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Night outdoor ritual on a raised stage before a crowd. In the centre, a brick-like pyramid of yellow-painted blocks. A bald priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with ochre body markings sits at right, ringing a handbell and holding a small vessel. A second priest in white dhoti and jewelled gold necklace sits at left, speaking into a microphone and reading from a book. Bananas, apples and betel leaves lie on the foreground plates. Behind them, a tall orange banner shows a figure in a saffron turban and the words a person and Dhyana Satsangam. Standing devotees in white and red garments watch from behind a red barrier, and a video camera on a crane is visible at upper left.

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December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Outdoor night ritual under a white canopy with a Tamil banner reading "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" beside a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and a red tilak. A saffron-robed person sits on a golden throne-like seat behind two flower-garlanded deity murti figures on a gold platform. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold necklace and folded hands sits before a stepped pyramid of yellow-painted bricks with kalasha pots, mango leaves and fruit. A saffron-clad priest with a gold necklace holds a brass vessel and performs a ritual with a flame, while another priest in white stands nearby. A fire lamp burns on the right, and devotees stand behind a red rope barrier.2011-12-08Outdoor evening ritual in front of a stage with a large orange banner showing a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and the Tamil words for "Dhyana Satsangam". A shaved-headed priest in orange robe with bare chest and white ash markings sits on a wooden chair at right, pouring from a small vessel beside a flame, with a fire tray, bananas, apples, betel leaves and a small plate of red offering at lower right. Behind a tiered stack of yellow-painted bricks sit two garlanded deity murti figures with yellow flower garlands, flanked by kalasha pots and green plants. On the stage, a seated woman in orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne, and two other devotees in orange and red stand at the edges with hands folded. A ritual fire pit with offerings is visible. A television screen is at right.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Night outdoor homa at an open-air ritual ground. A bald priest in orange ochre robe sits cross-legged at right, arm extended over a square fire pit built of stacked yellow bricks with a flame inside. Left, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold necklace sits with an open book and microphone. Behind, two deity murtis with yellow flower garlands stand on a golden pedestal, and a crowd of devotees in white and light clothing watches from behind orange barrier cloth. Brass bowls of green chillies, grains and coconut sit in the foreground beside a bell and oil lamps.2011-12-08Night outdoor homa at a fire pit built from stacked yellow-green blocks, with a central square opening holding a small flame. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits at left, reciting from a book at a microphone. At right, a priest in orange-red robes and rudraksha mala holds a ceremonial stick over the fire. Behind, a gold-trimmed platform holds two deity murti garlanded with yellow flowers, with a red-and-gold canopy above. A banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban beside Tamil and Hindi text. Devotees stand behind a rope barrier.2011-12-08Night-time outdoor ritual under a white canopy at a stage draped with an orange banner printed with a portrait of a man in an orange turban and a Tamil caption reading 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda and the Dhyana Satsangam'. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti with gold chain sits cross-legged at a low stand with a microphone, beside a golden tray and a large pile of yellow turmeric-coated blocks arranged in a square. Dried wood sticks lie on green leaves, and plates hold bananas, apples, betel leaves and brass bowls. Two more white-clad priests sit to the right. Two decorated deity figures with garlands of yellow and red flowers stand on the platform, and robed devotees in orange and white stand behind the railing.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08