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A 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.

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A night-time outdoor temple scene with several young men in saffron and orange robes and sacred markings on their foreheads standing at left, partly cut off by the frame. At right, a tall blue-skinned deity murti with a trident and a garland of yellow and purple flowers stands beside a gilded carved stone or wooden pillar with figures and a lion-headed motif. Behind them hangs a banner showing a printed portrait of a man in red headwear with a trident and flower garlands, beside a world map and the text Global Nithyananda Sangha in 347 cities across 47 countries. Strings of coloured lights and a potted banana plant are visible.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A dim temple hall photographed at night with a large statue of the goddess Kali standing on the right, her skin painted blue, wearing a garland of yellow and magenta flowers, holding a raised sword in one hand and a blue hand gesturing near her chest, with a white cloth draped over her. Beside her, a smaller figure with a lolling red tongue and a necklace of skulls is partially visible. On the left, a gilded wooden doorway with lion and carved panels frames a brass oil lamp with a small flame and flower garlands, and smoke rises from the lamp. Behind them hangs a worn world map backdrop with a banana plant on the stage. In the upper left, a painted portrait shows a smiling man with a saffron-coloured turban, a trident and a red-and-white garland, beside a map of the world. Strings of small coloured lights and leaves hang across the ceiling.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A temple interior at night with a banner portrait of a smiling man in red-and-gold ceremonial dress, garlanded with flower and bead necklaces and holding a trident, above a world map with colourful continents. Below, a bearded man with long hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange cloth over his shoulder plus rudraksha beads, stands near a large gold-finished carved column and a brass oil lamp with flower garlands. Smoke rises from an incense burner. On the right, a tall blue-skinned deity murti with a trident-like staff and yellow and magenta marigold garlands stands beside strings of fairy lights. Two people's heads are visible in the lower left foreground.2017-10-19A 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.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A temple scene at night with a ceremonial puja in progress. In the foreground a bare-backed man with a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder faces away from the camera, toward a golden ornate carved structure featuring a lion-head motif and a small figure relief. To the right stands a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with a long tongue, garlanded with yellow and magenta flower garlands, holding a sword. Incense smoke rises at left beside a brass lamp decorated with flowers. Above hangs a painted world map banner with a banana plant and strings of coloured lights.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19