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A photograph of an outdoor puja at a festival stage with a large orange banner behind it reading Vijaya Dashami and dates in 2010 and a Nithyananda website address. A white-robed priest in a dhoti stands at a white ritual platform holding a lit oil lamp over a spread of offerings, fruit, flowers, red kumkum and silver plates. Behind the platform are painted deity murtis, with a colourful goddess figure and a lion-like figure on the left. On a red throne-style seat at right, a figure in saffron robes and rudraksha mala sits with another saffron-clad person beside him, and a further priest sits nearby. Devotees sit in the foreground with shaved and seated heads facing the ritual.

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October 15 20102010-10-15A photograph of a ritual pooja at an outdoor temple-style setting lit with warm lights. On the left, deity murtis with garlands stand behind a white ornate backdrop, including a figure with multiple raised arms. Two priests in white dhotis sit on the floor before a raised white platform with brass lamps, plates of flowers, fruit and offerings. On the right, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden-framed red throne, a shaved-headed attendant in white sits behind him, and a banner hangs behind with the text of an event and dates. Brass vessels and a bowl sit on the cloth in front. Several seated devotees appear at the lower edge.2010-10-15October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesEvening ritual on a raised stage at an outdoor festival, with a decorated backdrop of painted goddess figures and a large deity mural on the left under a white floral arch. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holds a flame toward an offering vessel while a devotee in white kneels at a fire pit on the platform. On the right, a bearded elderly man in orange-red robes sits in a white chair beside a seated man in white with a turban-style headwrap, on a red-draped seat; a man in orange stands at the far right edge. Brass vessels and lamps lie on the stage, a green leaf garland hangs across the top, and a dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground, mostly with shaved heads and white clothing. A banner reads 17 October 2010 and Vijaya Dashami.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesA ceremonial homa-style worship held before a large painted deity murti of Goddess Durga on a lion mount, with garlands and a crown, surrounded by other decorated murtis. Two priests in white dhotis sit at a fire pit, one bare-chested with sandalwood marks, pouring offerings, while a third priest in white sits nearby. A figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace sits on an ornate red and gold throne at right. Brass pots, plates of fruit, flowers and grains are arranged on the orange cloth in front. Strings of green leaves hang overhead, and a backdrop banner with Kannada text and a dated notice is visible. Several people sit at the bottom edge of the frame.2010-10-15A photograph of an evening homa at a festival stage decorated with a white floral arch, strings of green mango leaves and fairy lights. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a sacred thread, holds up a flaming lamp over a fire pit where a young assistant in white kneels. Several young girls in red and maroon dresses sit behind the fire pit. Painted and sculpted deity figures stand in the background, including a figure with a trident-like weapon. On the right, a seated man in a white shawl and cream turban sits on a red and gold throne with hands folded, beside an attendant in orange robes. A crowd of devotees is visible in the foreground.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a Navaratri-style ritual on an outdoor stage lit with strings of small lamps. On the left, a large decorated deity murti of a goddess stands before a white floral arch and a garland of green leaves, with smaller figures beside it. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl stands centre-stage holding a ritual implement and a small lamp, while another man in white kneels at the altar amid brass vessels and a fire pit. Seated on a red and gold throne at right is a figure in white with a wrap and a second figure in saffron, with an attendant in saffron standing behind. Devotees in white and red sit in the foreground facing the stage.2010-10-16 +1 copies