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Evening outdoor puja at a Ganesh Chaturthi celebration. A clay Ganesha murti in orange and pink, draped with an orange cloth and garlanded with red and pink flowers, sits on a small yellow wooden stand in front of two brass oil lamps. Beside it, a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" shows a figure in saffron robes with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, standing before a banyan tree. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, while other men in casual shirts and trousers watch from behind a white pillared fence. Flowers scatter the ground and a patterned mat lies at the front.

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September 03 20082008-09-03A row of about ten men stands in an open-sided pavilion with white pillars and palm foliage behind them, hands folded in prayer (anjali). In the foreground a yellow-edged rectangular tray holds a puja arrangement: a brass kalasha-style lamp with a flame, brass bowls, a small bell and a ladle, and a lit oil lamp on a platter with flowers. The men wear white and pastel shirts, blue and red tops and light trousers. No figure is identifiable as a person by the cues listed.2008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03April 17 20112011-04-17Night puja at an open-air shrine with white pillars and a striped woven mat. A Ganesha murti stands at the back, decorated with flowers and a pink-and-orange form, beside a brass oil lamp. In the foreground, a seated person in orange robes with a blue logo sits at a white stone altar with a basin, brass vessels and flowers. A framed portrait on a stand shows a figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace seated with raised hand. A person in white kneels at the back, holding a flame, and rows of small oil lamps line the mat.2008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03A night-time ritual in an open-sided pavilion with white pillars and a tiled floor. In the upper left, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with pink flowers and beads. Beside it stands a Ganesha murti in orange and red clothing. A brass oil lamp burns in the centre, and a square fire pit with offerings sits in front. A person in saffron robes sits cross-legged on a yellow stool at right, facing the altar. In the foreground, several seated devotees in white shirts and dark-haired heads are seen from behind, and more people sit in the background among the pillars. The scene suggests a Ganesh Chaturthi puja.2008-09-03A photograph of devotees in white clothes standing in a covered walkway with palms pressed together in namaskar before a decorated shrine. The shrine has a framed portrait labelled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, a garland of orange and yellow flowers, and a central image of a figure in orange robes with an ornate display of flowers and lamps. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis; one young man on the right wears an orange-and-white checked shirt, and another on the left wears a rudraksha-style mala. The event appears to be a Guru Poornima padha yatra, with a banner reading the same beneath the shrine.2007-07-25Night-time outdoor puja at a KAILASA ashram in Hyderabad. A man in glasses and saffron robes with a red-and-white shawl stands at left, facing a framed portrait draped with pink and white flower garlands; the portrait's printed caption reads "NITHYANANDA". A pink-faced Ganesha murti wearing orange and yellow marigold garlands sits on a yellow-cushioned stand. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames stand beside a white stone square homa/yagna fire pit holding a brass bowl and ladle, scattered with pink flowers. Other people in white garments are partly visible behind, with white pillars and garden plants around.2008-09-03A photograph at night of a large painted Ganesha murti with an orange headdress, red-orange garments and a grey-and-blue patterned base decorated with pink flowers. Beside it, a row of devotees stand with hands folded in prayer, several wearing white dhotis or saris, a man in a yellow-checked shirt and orange dhoti, and a man in a pink vest and dark shorts; a boy in a light blue shirt stands at right. Two white-clad figures kneel on the ground at right, one bowing low. A small cardboard box and a lit oil lamp sit on the ground in front of the group, with small clay figures and offerings near the murti base. Some participants wear white cloth tied across their foreheads.