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Outdoor ritual scene on a rocky hillside with green shrubs and palms. In the centre, a large framed portrait sits under an orange and multicoloured umbrella, garlanded with red and white flowers, beside a long garland of white, red and green flowers laid across a white cloth on a rock. Scattered pink petals cover the ground. In the foreground a man in orange robes and a red-striped shawl holds up a lit flame, with a brass plate of offerings and a small vessel on a white cloth before him. Behind, another figure in white and several devotees in orange stand watching.

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August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor ceremony among rocks and green shrubs. A large boulder is draped with a white cloth, covered with pink petals and heaped with garlands in red, white, yellow and green. Behind it, a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style garland sits beneath a colourful umbrella canopy with tassels. A man in orange robes kneels at right, arm extended, beside a brass vessel and offerings in a puja setting. Behind, a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands along a path, with a few children in front. Other canopies with blue and orange patterns frame the scene.2008-08-02Outdoor puja on a rocky hillside beside a banyan tree. A seated priest in saffron robe and orange shawl rings a brass bell and holds a small brass vessel, facing a boulder covered with pink petals, white cloth and garlands. Behind the stone, a framed portrait of a smiling woman wearing an orange sari and garland is shaded by a colourful patterned umbrella, with a second umbrella beside it and palm fronds laid out. Offerings of food in small bowls and a glass sit on the rock. Devotees in white and orange stand in the background on a path among green shrubs and hills.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor scene at a hillside shrine with rocky boulders, scrub and a banyan-like tree in the foreground. Two ornate orange, green and blue canopies with a blue bird emblem shade a framed photograph or image of a figure garlanded with flowers, set on a rock. A long garland of red, white and multicoloured flowers lies across a white cloth, with pink rose petals scattered on the stone. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and orange shawl sits cross-legged, hands raised in prayer, beside brass vessels. Behind, a crowd of people in orange and white clothes stands in a line on the slope, some with hands folded, one with a white garment. Plants and palm fronds frame the scene. The overlay text reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' with a copyright mark. No clear identification is made of the portrait figure beyond its garlanded framed presentation.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor ritual on a rocky hillside under a bright sky. A large rock is covered with white cloth, garlands of red and white flowers, and scattered pink petals. Behind it, a framed portrait with a flower garland stands beneath a multicolored fringed umbrella. A man in white clothes and an orange shawl raises a camera overhead. In the foreground, a seated priest in orange robes and a shawl holds a bell and ritual lamp before trays of offerings. Several people in orange and white stand behind, and palm fronds and green shrubs surround the scene.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02