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Evening ceremony under a corrugated metal roof with smoke drifting through the air. On the right, a large deity murti or image is heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds, maroon flowers and white blooms, with gold ornaments and a red cloth draped behind it. Four or more men stand at left and centre: a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with a yellow flower garland holds a microphone, a young man in white dhoti and gold-beaded necklace holds a small object, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red-and-green flower garland speaks into a microphone. Behind them, a banner shows a world map with glowing lights, a smiling portrait of a man in red turban and saffron robe, and a counter reading 347 centres and 47 countries. Website text reads nithyananda.org. Several people in orange robes stand at far left with hands pressed together. Lamps and white flowers are visible on a table at bottom left.

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February 16 20162016-02-16September 27 20172017-09-27October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A night-time ritual scene at a temple stage under a corrugated roof. A bare-chested priest with long dark hair and a maroon-red cloth, wearing a long garland of white, orange and yellow flowers and rudraksha beads, raises his right arm toward a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with a white crown, long black hair, a red tongue and a raised sword, adorned with yellow and pink flower garlands. Around him are several attendant priests in orange cloths and rudraksha malas, one holding a brass plate of offerings, others seated with tilak marks, some with turbans. Oil lamps and incense smoke rise at left, and a world map banner reads Global Nithyananda Sangha in 347 Cities Across 47 Countries. The scene suggests a Kali puja rite. Visible people: about six.2017-10-19A night ritual scene at an open-sided shelter beneath a corrugated roof. A long-haired man with a flowing dark mane and a beaded rudraksha mala, wearing a maroon-red robe and a flower garland of white, orange and multicoloured blooms, extends his right arm toward a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali, with a tongue out, a garland of yellow and magenta marigolds, a skull-like necklace and a raised sword. Behind him stand other men in orange and saffron cloths, one holding a brass offering plate and one with a microphone, while smoke rises from a brass incense stand. A banana plant and a world map poster with the printed text 'Global Nithyananda Sangha' hang behind them. Sequins-like string lights decorate the upper area. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in the maroon robe and garland matches the presentation cues in the frame.2017-10-19Night ritual photograph of a Kali puja at an outdoor pandal under a tin roof. A large blue-skinned Kali murti with a long black hair, white crown, lolling tongue and raised sword stands in the centre, draped in yellow and magenta marigold garlands and a white patterned cloth. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a reddish-orange dhoti holds a garland and raises an arm toward the murti. Two attendants in orange cloths stand at left, one holding a brass tray of flowers and fruit. Behind them hang a world map sign and colourful fairy lights, with a yellow kalasha-like pot at left. A small figure lies at the base of the statue. Four people are visible.2017-10-19A photograph of a ritual on a covered outdoor stage under a white tarpaulin tent. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands at left with hands joined in namaskar. Behind him, several young people in red and orange garments hold brass plates of yellow flowers. Smoke and scattered petals fill the air, and a brass lamp with a flame stands at right beside a large Ganesha murti decorated with flowers and gold ornaments. Above, a banner shows a framed portrait of a man in orange with a garland and a world map, labelled with Tamil and English text. Several white-clad devotees stand in the background beneath palm trees and a red building.2017-09-27A night ritual scene at a temple with a large printed banner behind it showing a man in a red crown holding a trident and wearing a garland, beside a world map labelled Global Nithyananda Sangha with 347 cities across 47 countries. In the foreground, a tall blue-skinned murti with long dark hair, yellow and purple garlands and a white cloth stands beside an ornate gold pedestal carved with figures. Several men in orange and saffron clothing stand in the left foreground, one wearing rudraksha beads, with smoke rising in the background and small coloured lights strung overhead.2017-10-19Night ritual photograph in a covered open-air temple space. A large blue-skinned Kali murti with long black hair, a white crown, a silver sword raised in one hand and a garland of yellow and magenta flowers stands at right beside a tongue-out face and a garland of skulls on the chest. Four people in saffron-orange robes surround it: a man with long dreadlocked hair and a white and orange flower garland raises one arm toward the murti, a younger man in orange holds a tray, another in orange with beads stands beside him, and a figure at left holds a plate of offerings. A world map banner with the printed text on it hangs behind, and colored string lights and a yellow-garlanded backdrop frame the scene.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A night-time puja before a large blue-skinned Kali murti with a white-and-blue crown, long dark hair, a raised sword and a severed-head garland of red and yellow flowers. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl and a white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a young attendant in orange holds a plate of offerings, and several other people in orange and brown robes stand behind. Yellow marigold garlands drape the murti and a red-draped altar with a yellow-fringed red canopy. A world map banner with a counter hangs above, and string lights decorate the roof.2017-10-19