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A night-time outdoor ritual scene showing a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on a wooden stand, garlanded with red and pink flowers and yellow marigold-style blossoms, with a bunch of bananas placed below it. Beside it sits a Ganesha murti in orange and red garlands, with a gold necklace and pink flowers around its base. In front, a square stone fire pit holds a bright flame with pink flowers and offerings. Brass oil lamps and a brass bowl stand nearby against a dark background of potted plants and pillars. No physical people are visible.

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Outdoor shrine at dusk for Ganesh Chaturthi with a fire pit in the foreground. A framed photo labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" shows a man in orange robes and rudraksha mala, garlanded with pink and gold flowers, placed on a small wooden stand at left. At centre sits an orange clay Ganesha murti on a yellow platform, with marigold garlands and a flower, flanked by two brass oil lamps. A fruit offering of bananas, an orange, a lemon and an apple sits on a plate before the murti. A person's seated lap and hands appear at the lower left edge. The image is a photograph; no other people are clearly visible.2008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03Night-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.2008-09-03Night outdoor puja at a Ganesh Chaturthi celebration. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold ornamental necklace and long dark hair, viewed from behind, makes offerings at a small square fire pit with a visible flame. Behind him stands an orange-red Ganesha murti with an orange garland and a tall crown, on a yellow pedestal, flanked by tall brass oil lamps. A floral-garlanded framed picture stands to the left, and a second seated devotee with folded hands sits at the far left. A brass kalasha, a small cup and a bowl of fruit lie near the fire pit, and a colourful striped mat lies on the right under a white pillared canopy.2008-09-03Night 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 20082008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03A photograph of a homa altar set up in front of a framed portrait. The large framed photo on the wall shows a man in orange robes seated cross-legged before a banyan tree, with a white flower garland, one hand raised, and a printed caption reading "PARAMAHAMSA N..." along its base. The framed photo is draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Below it, a white-draped table holds a small golden kalasha-like vessel on a tray with red cloth and flowers, and a standing gold-and-blue deity murti. In the foreground, a fire burns in a brick fire pit with orange marigold petals scattered around, and brass oil lamps flank the sides. No people are visible in the scene.2007-10-21A photograph of a Ganesha murti seated on a wooden pedestal at left, draped in an orange cloth, with a red-and-white garland and a marigold garland, beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. At right, a framed portrait printed with a seated figure in orange robes, a white beaded necklace and a bindi, hands raised in blessing, against a tree-root backdrop, sits in a wicker chair draped with orange cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and pink flowers and yellow marigolds. Colourful striped hangings and white columns frame the temple entrance. The printed portrait is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene.September 03 20082008-09-03