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A photograph of an abhishekam-style ritual on a stage. A figure with long dark hair and a red draped cloth, wearing gold armlets and a beaded necklace, pours white material from a large white bowl over a central object, a ceremonial figure wrapped in white with garlands. A red velvet and gold ornate throne stands at left, a gold ceremonial staff at right, and a large orange banner behind shows a smiling man in an orange turban and robe with Kannada script. Attribution: the banner portrait is a depiction, and the pouring figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so only a role is given.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A standing man with long dark hair wears a red draped garment and a gold-toned beaded necklace. He lifts a silver-rimmed circular vessel high above a white-marked deity murti, pouring offerings over it during an abhishekam. The murti, glimpsed in white paste and garlanded with pink flowers, has a silver trident and ornaments. Behind him, a second man in white clothing stands near the murti. A large orange banner with Kannada text fills the backdrop, and a gold ceremonial fan and a gold-trimmed red throne sit in the foreground.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A figure in a red robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style gold and beaded necklace pours a yellow liquid from a brass pot over a golden deity murti during an abhishekam. A second person in white ritual dress with a red-bordered cloth stands beside the murti, which is garlanded with red flowers. A gilded ornate throne with a red cushion sits at left, a brass ceremonial fan stands at right, and a large orange banner with a smiling portrait and Kannada text fills the background. The banner text reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Kannada script.2010-10-17A ritual scene at a stage set for a Dasara celebration. A standing figure with long dark hair, wearing a red dhoti-style garment, a gold-coloured necklace and a gold armlet, holds a flower and offers it toward a silver-and-gold deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands and green leaves. A man in an orange cloth kneels at the left beside an ornate gold-and-red throne, offering a white cloth and a tray, while another man in white, with a shaved head and a tilak, stands behind the murti. A tall gold ceremonial staff stands at the right, and a flame burns near the base of the throne. Behind them hangs a large orange banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, with Kannada text above.2010-10-17A photograph from a Dasara celebration event. A standing figure in a red-pink robe with a white-and-gold beaded necklace holds a silver pot aloft over a dark deity murti of an elephant-headed figure garlanded with red flowers. Another person in white dhoti and shawl with maroon border stands behind the murti. An ornate gold-and-maroon throne stands at left, and a large banner behind shows a smiling man in orange robes with Kannada text. A silver ceremonial staff stands at right and a green plant sits on a decorated altar table in front.2010-10-17A figure in a red draped garment with a long gold-beaded necklace and gold armlet stands at a golden altar, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a metal deity murti decorated with garlands of red flowers and green leaves. Behind them, a second person in white ritual clothes assists at the altar. A large orange-robed portrait with a smiling man in an orange turban and red bindi hangs on a blue curtain backdrop, with a gold ceremonial fan on a stand at right. The scene is an abhishekam at a stage altar.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17