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Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with a red-brick building and a gold-toned temple tower behind. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a rust-orange wrap stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a decorated ground area with rows of yellow blocks, a white-and-red painted border and scattered pink petals. Beside him a woman in an orange-brown garment with a mala also stands with hands folded. Devotees in white kurtas with orange sashes stand behind in prayer, and a large striped canopy with tassels hangs at right. A cameraman films at left beside a green 'LIVE' sign for a person TV, and a partly visible person in orange at right foreground watches.

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October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor ritual procession at a temple-style compound with red and orange buildings and a golden shrine structure behind. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, carries a long white-and-red pole across his shoulders while holding a pink flower. Beside him, a man in orange robes and beaded necklaces carries a metal tray, and a woman in orange wraps stands nearby. Behind them, many people in white clothes and orange-red shawls stand with hands joined in greeting, and a cameraman in white films the scene. A blue-and-white flag edges the right side.2016-10-06Outdoor procession under trees beneath a green signboard reading NITHYANANDA TV LIVE. A central figure in a rust-red dhoti and wrap wears a large red and white bead garland, a heavy gold pendant necklace, and a tall dark topknot, walking on a cloth-covered path. Around him, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas carry a brass tray of offerings and a long staff with a red-and-gold flag. Women in orange and rust saris stand alongside, one carrying a small brass vessel. Several ceremonial banners with red and orange panels rise behind the group.2016-07-19October 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor bhumi puja at a red-brick ashram building. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long dark beard and loose hair, wearing a multicolour flower garland, stands centre-frame holding a small offering of flowers and fruit near a sapling and red bricks laid in the dirt. Two priests in white dhotis with yellow borders and bare upper bodies pour from a brass pot and attend the ground; a young attendant in saffron stands behind. A large yellow and red fringed umbrella shades the scene. Several people in white and saffron stand in a line in the background, and a man in white with rudraksha malas stands at right holding a clipboard.2016-11-23 +1 copiesOctober 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor ritual at a stone-walled ashram courtyard under a bright sky. A tall red-and-white striped ritual pole stands on a brick base scattered with pink flower petals, a white cloth bundle tied near its top. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears rust-brown robes and presses his palms together, facing the pole; beside him a woman in rust-coloured sari with a long braid holds a large yellow and multicoloured fringed parasol. On the left, young men in saffron and orange dhotis with bare chests and garlands press their hands in namaskar. Behind them, devotees in white and rust-coloured shawls stand watching, and a camera operator films at right.2016-10-06A procession on a dirt path through trees. A central man wears a dark-red sanyasi robe, a red-and-white garland, heavy gold necklaces and a tall dark hair bun with a gold ornament; he walks with hands folded, and the page places a person at this event, but his appearance gives only moderate cues, so this is marked unsure. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange-robed attendants wear rudraksha malas. A man at right holds a long trident-topped staff, and a woman in red carries a brass plate with offerings. Banners in red and gold with a white dove emblem are raised above the group, and a green sign reads NITHYANANDA TV LIVE.2016-07-19October 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor ritual on a dry ground at a temple compound with a tall red-and-white striped pole. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti kneels at lower left, and a woman in white sari kneels beside him on the ground scattered with petals. A tall bearded man in deep red-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands centre under a multicoloured fringed parasol held by an attendant in orange. Behind them a line of people in white and red-orange garments watch, some with red scarves. At right a cameraman in white shirt films and a woman in red-orange sari with long braided hair stands near the frame edge. Red-roofed buildings and a golden shrine structure appear in the background.2016-10-06Outdoor temple-grounds photo under palm trees. A bare-chested priest in rust-orange cloth and a dark head wrap holds up a golden trident-like staff draped with pink and white flower garlands and an orange cloth. Beside him another figure in orange robes and a dark head wrap stands near. To the right, a woman in an orange sari carries a silver tray of offerings with green leaves, and another orange-clad attendant stands behind. On the left, women in saris, including cream, green and gold, stand with palms pressed together. A cameraman films, and a green Nithyananda TV LIVE sign is visible at right.2018-03-18