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Evening puja scene at an outdoor shrine with smoke drifting through the frame. A man in a maroon-red dhoti with gold border and a pink flower garland stands at left, holding a flower and a lamp, with a tilak on his forehead. At right, a blue-skinned deity murti of Shiva with long dark hair and a trident is draped in yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers. Lit oil lamps sit on a brass stand in front. Behind, a large banner shows a smiling figure in a red turban and saffron-red robes, labelled as a portrait with the name Paramahamsa Nithyananda, beneath strings of lights and a world map. Another person in orange clothing tends a flame in the background.

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Photo 11696167November 10 20152015-11-10November 10 20152015-11-10 +1 copiesNovember 10 20152015-11-10 +1 copiesNovember 10 20152015-11-10Night puja at an outdoor shrine lit with green light. A man with a long dark wig and yellow turmeric marks on his face, wearing a maroon-red shawl, red and orange beaded mala and gold ornaments, stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a large golden lamp with flames. Behind him a priest in red-saffron robes and rudraksha beads holds a lit lamp near a tall deity murti decorated with white and green flower garlands and a lit green-tinted figure on the right. A brass oil lamp shaped like a swan sits in the foreground with flames, and a poster behind shows a world map with string lights and a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda.2015-11-10Photo 11696166Night puja at an outdoor ashram setting. A woman in a maroon and gold sari with a red flower garland and yellow face paint raises a multi-flame lamp toward a large illuminated deity murti of Kali standing on a prone figure, draped in white and green flower garlands and holding a sword. Two men sit behind a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a small offering bowl; one wears a white dhoti and the other a maroon-orange cloth with rudraksha mala and bare head, hands folded in prayer. A brass lamp in the foreground holds a lit wick, and a backdrop banner shows a world map with glowing lights and a person portrait. Green cloth covers the altar.2015-11-10 +1 copiesA temple interior at night with a banner portrait of a smiling man in red-and-gold ceremonial dress, garlanded with flower and bead necklaces and holding a trident, above a world map with colourful continents. Below, a bearded man with long hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange cloth over his shoulder plus rudraksha beads, stands near a large gold-finished carved column and a brass oil lamp with flower garlands. Smoke rises from an incense burner. On the right, a tall blue-skinned deity murti with a trident-like staff and yellow and magenta marigold garlands stands beside strings of fairy lights. Two people's heads are visible in the lower left foreground.2017-10-19November 15 20172017-11-15 +1 copiesNovember 10 20152015-11-10Night photograph of a Kali puja at an outdoor shrine under a corrugated roof. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man with long hair, a rudraksha bracelet and a white flower garland, dressed in rust-red cloth, raises one arm while holding a small offering bowl. Behind him, a second man in a rust-red robe with a white forehead marking stands near a gold-framed panel. On the right, a large blue-skinned Kali murti with long black hair, a white and yellow crown, and garlands of yellow, magenta and white flowers holds a sword and extends one hand. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights and a world map hang overhead.2017-10-19