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Outdoor satsang on a green mat under an evening sky. A man in saffron robes with long hair sits cross-legged on a tiger-striped seat, wearing a large white and red garland, with a small table, flowers and a brass vessel beside him. Visible roles: a monk in orange seated at a microphone on the left, with a laptop and an open book on a wooden stand, and a man in orange seated on a low chair in the right foreground. A row of seated and standing devotees in white and mixed clothing, several wearing shawls, sits behind. A black banner with orange garland trim reads Nithyananda eNchaves. a person seated in saffron with long hair and a white-red garland on the tiger seat, giving talk. Flower petals and a kolam-style floor design sit in the foreground.

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December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor ritual at dusk under a stormy sky with palm trees. A central figure in orange robes wears a long white and red-yellow marigold garland and stands barefoot on a green mat before a low platform and brick fire pit with flower petals and a kolam. Behind him an orange and gold fringed umbrella hangs above a black banner with white lettering, and a second figure in orange stands to the right beside a flower-decorated altar. To the left, priests in white dhotis with white body markings hold a lit oil lamp and a brass plate, and a woman in white stands at the edge. A crowd of people in white and orange watches from behind.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor photo at dusk of a man in saffron robes standing barefoot on a green mat with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a large white and red-orange marigold garland and a gold necklace. Behind him, a banner reads Nithyananda eNaam in white script on dark fabric, framed by orange marigold strings, with a saffron-and-gold umbrella above. To the left, saffron-robed priests with white tilak marks hold an oil lamp flame on a plate, while a man in white dhoti with white body markings stands beside them. A sannyasi in orange robes and a man in white clothes stand at right among onlookers. Red bricks, rangoli designs and scattered flower petals lie on the ground. Palm trees and a cloudy sky are in the background. The standing man in saffron is a person by cues of the marigold garland, gold necklace and saffron robes, but his appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor evening satsang with a seated teacher on a tiger-striped throne before a black backdrop with white script reading "Nithyananda eNclaves" framed by orange marigold strands. The central figure wears an orange robe, a white and red floral garland, a rudraksha-style mala and a red tilak, and raises his right hand in a blessing gesture. A microphone stands at his side. To the left, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with white tripundra and gold necklace sits behind a golden-draped table holding a brass vessel. In front, a brick fire pit burns with a flame, surrounded by yellow flower petals and a brass plate. At right, a standing man in a striped shirt and a large flower arrangement stand near a copper vessel, with palm trees behind.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor homa at a dusk ceremony on a green mat under a dark backdrop with a 'a person eNclaves' banner framed by marigold garlands. A seated figure in orange robes and a white flower garland sits on a striped tiger-skin cushion on a raised orange-draped platform, with a microphone and flowers nearby. In front, a shaven-headed man in orange and a bare-chested man in orange kneel with hands folded beside a brick fire pit where a flame burns, surrounded by colourful kolam rangoli and a brass pot. A white-clad man reads from a book on a stand, and a standing man in white attends at the back. Around twelve seated devotees in white and saffron, including several women and a man in a white shirt, watch the ceremony.2010-12-16