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Outdoor evening ritual at night beneath electric light and palm trees. A large floor arrangement of many round brass plates holds grains, pulses, flowers and green leaves in rows. Behind them a colourful striped canopy and a multicoloured garland arch frame a deity murti decorated with flower garlands, with a kalasha-like offering display and bananas nearby. A woman in a white sari sits on a mat in front of the offerings. Two tall brass ceremonial lamp stands with leaf-shaped tops flank the arrangement. Several people in white and pastel clothes stand behind a wooden railing watching, including a child in pink. On the right an older man in an orange robe sits on a chair, and a large dark backdrop shows a painted portrait of a woman. Plate and offering arrangement suggests a puja or temple arati setting.

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Outdoor ritual gathering on sandy ground beneath coconut palms and banana plants, with striped canopies on poles. A large black backdrop displays a portrait of a man with a light turban and bare shoulders, framed by a colourful arch. In front, a decorated raised altar holds a heap of offerings and lit lamps. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows wearing white and cream clothes, with brass plates, bowls and small clay platforms before them. Standing figures in white and orange robes move among the seated crowd, and a woman in a pink sari and a woman in yellow sari are visible. A speaker stands at the right edge. The scene is a community puja held in daylight turning to dusk.2007-02-11Night outdoor ritual under a decorated canopy with colourful bunting and a large floral emblem. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged before a brick-built fire pit (homa kund) with offerings, while a woman in cream sari with orange border sits at its side. Steel plates hold bananas, coconut, sweets and bundled sticks. Behind, a decorated deity murti sits on a raised altar and more white-clad priests and devotees in orange stand among the crowd. A backdrop banner reads satsang with a portrait. Lamps and garlands surround the ceremony.2011-11-10October 15 20102010-10-15Night outdoor ritual under a decorated canopy with colourful bunting and a sunburst design. Three priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies sit on an orange cloth facing a deity murti dressed with flowers in a pink-lined shrine. In front are brass trays of banana leaves, fruit and flower offerings, a metal vessel, and a dark-clothed woman in a cream sari with a red-orange shawl seated at left. Behind, a backdrop with a painted portrait and a satsang banner, with white-clad and saffron-robed attendees standing in the crowd under string lights.2011-11-10An outdoor temple-style ritual area under an orange and yellow pennant canopy strung with banana plants and palms. Several people in white and cream clothing and orange-trimmed saris work around a tiered white altar with brass plates of offerings. Along the front, many metal plates hold grain, sweets and white cloth bundles arranged in rows beside a red-and-white striped border. On the left, a garlanded deity murti draped in orange cloth stands near a standing attendant in white. A seated woman in white with an orange-bordered shawl leans over the plates on the right. Red carpet covers the ground behind the altar.2008-12-31A photograph of an outdoor ritual pavilion decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, orange and red triangular pennants, and hanging banana bunches and coconuts. On the right, a seated figure with long dark hair wears orange robes and a garland, sitting on a raised dais draped in red cloth, with fruit and a small brass lamp before them; a standing man in white and orange shawl stands nearby. Along the foreground, rows of devotees in white and orange clothing sit and kneel, and one man in white with an orange shawl raises his hands in devotion. Rows of silver plates holding offerings cover the ground in the centre of the scene. The scene appears to be a festival puja with offerings laid out in front of a seated figure.2007-01-01Evening abhishekam at a temple shrine under a open-sided canopy. A large golden-bodied deity murti stands at the centre of an ornate shrine decorated with yellow-orange marigold garlands, banana stalks and orange drapes. In front, a framed portrait labelled Nithyananda Paramashivam stands on a platform. Dozens of brass and steel vessels, many containing milk, are arranged in tiered pyramids and rows on the floor. Several men in orange and white dhotis attend the deity, while women in white and cream saris sit in rows on the floor around the offerings, some holding bowls and ritual items, with a small pile of fruit visible at left.2010-01-01December 31 20082008-12-31December 16 20102010-12-16A night-time outdoor homa in a decorated pandal with a striped orange, green and gold canopy. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on a raised orange mat before a fire pit, and a row of seated devotees in white and yellow clothes faces them. Banana leaves, bamboo poles and garlands of white flowers frame the space. In the foreground, brass vessels and fruit-topped kalasha-style offerings sit in woven baskets on a banana leaf. A framed portrait garlanded with flowers stands at left, showing a saffron-clad figure. Smoke rises from the fire, and two bright lights illuminate the tent.2009-09-26 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20092009-01-12October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copies