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Outdoor ritual gathering under palm trees with a striped purple cloth on a stone platform. In the foreground a bare-chested young priest with long dark hair, white body markings, rudraksha beads and an orange cloth tends brass vessels, a small oil lamp and a red flower garland. Behind him rows of seated women and girls in matching orange saris and necklaces sit in devotion. A videographer in an orange robe films beside a tripod at left. On the left a small deity murti is decorated with flowers, gold ornaments and a pink garment. A banner with partial text is visible at the upper right.

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August 25 20162016-08-25A photograph of an outdoor ritual gathering. In the foreground, a bare-chested young man with long dark hair, rudraksha malas and white sacred markings on his shoulders and arm sits on a striped blue-and-pink cloth in orange robes, holding a small brass cup and speaking into a microphone. Before him lie a brass plate with a garland of beads and marigolds, a small brass pot and vessels, and yellow flowers. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in orange clothing sit with hands folded, some in pale orange and pink saris, with a palm-lined backdrop and rising incense smoke.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25An outdoor ceremony on a paved courtyard under a open-sided roofed pavilion with palm trees behind. A large crowd of devotees in orange and saffron clothing sits cross-legged on mats and cloths facing a long red carpet runner leading to a raised area. A cameraman stands at a tripod by a green banner reading NITHYANANDA LIVE. On the left, an ornate gold-and-red throne with cushions stands empty. In the foreground right, young men with bare chests, body paint and orange cloths sit beside a brass tray of offerings, bowls and a red and yellow flower garland, with yellow marigold garlands in the corner and a rangoli design on the ground. A few people in white and orange stand near the pavilion and deity shrine.2016-08-25A row of children and teenagers sits cross-legged on a concrete platform outdoors, facing forward with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear saffron-orange robes with gold borders, several with rudraksha malas and bangles; one younger girl wears a pale blue top, and a boy in a pink-brown shirt sits at the right. Some have sacred ash or tilak on their foreheads. Palm trees and a stone wall stand behind them, a tripod-mounted camera is visible above, and an orange-robed man stands near the top right.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard in front of a red shrine with a seated statue and a LIVE camera on a tripod. Many women in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas sit in rows on mats performing puja with lit oil lamps, white flower garlands, coconut halves, bananas and small bowls of kumkum. A woman in a green sari bends forward at the front right, and a few people in white stand in the background. Several women in orange hold lamps and flowers toward the mats.2016-08-12Outdoor Pongal celebration under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. In the foreground a seated devotee in saffron robes with white sacred ash markings on the shoulder holds a microphone and folds hands before a silver plate of grains and a clay pot of Pongal set in sand. Centre, a figure in a crown and red garland sits on a golden throne beneath a decorated umbrella, with attendants in red and white dhotis nearby. Rows of seated devotees in saffron, orange and white clothing fill the floor, and a cameraman in white stands among them. A colourful rangoli design lies on the ground.2016-01-15May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24October 10 20162016-10-10