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Outdoor 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.

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August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor 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.2008-08-02August 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 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 20082008-08-02A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a rocky hillside. A figure in an orange saffron robe and orange dhoti leans forward and pours or offers something from a wooden plate onto a large rock. The rock is draped with a white cloth and heaped with pink and white flower petals and garlands of green leaves, white and red flowers, and purple accents. Above is a colourful ornamental canopy with blue, orange, red and green panels and tassels. Behind, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the slope, green trees and hills in the background, and a partially visible person in dark hair and glasses stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at a sacred rock.2008-08-02