. In the foreground at left, a woman in white holds up a lit oil lamp in her raised hand. At right, a bald man with a rudraksha mala and layered gold necklace wears an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder, seen from behind. Beyond the counter, a raised white-draped stage holds a decorated altar with flower garlands, a golden canopy and a gold-framed deity murti, with several people in orange, white and saffron clothing seated and standing around it. Two small video monitors and tripod-mounted cameras stand on the counter. The a person candidate is the bald man at right, presented as a probable match by his rudraksha mala, gold necklace and saffron cloth, though his face is not visible.2011-07-15A photograph of a tented outdoor ritual at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Four standing men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas raise lit oil lamps and a kalasha-style lamp tray toward a shrine area draped with white garlands at left. Along the raised red-carpeted platform in front, several seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls tend rows of brass oil lamps. A woman in a white sari sits at lower right. Overhead hang white draped cloth and string lights under a grey canopy. A cameraman with a tripod stands at right. Several people stand in the background. The scene reads as a puja or aarti during the Guru Poornima celebration.2009-07-07A photograph inside a decorated outdoor tent for a ritual gathering. Red and cream draped fabric lines the back wall, with red-carpeted steps. Several men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the red carpet near brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, and a tall brass lamp stand. A man in white stands at the left edge. Women and men in saffron and orange robes move through the space, and devotees in orange and red sit along the right side. Colourful flower arrangements in orange and pink sit in the foreground, with a dark blue cloth draped over low platforms. A figure in white stands on a raised platform at the back right.2009-01-01January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of an outdoor pandal with a red-and-white striped canopy and red draped walls, filled with a seated audience. Standing in the centre-left, several men in saffron-orange robes with garlands hold lit lamps or ritual items, with one man in a bald head and orange robe prominent at the left. Along the front, rows of women in yellow-trimmed white and cream saris sit on mats behind long white-covered tables, with brass oil lamps and ritual vessels arranged on a green mat. Seated men in white kurtas and white garments sit to the right and lower left, and a cameraman with a tripod stands at the far left. The scene resembles an aarti or puja being performed for a large assembly.2010-01-01A large outdoor pavilion filled with a dense crowd of devotees in orange and red, seated on red carpet before a raised stage with a white podium and a camera crew with tripods. In the foreground, several seated people press their palms together in anjali; a bald man in orange robes at lower left, a woman in white with a red shawl, a girl in a blue top holding a small brass item, and a boy in orange robes with a shaved head and tilak sit near rows of wall-mounted monitors showing video-link participants. Men and women in white and orange attend nearby, and a man in a grey shirt with a badge sits at right. Red and orange drapery and hanging lights frame the tent.2013-12-27July 07 20092009-07-07