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A photograph inside a hall with a white tent-like ceiling and ceiling fans, showing a ritual procession. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot while holding a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand and a small vessel in the other. Behind him a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands with hands joined in prayer, and some kneel on the floor. A drummer and other attendants in orange and white are visible. On the right, a palanquin with a gold and white cloth, flower garlands and a colourful fringed canopy in red, yellow, blue and white is set up. A photographer in a yellow shawl stands at left.

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Indoor temple-hall ceremony under a white tented ceiling with decorative striped pillars. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and a long beaded mala necklace walks barefoot toward a decorated palanquin/throne draped in gold and garlanded with white flowers; he holds a lit flame in a small metal lamp. A colourful fringed canopy stands at right. Behind him, many devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls, several in red and orange saris, stand with hands folded or sit on the floor in prayer; a cameraman in white with a yellow shawl films at left, and a drummer is visible in the background. Caption text on the photo references Nithyanandapedia.2010-11-05A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe stands barefoot on a raised white platform, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand while his palms are pressed together at chest level. Behind him a wooden pole rests on the platform and a patterned red-and-blue rug lies at the edge. Around the hall, a large group of devotees in white ritual clothes stands with hands folded in namaste, while a woman in a maroon sari and a woman in a yellow shawl are visible; a photographer in white kneels near the platform. A saffron flag hangs on a pole in the background, and striped decorative columns frame the white-curtained hall under overhead fans and lights.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05A photograph of a ceremony in an indoor hall. A person in orange robes and a matching orange head wrap sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a rug-covered footstool, wearing rudraksha malas and a flower garland. To the right, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a lit flame on a lamp while standing; a drum sits in front of women in white and cream saris, one playing it and others kneeling with folded hands. Another person in white stands at the back, and a multicoloured parasol and a gold-and-yellow ornate banner appear beside the throne. A deity murti draped in yellow cloth and garlands sits near the centre. Ornamental canopy and a gold staff are visible.2010-11-05A photograph of a ceremony in a plain whitewashed hall. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and a white-and-orange garland stands centre, holding a flaming lamp or arati tray over a metal stand while a second man in white with an orange shawl tends the flame. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit at left with hands in anjali. Two decorated deity murti sit on an orange-draped platform at right beneath ornate umbrellas, one garlanded in yellow and white flowers. Ceremonial staffs stand at left.2007-12-25July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph of a night homa ceremony under a temporary pandal decorated with orange cloth and leafy garlands. A bald priest in orange robes with a red-edged shawl and a gold bead necklace holds a lit ritual lamp aloft in his right hand and a bell in his left. Smoke rises from a fire pit on a white platform scattered with yellow marigold petals and red kolam designs. Behind him an attendant in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a long palm-leaf canopy stick, and seated devotees in white and yellow shawls sit on the ground. Brass plates of sweets, a kalasha and a brass lamp sit on the platform.2009-09-25February 06 20132013-02-06A photograph of an evening ritual inside a large tented hall with white draped ceilings and hanging fans. A standing priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-beaded necklace, raises a lit flame aloft with one arm. Women in dark red and maroon saris sit cross-legged in the foreground on low platforms beside brass plates, flowers and oil lamps. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white clothing fill the floor, and a cameraman stands at the right. Tall ornate silver standards with decorative hangings and a canopy frame the scene, with flower petals scattered on the floor.2015-10-21 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. A bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a small lamp or incense vessel near a palanquin-like ratha. A deity murti is decorated with white jasmine garlands, purple and pink flower garlands and a gold-coloured silk cloth. Behind, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a gold ornate throne under a large red and multicoloured umbrella with tassels. Gold ornamental carvings and a pillar with temple sculptures are visible at right. Smoke haze hangs in the air, and wooden poles lie across the foreground.2010-11-05