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Scanned page of a gold-background directive document with dense legal text, a signature mark, and a sign-off reading The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism, Jagatguru Mahasannidhanam, His Divine Holiness Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam. Below, Annex A shows photographs of a remembrance offering at Adi Kailasa Sarvajnapeetham, Bidadi. One photo shows a golden canopy frame holding a black-and-white portrait garlanded with marigolds. Another shows a bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and rudraksha malas bending to offer a lamp before an ornate deity murti draped in red and blue silk. A third shows a seated priest in orange with a microphone beside a yellow altar, with a white-robed figure in a glass case behind. Caption: Special Rituals towards the demise of Parama Guru Mahasannidhanam.

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A photograph inside a temple hall with maroon velvet drapes and colourful tassel garlands hanging above a golden arch. A framed portrait of a smiling man in saffron robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat draped with saffron cloth. A golden statue of a standing deity stands at left. In the foreground, a priest in saffron-orange robes with white tripundra markings sits cross-legged on the white floor, reading from a book and holding a green leaf, with puja items and a tray nearby. Two more robed figures in saffron sit behind the throne.2013-10-08Photograph of a puja at a temple shrine. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with a red tilak on his forehead, wears strands of rudraksha beads and gold-toned beads at the neck and sits before a golden pyramid-shaped object, touching it with his hand. Beside him, a second man in orange robes and a gold chain holds a brass dish. Brass lamps, a bell, incense sticks and a pink flower sit on the ritual table, and behind them a red-and-gold silk cloth and a garland of white and pink flowers decorate a raised seat. A gold-framed deity murti stands in an arched niche at left. Indoor shrine setting.2009-10-17A photograph inside a temple shrine doorway with marble-like walls and white carved frame. A man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a dark rudraksha mala stands at the threshold, head bowed, hands folded at his waist, with a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and mala at left holding a brass plate with flower petals. Behind them a gold deity altar and brass lamps with lit flames are visible. The man has a long hair knot and a crown-like ornament is not clearly shown; appearance is consistent with a sannyasi in saffron, but cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity. Two physical people are present.2012-05-31December 31 20152015-12-31July 21 20102010-07-21May 19 20132013-05-19May 07 20172017-05-07April 27 20122012-04-27 +1 copiesA temple shrine with a stone pillared canopy decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A person in an orange robe with a white flower garland on the head stands before the deity murti, holding a lit lamp to the image. Brass lamps, pots and a kalasha stand on the floor. In the foreground, a priest in white and yellow shawl sits facing a framed photograph garlanded with white and red flowers, labelled with a copyright credit line. A cameraman in white with orange sash films the ritual on the right. Rudraksha malas drape the orange cloth at the bottom. Scene shows a puja with aarti at the shrine.2009-12-27A photograph of a ritual in a golden-throne setting. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala kneels at left, holding a yellow flower garland or offering in both hands over a large silver bowl. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white-and-red forehead marking and a long dark beard wears long white and blue flower garlands; a gold-ornamented throne with carved figures and a golden canopy surrounds him. Gold and white decor, a cloth backdrop and a partial deity murti in the background. The scene shows an offering or puja in progress.2016-12-18A homa ritual in a covered hall with a brick fire pit in the foreground. A shirtless priest in white dhoti sits at left, waving a ladle or stick over the pit, which holds offerings and marigold garlands. A standing man in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl with a beaded necklace stands at right with hands folded. Two seated men in saffron-and-purple attire with white cloth chant at a microphone, one in the background at right. Behind them stands a gold-framed altar with a seated deity murti draped in marigold garlands, flanked by golden kalasha-style vessels and brass lamps. Gold-and-red ceremonial umbrellas decorate the sides of the hall.2015-07-17December 25 20072007-12-25