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Outdoor ritual at a temple-style shrine decorated with garlands of marigold and rose. Behind the offerings, a deity murti pair stands beneath a carved arch, and a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is set on a throne-like seat of red and gold. Seated on a mat at front, a man in saffron robes with a shaved head speaks into a microphone while others sit nearby. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a flower garland sits behind rows of brass bowls holding fruit, vegetables, flowers, and colourful powders. Several banana bunches and a tray of oil lamps complete the puja offerings.

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A temple-style ritual in an open pavilion with orange curtains and garlanded pillars. Behind the altar stands a stone shrine with a deity murti of a divine couple garlanded with marigolds and flower strands, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a mala sits in front of a central peetha. Three men sit on the floor in front of a fire pit and rows of brass plates heaped with fruit, grains, flowers and sweets: an older man in orange on the left, a man in orange robes with a white garland and a hand-held bell or small instrument in the centre, and a bare-shouldered man in white at right beside a woman in white with garlands. A homa or puja is in progress with flames rising from the fire pit.2009-12-26A temple ritual scene in an open-sided pavilion with orange curtains and red columns. Two priests in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a mat before a shrine; the one at left holds a microphone and wears a white flower garland. Behind them a shrine holds deity murti figures draped in marigold and flower garlands. A framed portrait of a saffron-clad, bearded sannyasi with a rudraksha mala, garlanded in yellow and orange flowers, sits on a red throne-like seat. In the foreground, metal bowls hold fruit, sweets, bananas and vegetables as offerings, with a brass lamp and incense sticks. At right, a man in white clothes with a white garland and a woman with folded hands sit in worship.2009-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26A temple shrine ritual with a deity murti dressed in garlands and draped in orange cloth, backed by a stone arch and set on a raised platform. In front, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a garland sits on a red-and-gold throne draped in marigold and jasmine garlands. Two priests in orange robes with white garlands sit on the floor, one reciting or chanting at a microphone. On the right, a devotee in white with a yellow garland sits with hands folded in prayer. Brass lamps, fruit, bananas, coconuts and many steel bowls of offerings fill the floor.2009-12-26June 06 20102010-06-06A photograph of a ritual puja at a temple-style shrine with a deity murti dressed in orange cloth and draped with yellow and purple marigold garlands, flanked by banana leaves and orange curtains. In front, a seated priest in an orange robe and orange head wrap, with a rudraksha-style mala, holds a small object and a red booklet beside an arrangement of brass vessels, pieces of yellow sweets and flowers. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed seated figure with a yellow garland sits on a red-cushioned throne-like chair. Two men in white dhotis, one seated with folded hands in a yellow-garlanded pose, assist at the altar. Brass lamps and metal bowls fill the foreground.2009-12-26Outdoor temple-style shrine with a grey stone pavilion, saffron and red curtains, and marigold garlands draped across the front. At the centre, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits on a red-and-gold throne, flanked by a deity murti decorated with flowers. Two priests in white garments sit on a mat in front, one in a yellow shawl, one with a mic and bells beside him. Before them lie brass oil lamps in rows, a bowl of fruit, an orange pumpkin, flower offerings and puja items. A third attendant in orange stands at the right with a brass plate.2009-12-29A puja ceremony at an outdoor temple shrine with orange curtains and a stone structure decorated with yellow and white garlands. A man in saffron robes holds a brass tray of offerings toward a framed portrait draped in marigold garlands, depicting a seated figure in orange with a necklace. An older bald priest in orange stands beside him. On the floor, a couple in white and yellow clothing sit with folded hands, joined by women in red and blue saris. Brass bowls hold fruit, sweets, bananas and pineapple, with yellow sweet boxes arranged in front. Deity murti and ornate garlands fill the background.2009-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja at an outdoor pavilion with grey stone pillars and red curtains. Two priests in white dhotis and yellow-gold shawls sit on the ground in front of the shrine; the one in the centre speaks into a microphone and tends a small fire, while the other sits to the left with offering trays. Behind them stands a deity murti with an arched backdrop of marigold garlands, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure sits on a red-draped platform, garlanded in yellow flowers. Rows of brass oil lamps, metal bowls, fruit and red-orange offerings are laid on the floor in front, and a woman in a saffron sari stands at the right edge. Sunlight and greenery frame the background.2009-12-29