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Night outdoor puja under a white and orange tent with a fringed orange valance. A priest in an orange robe with a bare shaved head stands at right, bending over a golden tray above two decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers, set on a golden pedestal over a dark stone yagna/homa-style pit with brass vessels and offerings. A seated man in white dhoti and shawl with a garland, holding a microphone, sits at left on a yellow cloth, and a bare-chested man with hands folded stands at right. A crowd of onlookers in white and light shirts watches from behind a white barrier, with a banner partly visible at upper centre.

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Night outdoor ritual under a white and orange canopy. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with gold borders pours from a golden vessel over two deity murtis draped in yellow and orange garlands, set on a golden platform. Two seated priests in white dhotis with gold necklaces sit at left and right; the left one holds a microphone and the right one has hands folded in prayer. A brass abhishekam setup, small kalashas and a brass lamp sit on a wooden yagna-style base. Several onlookers stand behind a railing in the dim background, mostly in white and light shirts.2012-01-08Night-time outdoor puja under a white and orange canopy. A man with a shaved head, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders and gold bangles, stands at right holding a large brass plate over two deity murtis garlanded with yellow and white flowers and beaded necklaces. Before them is a stone yoni-shaped abhishekam basin with brass vessels and a small kalasha. At left a young man in white ritual dress, gold necklaces, and sandalwood marks sits behind a microphone on a low stand. At right another man in white with gold beads sits with hands folded. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand behind a white barrier, and a bright banner stripe marks the tent edge.2012-01-08Outdoor night ritual under an orange and white canopy with an orange banner reading in Tamil 'Paramahamsa Nithyanandar Ashram' beside a second line. A standing priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, bare-chested with gold armlets, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a red-and-yellow tiered altar. Behind him a seated priest in white dhoti and gold necklace tends a small fire and offerings. Two decorated deity murtis with garlands of yellow and white flowers and gold ornaments flank the altar on gold stands. Devotees in white and colourful saris stand behind a railing.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08October 17 20122012-10-17Night outdoor ritual before a stage with a white and orange tent canopy. In the foreground, a bald priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl holds a silver lamp or aarti tray toward two deity murtis dressed in orange and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A brazier of fire burns on a red stone platform in front of them, with brass vessels and a kalasha of flowers. Behind, a seated priest in white dhoti works at the fire. A large banner with Tamil lettering and a portrait stands behind the stage. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand and sit around the barrier, a woman in a dark outfit sits to the right, and a monitor is mounted at the edge. Discernible in the scene are the fire offering and aarti of a puja.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08A photograph of an outdoor evening ritual under an orange and white canopy. In the foreground, a bald priest wearing an orange dhoti and orange shawl with gold border stands at right, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over two decorated murtis seated on a gold-and-white altar. The murtis are draped in orange cloth, yellow and white garlands and silver ornaments. Brass kalashas with flower garlands sit before them, and a fire pit lies below. Behind, a crowd of men in white, yellow and light shirts watches. A backdrop banner shows a portrait and Tamil text, and a television screen sits at right.2012-01-08Night outdoor ritual under a white and orange canopy. A fire burns in a tiered brick-and-gold homa pit in front of two garlanded deity murti on a golden pedestal. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and shawl holds a tray of offerings over the fire. Seated at left, a priest in white dhoti with white body markings and gold necklaces chants into a microphone with palms joined. Another white-clad man sits with hands folded at right, and a banner with a portrait and Tamil text hangs behind. Devotees stand along a barrier watching.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Night outdoor ritual under a white canopy with a red-and-orange backdrop. At centre, a golden square yagna platform holds a small flame and offerings of fruit, coconuts and flowers, with two garlanded deity murti figures standing behind it. A young priest in a white dhoti with a garland stands at right, leaning forward to tend the fire, while a shaven-headed man in orange robes sits with palms joined at far right. Behind the platform, a seated man in orange with garlands and rudraksha-style beads sits on a red-framed seat, with devotees standing and watching in the background. A printed banner in Tamil reads a sabha-type event heading. Brass pots, plates of sweets and bananas sit on the platform.2012-06-03