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Night outdoor ritual under a white and pink tented canopy strung with yellow fringe and bright floodlights. A woman in an orange sari with a gold border stands at left holding a lamp or offering vessel over a stepped pyramid of green-yellow blocks at the foreground. Behind it, a raised platform holds metal deity murtis, including a central figure with a trident, and a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a garland. Several priests in white dhotis sit at left playing instruments and chanting, and a microphone stands near them. A banner in Tamil script hangs behind the platform.

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December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Night outdoor satsang stage under a white and pink canopy with yellow fringe and bright stage lights. A man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a small rudraksha-style necklace, stands at the left holding a small lamp or offering toward a golden ornate deity murti and seated figure on a gilded throne-like platform. Two standing ornate metal deity figures flank the central image. Below, a tiered stepped altar of green-lime blocks holds a gold tray with offerings, brass vessels and a kalasha-like pot. A second robed attendant in orange is partly visible at the left. A backdrop banner shows Tamil script, and a monitor stands at the right beside a wooden plaque. A camera crane is visible overhead.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Night-time outdoor ritual under a pink tent with yellow fringe. In the foreground a row of yellow-green blocks. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left, holding a tray or vessel, while a man in saffron/orange cloth with a rudraksha-style bead garland stands beside him. Behind them, a gold-coloured metal deity murti with four arms stands on a golden pedestal, flanked by saffron-clad figures and a golden throne-like seat. A banner behind reads a Tamil-script and Sanskrit-style satsang title. Spectators stand at the right edge and at far left.2011-12-08Night outdoor ritual under a white tent at a Dhyana Satsangam stage. A banner reads a Tamil-script heading with a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and a temple tower illustration. A seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate throne behind a gold-and-silver deity murti with a green-and-gold base. A standing priest in orange robes holds a lit flame near the forehead of the seated figure. In the foreground a square yagna pit lined with green bricks has brass vessels, lamps and offerings. Seated priests in white dhotis and rudraksha malas chant, one speaking into a microphone, and a bald attendant in orange stands at the right.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Night outdoor fire ritual under a white tent with a camera rig overhead. A standing man in orange dhoti and shawl holds a lit lamp near a raised brass-framed stage. Seated on a red throne at the back is a figure in orange robes and garlands, with a backdrop banner showing a smiling saffron-turbaned man, a flame motif and a temple tower. In the foreground, a kneeling priest in white dhoti with rudraksha mala tends a square green-tiled homa pit, and brass pots, bowls and a kalasha sit around it; a silver deity murti stands on a gold pedestal. Several other orange-clad and white-clad men sit or stand nearby.2011-12-08Night outdoor ritual on a raised stage under a white canopy with yellow trim, a homa fire pit built of green-tinted stone blocks in the foreground. A standing priest in orange cloth pours liquid from a silver vessel over a silver deity murti on a gold base. Behind, a figure in orange and red sits on an ornate gold throne-style seat with a backdrop banner reading a Tamil title for a meditation satsang and a temple tower image. Two priests in white dhotis, one kneeling at left with a bowl, one pouring from a silver pot, attend the fire pit; another orange-clad attendant stands at right by a television screen. Brass pots, oil lamps and a plate of flowers sit on the floor.2011-12-08