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Evening ritual in an open hall with a glass roof and wooden steps. In the foreground a fire pit burns with a metal bowl beside it. A priest in a maroon dhoti and orange-red shawl with a red turban, bare-shouldered, holds a lit lamp toward the fire on the left. Seated on the steps are rows of devotees in white clothes; some have their hands folded in namaste. At the centre, a figure in orange and red sits before a tiered orange-and-gold peetha throne-like seat. A banner on the wall shows a smiling bearded man in an orange turban above the words Inner Awakening, with a temple illustration beside it. Around 20 people are visible.

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December 15 20132013-12-15A photograph of a homa being performed in an indoor hall in Bali, with a brick fire pit burning in front. A priest in a red-orange dhoti and red headcloth, bare-armed and kneeling, tends the flames with an offering. Behind him a robed figure stands near a tall orange tiered ornament beside a gold-draped altar. Seated devotees in white clothes and red-and-white beaded necklaces sit on steps and the floor, many with palms pressed together. A banner at top reads Inner Awakening with a portrait of a smiling saffron-turbaned man and the words Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Bali. Brass plates, leaves and offerings are arranged in front.2013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20132013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15A photograph of an aarti ritual in an indoor hall. A priest in a red turban and red-orange dhoti with a gold-edged shawl holds a bell in one hand and a flaming lamp in the other, his face bent toward the flame. Before him, a seated man in a saffron-orange garment and a red lower cloth sits on a gold throne beneath a tiered orange canopy, hands folded at his chest, with an ornate silver-and-red deity murti at the left edge. A few devotees in white sit behind the throne, and brass vessels with green leaves and flowers stand in the foreground. A banner above reads Inner Awakening and Paramahamsa Nithyananda, Bali. The seated figure has no distinctive visible cues beyond a throne and orange clothing, so identity is uncertain.2013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15Night outdoor ritual in a garden with a sacred fire pit in the foreground, flames rising from a brick hearth surrounded by brass pots, bowls, and vessels with leaf-wrapped offerings. A standing person in a red-orange robe stands on paving stones near the fire, while to the right a figure in a red-orange dhoti and a red-orange head wrap with a rudraksha mala and gold chain presses palms together in prayer. Rows of seated participants in white clothes sit on the grass with hands folded in namaskar, with lanterns and tall umbrellas lighting the scene. A framed golden deity image stands on a pedestal in the background among the lit lamps.2013-12-13