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Indoor ritual scene in a room with orange-painted walls and a world map poster reading "We inspired all over the world" with a Kannada line. On the left a woman in an orange saree with gold necklaces sits with palms pressed together on a red velvet throne, and a young boy in an orange shirt sits on a rug beside her. In the centre a bald man in an orange robe with a gold necklace sits on the floor, hands together near his face. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and forehead tilak holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward the seated man. Plates of flower petals, dried sticks, and a brass vessel with flowers sit on the floor, with a microphone at right.

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Indoor ritual scene in front of an orange wall with a framed Kannada-language notice above. A woman in an orange saree with gold necklaces sits on a red velvet throne with hands folded in prayer. In front, a shaved-headed man in orange clothes and gold necklaces with a tilak on his forehead holds his palms together while a bare-chested-looking priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and gold necklaces waves a lit oil lamp flame toward him. A young boy in an orange shirt sits on a mat at left. Brass plates hold flower garlands, marigolds and dried sticks on the floor, with a metal bowl and a microphone at right. The scene appears to be a fire-lamp puja with offerings.2011-11-29October 06 20112011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06November 29 20112011-11-29A photograph inside a plain room with orange-red walls. On the left, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits on an ornate red and gold throne with hands pressed together in prayer. Before him on the floor, two priests in white dhotis with gold borders perform a puja: one holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) while the other, bare-chested and wearing a gold-beaded necklace, holds a small vessel. Brass plates, bowls, banana-leaf offerings and a bundle of sticks lie on a mat. At right, another man in orange with a necklace and tilak sits with hands folded near a microphone. A wall map labelled Nithyananda Vedic Temples shows temple locations worldwide.2011-12-28A seated ritual gathering in an indoor hall with orange-painted walls and a banana plant beside a stone pillar. A bald man in an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits center-left; a younger man in white dhoti and gold necklace holds a brass plate over a small yellow-tiled fire pit with a visible flame. A woman with long dark hair wears a yellow and orange sari with her back to the camera. Seated people in white with flower garlands surround the pit, and brass bowls of offerings, fruit and sweets lie on the orange cloth. A man crouches in the background photographing, and a standing woman in red stands near the doorway.2011-11-06A ritual homa in a hall with orange walls and a world map labelled Nithyananda Vedic Temples. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala sits behind a brick fire pit, while a second priest in orange robes sits beside him. A figure in an orange robe with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate red and gold throne at left, with a few seated devotees in orange and white beside him. Trays of dried sticks, flowers and oil lamps surround the fire pit. A decorated deity murti with garlands stands in a gold shrine at right.2011-11-29November 01 20112011-11-01October 07 20112011-10-07Indoor ceremony in a plain room with orange-painted walls and a Kannada-script world map poster. A man seated on an ornate red and gold throne wears a red silk garment, a gold necklace and a long swept-back hairstyle; he extends his hand toward a tray of flower petals held by a young sannyasi in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala. Another saffron-robed monk stands behind the throne. A man in white kurta with folded hands and a bare-chested man in orange stand at left, and a child in light blue sits in the foreground. Two people in white are prostrating on the carpet at lower right, with flower garlands visible. a person seated on the throne, as a central figure receiving the tray; the throne and red-gold clothing support this label.2011-11-06A photograph of a seated ritual in a hall with orange-painted walls. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and gold chain, seated behind a small brick fire pit with burning wood and offerings, performs a homa, while a row of devotees sits on the floor. A man in a white kurta sits with clasped hands near the fire, a woman in a white top sits beside him, a woman in an orange and green saree sits at the front, and a man in green kurta sits at left. Behind them, a man in saffron robes sits near a red and gold throne, with a red-clad figure seated on it. Plates of fruit, flowers, banana bunches and brass vessels surround the fire. Five to seven people are visible in the foreground, and more are seated in the background.2011-11-06A photograph inside a room with orange-painted walls and a world map on the wall behind. A figure with long dark hair in an orange saffron garment and a gold-beaded necklace sits on an ornate red and gold throne. Two priests in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies stand before them; one holds a silver tray of yellow flower garlands and offers it toward the seated figure's hands. Seated people in the lower left and a figure in white beside the throne are partly visible. Wall text in English and Kannada is visible at the top right.2011-11-29