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A scan of a newspaper clipping from the City Express, Hyderabad, dated Tuesday, September 26, 2006, under a SHORT TAKES heading. The article headline reads Maha Kumbhaabishekam and describes a temple consecration at Anandeshwari temple, Pasambanda, near Sathamrai village in Ranga Reddy district, along with Ganapati Homam, Sapta Homam, Sri Vidya Homam and Chandi Homam.

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A photographed newspaper clipping from the City Express, Hyderabad, dated Tuesday, September 26, 2006, under the heading SHORT TAKES. The article titled Maha Kumbhaabishekam announces a ceremony at the Anandeshwari temple in Pasambanda near Sathamrai village, Ranga Reddy district, with Ganapati Homam, Sapta Homam, Sri Vidya Homam and Chandi Homam on September 29 and 30.2006-09-26A photographed newspaper clipping from the City Express, Hyderabad, dated Tuesday, September 26, 2006, under a SHORT TAKES heading. The article 'Maha Kumbhaabishekam' announces a Maha Kumbhaabishekam at Anandeshwari temple in Pasambanda near Sathamrai village, Ranga Reddy district, with Ganapati Homam, Sapta Homam, Sri Vidya Homam and Chandi Homam on September 29 and 30. No people are visible.2006-09-26September 26 20062006-09-26September 26 20062006-09-26September 26 20062006-09-26A printed Telugu poster mounted on a dark board, announcing a Maha Kumbhabhishekam at Anandeshwari Devalayam at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. A black-and-white portrait labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda shows a smiling man in a white head covering and white garment with a rudraksha mala. Beside it, a line drawing of a deity murti in an arched shrine shows a seated figure with a kalasha-like crown and a staff. Dates and homa names are listed: Ganapathi Homam, Saptahomam, Sri Vidya Homam, Chandi Homam. Contact details and the Nithyanandagiri address appear at the bottom. No physical people are visible.2006-09-26English Article "Workshop On Meditation By Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swami" at BidadiSeptember 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29A night photograph of a ritual at an outdoor pandal. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a red border stands at left holding a metal dish with a burning flame, his long dark hair swept back. Ahead is a deity murti set within a gold arch edged with red and green, flanked by smaller metal figures. In front, a large tiered arrangement of coconuts and offerings sits on a pale platform with marigold garlands, fruit and brass vessels scattered around. Men in white clothes stand behind. A printed banner reads Sri Anandeshwar Temple Maha kumbhabhisheka on 1st January 2007, 6 am at Dhyanapeetam, Bidadi, with a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda above. Blue and red draped cloth frames the stage.2006-12-22A photograph of an outdoor stage under a corrugated metal roof with white draped cloth backdrop. A large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban with long dark hair and an orange garment, captioned as a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", advertising a Maha Kumbabhishekam. Below it, three brass-coloured deity murtis sit on a red and gold covered stand, one with a golden prabhavali and a decorated arch of multicoloured garlands. Flower garlands hang over the statues, and a gold and multicoloured embroidered umbrella-shaped parasol stands at left. No physical people are visible.2006-12-29A night-time outdoor ritual at a temple stage under a green leafy canopy. On the left, a man with long dark hair in an orange-and-saffron cloth stands on a raised platform, holding a lit oil lamp or fire vessel toward an arrangement of brass and silver pots with yellow flower garlands. Beside him, a figure in white dhoti attends the flame. Behind the altar, a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and the text Maha Kumbabhisheka. Gold-framed deity murtis and brass figures sit on red and blue draped tables, and a ring of colourful garlands arches over them. Floral offerings and fruit lie on the ground in front.2006-12-22