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A photograph of a ritual in a marble-floored hall. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded in prayer before a golden peetha draped in a tiger-striped cloth, on which a framed portrait labelled with a name hangs garlanded with marigolds. A woman in a purple sari with gold bangles pours or offers from a golden kalasha-style vessel placed on a tray, while another woman kneels beside a wooden box of sticks and offerings. Fruit, brass pots, a potted plant and a garlanded deity figure sit at the front. Two standing men in orange and yellow dhotis watch from the right.

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August 13 20092009-08-13A photograph of two women performing a puja before a framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange robes and a beaded necklace, garlanded with white and red flowers and small decorative packets. The portrait is labelled in the frame only by its image; no caption is readable. The portrait sits on a striped tiger-print seat with a cream bolster beside a gold-carved shrine. The woman on the left wears an orange robe and white bangles, pouring water or milk from a silver vessel onto a gold tray. The woman on the right, kneeling on a red patterned mat, wears a purple sari with gold border, gold bangles and a red flower in her hair, reaching toward the tray with brass plates of offerings. The setting is a marble-floored indoor shrine with white columns and a palm tree visible outside.A woman in a red sari with a red blouse and gold bangles sits on the floor pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a small brass deity murti on a silver tray scattered with petals. Behind her a seated man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala watches. A framed photograph on a throne draped with tiger-striped cloth shows a smiling figure in orange robes with a white flower garland and rudraksha mala, seated and raising a hand; the portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and is garlanded with red, orange and white flowers. Brass lamps, a brass pot and a green coconut sit nearby.2009-09-21August 13 20092009-08-13A photograph of a homa ritual in an indoor hall with white tiled floor. A standing man with long dark hair wears an orange-brown dhoti and shawl and pours an offering from a steel bowl into a small fire built from stacked yellow-brown bricks. Two shaved-headed attendants in orange-brown robes with white forehead markings kneel on a striped green mat beside a steel bowl and a steel tray of offerings. Behind them stands a golden throne with tiger-skin upholstery and a red cushion. On the right a kalasha-like vessel is decorated with white flower garlands and an orange cloth, with fruit and steel plates in front. A pedestal fan and a floor air conditioner stand in the background.2013-05-28A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine. A man in orange saffron robes and a matching orange head cloth sits on the floor and pours liquid from a large brass vessel over a golden shivalingam with stacked tiers. Around his neck hang a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Beside him, a second man in orange robes with glasses and gold chains sits with hands folded. Before them is a silver tray with brass oil lamps, bowls, a bell and flower offerings, and red-and-white garlands hang on the right beside a gold deity frame. A few people sit in the background, and a partially visible person is at the lower right edge.2009-10-17August 13 20092009-08-13October 23 20082008-10-23September 14 20092009-09-14A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold necklace, is pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a golden shri yantra style meru structure on a stand. Beside him a second man in orange robes, wearing spectacles, a orange head wrap and gold beads, sits and holds a small brass bell. Behind them are garlands of purple and red flowers and gold ritual objects on a tiled wall. The scene shows an abhishekam being performed on a golden yantra. Swamiji (probable) is the man pouring the liquid, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2009-10-17A photograph inside an ashram hall with a golden tiered shrine structure draped with a garland on the left. A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and bare feet pours liquid from a brass vessel, with the other hand raised, over a framed portrait on a wooden chair with a tiger-striped cushion. Garlands decorate the framed photo. A second man in a white shirt and dark trousers kneels on a red patterned rug with palms pressed together in namaskar. A brass plate with flowers and offerings and a small kumkum dish sit on the floor before them.A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a tiled floor, hands folded, eyes lowered, in front of a low wooden puja table. On the table are a brass Sri Chakra meru-shaped yantra with a flower on top, a bowl of red fruit, a silver pot, a small cup, a bowl of white flowers and a lit oil lamp. Behind him is an orange-draped seat with a round yellow cushion and a patterned rug. Two people in white clothing are seen from behind at the lower edge of the frame, one with grey hair and one with long dark hair in a ponytail. The scene suggests a Sri Chakra puja in progress.2008-06-09