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A photograph of a group of young men in white ritual clothes performing an aarti beneath a striped maroon and gold canopy outdoors. A young man in the centre wears a saffron-orange shawl and holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame, while others stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Garlands of white flowers and red blooms hang on the right beside a leaf plate holding offerings. Patterned fabric backdrops and a red chair are visible, with houses behind.

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September 09 20072007-09-09A photograph of a small outdoor devotional setting under a tent with colourful patterned fabric. A row of young men in plain white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti at centre holds an oil lamp (aarti) toward a framed portrait. The portrait, garlanded with white flowers and red-and-gold ribbons, sits on a white-draped table with a banana leaf holding offerings of food, a glass of water and incense sticks. Another man in white with a rudraksha mala stands beside the table with hands joined. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering before the framed image.2007-09-09A photograph of five men performing a devotional puja outdoors under a red and white tent. Four men in white ritual clothes stand with palms pressed together in anjali, while the man at right in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a small lamp and a flower garland. A framed portrait garlanded with yellow marigolds sits on a table draped in white, with banana leaf plates of offerings, rice and sweets. A red and white cloth backdrop with a painted deity panel hangs behind them. A child watches at the right edge.2007-09-23September 23 20072007-09-23September 23 20072007-09-23Outdoor photo of a small open-air ritual under a canopy of red and cream draped cloth with red circular medallions, tied with ropes to a tree. A white-clad man in an orange shawl stands at a table covered in white cloth, holding a brass bell, with a brass plate of offerings and a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and white flowers. Several men in white shirts stand with hands folded in prayer, and a seated man in a patterned shirt sits in a red chair at the lower right.2007-09-23A photograph of a puja at an outdoor camp with red and cream draped fabric behind it. On a white-covered table stands a framed portrait of a figure in saffron robes and red tilak, garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers; a label on the frame reads "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". In front, a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the portrait. Beside him, another young man in white with an orange shawl stands with palms joined in prayer. A man in a light shirt bows with eyes closed, and a plate of offerings sits on a banana leaf with rice and sweets. Several people are partly visible at the lower edge.2007-09-23December 17 20062006-12-17Indoor photograph of a puja at a plain room with pale walls, a wall clock and a window grille. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe stands at a decorated table, reaching toward offerings of fruit, flowers, a plate of rice and a small oil lamp with a flame. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar, and another man in a red shirt handles offerings. A man in white at left, with hands pressed together, faces the altar. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang at the table front and near the framed picture above, and brass lamps stand on the altar.2006-12-17A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard at an ashram. In the foreground a kneeling man in plain white dhoti and shirt with folded hands sits beside a brass lamp holding a flame, with flower petals and marigolds scattered on the ground. To the left, several young men in white clothes with saffron-orange shawls sit in a row with brass vessels and leaf plates of offerings before them, hands pressed together. Behind them a white-clothed man stands with folded hands, a boy in white stands nearby, and a woman in white and an onlooker watch. A white building with red trim and bamboo poles with saffron flags stand behind the courtyard. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance.2006-07-23January 12 20072007-01-12July 30 20062006-07-30