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Indoor ashram hall with a corrugated metal roof, hanging yellow and green paper streamers, and bright lights. A bald man in a light teal kurta places a white and red flower garland around the neck of a woman in a dark green tunic with a red and striped shawl, who bows with hands folded. Beside them, an older man in white traditional clothing stands with hands joined, and a woman in white and another man in white with a garland receive the same blessing. Devotees in white and orange sit on the floor in rows behind a low railing, with a red carpet and an orange mat in front. Printed photographs are mounted on the wall at the back. Whether the bald man in teal is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph inside a temple-like hall with orange-painted walls and a hanging wall poster showing a world map labelled with temple locations. A man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha mala presses a white and red flower garland onto the head of a woman kneeling in a gold-and-orange silk sari. Behind them, a bald man in a teal striped shirt and white dhoti stands with a garland, and a woman in a green salwar with a red shawl stands at left wearing a garland. A tray of fruit and offerings sits at lower right, with an oil lamp burning in front of the kneeling woman. Ritual reception or garlanding during a kriya session setting.2011-11-06Evening temple scene in front of a lit shrine with a deity murti dressed in red and garlanded with white and orange flowers. A bald man in a light blue striped kurta with a white flower garland embraces a woman in a green kurta and a red-and-patterned shawl, her hand on his shoulder. Behind them a man in saffron robes stands near the shrine and another in white dhoti tends the altar. Brass oil lamps and vessels sit in the foreground, a banana plant is at right, and a man in a yellow-striped shirt holds a camera.2011-11-06A covered outdoor ritual hall with a corrugated metal roof and open sides, crowded with onlookers in the background. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in orange cloth with long dark hair sits at a low wooden platform and places a white and red flower garland on the head of a bowing couple. The bowing man wears white dhoti and shirt; the woman kneeling beside him wears a red sari with a white garland. Nearby, a woman in a teal sari with gold border stands at left, and others in white dhotis and saffron garments stand around. Brass puja vessels and yellow marigold flowers sit on the platform in front, and a large carved wooden drum-shaped object is at right. Strings of decorative flags hang in the upper right.2006-12-26November 29 20112011-11-29A crowded ritual gathering in an ornate hall with gold and maroon draping. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and shawl wears a white jasmine garland and ties a red thread on a child's wrist. Beside him, an older man in an orange-gold dhoti and white garland tends another child's hair. Devotees in white, orange and red saris and kurtas sit around them, with a child in a green dress at center. Brass items and flower offerings lie on the floor. No clearly ceremonial figure in saffron, crown or rudraksha is identifiable as a person, so no identification is claimed.2013-05-12Indoor photo of a seated figure in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban with a white flower garland, placing hands on the head of a kneeling woman in a white top and green patterned sari. Scattered petals cover the floor. Behind them, standing people in white clothes watch and join their palms, one woman in white holds a small object, and a man in a white shirt stands at the back. Fluorescent tube lights hang on the wall, a small framed picture is mounted high on the left, and a fan stands nearby. The figure in orange has long dark hair and distinctive orange clothing with a garland, and is shown in a blessing gesture, so this may be a person, though the appearance is not certain.A photograph of a temple or ashram ritual in which a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands bent forward, tying or fastening a red thread on the wrist of a seated devotee, whose dark hair and white garment are visible in the foreground. Both wear white jasmine garlands. Behind them, several seated devotees in colourful saris and salwar kameez, including a girl in blue and another in green and yellow, sit on a green-and-red cloth before brass and silver offerings and fruit, with a gilded altar area visible at right. Visible people number roughly six to twenty, with partially visible figures included.2013-05-12Indoor temple-hall photograph of a ceremony with several people in white dhotis and shirts, and a woman in a blue sari with a green border and red tassels, wearing garlands of white flowers. A man in a white shirt bends forward as a woman drapes a flower garland around his neck, while a man in cream clothing lifts a garland on the right. On the left, musicians sit on mats: one plays a drum and another plays a wind instrument. Behind them hang framed pictures, a tall painted cylindrical kalasha-like decoration with yellow and orange motifs, and a black plaque on the wall. A metal pot stands on the floor at left and a metal railing runs across the foreground.2011-11-29December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a crowded open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and white pillars. In the foreground a bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth, with long dark hair, sits behind a seated man in white dhoti and shirt whose head is bowed and is being touched by the sannyasi's raised hand, while a fresh white garland with red flowers hangs around the man's neck. A large round wooden plate or base lies at the right. Around them stand devotees: a woman in an orange-red sari and a woman in a blue sari with a green-trimmed sari on the left, men in white, and a man in an orange shirt at the right. Strings of marigold garlands hang from the rafters in the background.2006-12-26A photograph inside a pale orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof. A standing man in white kurta and white dhoti, barefoot, stands in front, smiling. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a sheer shawl and a man in white shirt and dhoti stand on metal plates on an orange cloth as a woman in a white sari lifts a garland of white flowers over the man's head. A woman in a green-and-orange silk sari sits at lower right beside offering plates of fruit. Other people in saris and traditional clothing stand at left and in the background holding white garlands. A wall map titled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha Ashram Temples and framed photographs are visible. Atmosphere is a garland welcoming or honouring ritual.2011-11-06