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A photograph of a ritual under a thatched bamboo and palm-leaf canopy with a blue backdrop. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-orange cloth and a gold necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, on a raised platform. A second saffron-robed person sits to the left. Behind them hangs a white banner with Telugu script and a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a white-turbaned figure. In front stand a deity murti decorated with a multicolour flower garland, brass lamps, a kalasha, and green leaves and flower offerings.

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September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20062006-09-30September 29 20062006-09-29September 30 20062006-09-30September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and hands pressed together in namaskar, kneeling before a homa-style ritual altar. The altar holds brass kalashas, brass bowls, a standing brass lamp, small bronze deity figures, and a central deity murti garlanded with orange, yellow and pink flower garlands, with rows of potted green leaves and marigold offerings in front. A red cloth covers the altar table, and a large banner behind shows the Dhyanapeetam name and a portrait labelled with a partly visible Paramahamsa Nithyananda caption. A microphone stands at left and a pedestal fan is visible at the far left edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears saffron robes and has long swept-back hair, a distinctive appearance cue.2006-09-30September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20062006-09-30A photograph of a temple-style ritual under a thatched pavilion with a bamboo mat floor. In the foreground, a standing person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a gold necklace and bangles faces toward a square brick fire pit (homa kunda) filled with earth and edged with marigold petals, beside brass vessels and a small oil lamp. Behind, a red-draped altar holds decorated kalasha pots wrapped in flower garlands, brass deity murtis and a brass lamp. Two other people in saffron robes attend at the rear, one seated near a fan, and a child is partly visible at left. A large banner shows a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda and the Dhyanapeetham logo, with a framed deity image garlanded behind the central murti.2006-09-29September 30 20062006-09-30September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copies