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Night outdoor ritual under a white canopy lit by stage lights. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and garlands sits playing a small hand drum beside banana leaves heaped with offerings. Behind a tiered mound of green-yellow sweets, two decorated deity murti stand garlanded in yellow-green flowers on a brass platform, with a lit oil lamp nearby. Several men and boys in white shirts and a woman in an orange sari stand behind a rope barrier, while a bald priest in an orange robe with a beaded mala sits at the right edge. A banner with Tamil text hangs behind the scene.

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Night outdoor satsang or puja on a raised stage under a white canopy edged with yellow marigold-style garlands. A priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth sits cross-legged at left with a microphone before him. Beside him, a devotee in an orange-saffron dhoti and beaded necklace sits at right. In the centre, two ornately decorated deity murti are garlanded with yellow flowers and placed behind a tiered mound of green leaf-wrapped offerings and fruit on banana leaves. Several people in white, saffron and sari stand along a rope barrier behind the stage. A banner reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda Satsangam in Tamil script. Coconut-shaped and brass items are arranged on the stage floor.2011-12-08Night outdoor ritual on a raised stage under a white canopy trimmed with gold, lit by floodlights. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at the centre, raising a ritual implement toward two decorated deity murti figures wrapped in green and yellow garlands, placed on a gold-coloured pedestal. Two white-clad priests sit or stand nearby, one playing a small handheld instrument, and rows of stepped golden platform blocks, brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, fruit, flowers and a flaming fire pit with offerings occupy the foreground. Behind the stage, a backdrop shows a portrait of a smiling saffron-robed figure beside Tamil text. A crowd of devotees in white and coloured clothing stands behind a rope barrier.2011-12-08Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised platform under a white canopy. A banner behind shows a smiling saffron-turbaned man and Tamil text announcing a dhyana satsang. Centre, a yellow-powder ritual structure of stacked blocks is set on a red-orange mat before a small deity murti garlanded in yellow and white. A bare-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits at left with palms joined before a microphone. Two men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas perform the rite beside a brass vessel, and a plate of fruit and flowers lies at right. A man in white stands at far right, hands folded.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 20 20112011-12-20Night-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.2011-12-08November 10 20112011-11-10Outdoor 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.2011-12-08