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A photograph of a ceremony at the Atirudra Mahayagna event, with a banner behind reading "Atirudra Mahayagna" in English and Kannada. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and a yellow-and-green marigold garland, sits centrally with hands resting on his knees. To the left, a smiling woman with long hair wears a brown-red robe and a large multicolour flower garland. Around them, priests and attendants in orange, red and white garments, several wearing turbans, stand close; one bare-chested priest on the right wears a yellow dhoti and holds his hands together. A white-bearded man at the upper left touches the woman's face in blessing. a person cues are not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the seated central figure is described by role only.

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January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ceremony at an Atirudra Mahayaga event: a banner behind reads ATIRUDRA MAHAYAGA with a Kannada line beneath it. Two seated figures in front are garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands. The man in front wears an orange robe, a white beaded necklace and has a shaved head, with hands resting on his knees. Beside him a smiling woman in a brown-orange sari and gold necklace sits. Behind them several men in saffron, orange and red shawls and turbans stand, one in a white turban and others in orange-yellow headwear, with a bare-chested man in an orange shawl and rudraksha beads on the right. Several people are visible, forming a crowd.2015-01-13A ceremonial abhishekam scene in a temple setting. A man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala seated on the left wears a yellow shawl, while a central seated figure in deep orange-red robes and a yellow-and-white marigold garland sits on a cushioned chair with a red-and-gold patterned seat, eyes lowered and hands extended. A bare-chested priest in red cloth with rudraksha and gold-coloured necklaces pours liquid from a copper vessel held overhead, and a woman in a brown-and-red sari with a marigold garland smiles beside him. Behind them, a group of men in orange and white turbans and white dhotis with saffron shawls watch, and a banner with Kannada text and a portrait backdrop frames the scene.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ceremonial scene with a shirtless priest in a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth pouring water from a vessel over two seated people. A seated man in orange robes with yellow garlands and rudraksha malas receives the abhishekam with eyes closed, his hands together; a woman beside him in a red-brown sari with yellow marigold garland smiles with palms pressed together. Behind them stand devotees in orange and saffron garments, one wearing a saffron turban, and a standing man in white ritual clothing. A large banner behind shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" beside the printed words Atirudra Maha Yagna.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of an abhishekam ritual in progress. A seated man in a red-orange robe and a yellow marigold garland receives water poured from a metal vessel held by a bare-chested priest in white dhoti on the left. Behind him, a banner shows a portrait and the Kannada and English text for an Atirudra event. Several men in orange and yellow turbans and a man in a white turban stand nearby, one in orange with a yellow shawl. A figure in a red-and-yellow cloth at right holds a pot aloft. The setting is a stage or temple dais with a patterned throne-like seat.2015-01-13