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A photograph of an open-air puja setup under a corrugated and bamboo canopy. Several deity murtis are decorated with garlands of yellow, red and green flowers in ornate gold arches. A white-draped table holds a framed photo of a seated person garlanded with flowers, plus brass oil lamps, a brass bowl and a flower rangoli on the ground. Three men sit in front: one in white shirt and dhoti at left, and two in white dhotis and shirts at right, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala, with a brass kalasha and lamps nearby. A small label sign reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam area text. The setting suggests a satsang or ritual display in the open.

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December 09 20052005-12-09December 26 20062006-12-26Outdoor ritual photo under a decorated canopy of red and white fabric with bamboo poles and hanging banana bunches. A man with long dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes and a gold necklace, sits cross-legged on a raised orange-and-white floral dais, hands gesturing before a brass lamp. Behind him, a deity murti adorned with white-and-green flower garlands and a gold crown. Another figure in orange sits in the background near brass bowls of flowers. Rows of small floral offerings and a large framed portrait fill the right side.2006-07-17A photograph of a temple puja set up under an open shelter, with a colorful striped arch of garlands and tinsel framing a pair of deity murtis in white garlands seated on a red-draped platform. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland sits cross-legged before a white-tiled altar covered with marigolds, apples, bananas, fruit trays, silver bowls of kumkum and turmeric, and a silver kalasha. Behind him, a man in white clothing stands and holds a long rod or whisk. Additional garlanded deity arches are visible at the left edge, and the scene is surrounded by flower decorations.2006-12-26February 02 20162016-02-02A photograph of a temple ritual in an open-sided pavilion. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland sits on a wooden throne-like chair at left, hands extended in a teaching or instructive gesture. Behind him a man in a white shirt holds a microphone. In the centre, a deity murti pair seated on a white-and-blue draped platform is framed by a large arch of striped red, green, white and purple decorations with feathered tips, and decorated with white and orange-yellow garlands. In the foreground a square black-and-white stone yagna or abhishekam pit is surrounded by marigold, rose and other flower petals, with brass vessels, plantains, fruit, a kalasha-like silver vessel and small oil lamps. Two other attendants partly visible at left wear white and orange.2006-12-26Outdoor temple ritual under a canopy strung with marigold and white flower garlands and a red-and-pink banner. A shrine is decorated with red curtains, flower garlands and a deity murti with a large floral garland. In front, a person in orange sits on a wooden seat, and a figure in white with an orange shawl stands at left holding a ritual implement toward the shrine. Brass lamps and offerings line the paved floor, with a few seated people in white and orange at the right edge and a patterned umbrella beside the shrine.2007-01-01Photo of a fire-offering ritual under a decorated pandal with bamboo poles and palm fronds. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears orange robes, a gold necklace and a sacred thread, tending a square fire pit (homa kunda) edged with pink and white flowers. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and orange shawl assists. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the ground, with a silver kalasha and brass oil lamps at the front. A purple-draped shrine with a deity murti and a large backdrop photo appear behind. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2006-07-18A photograph of a temple-style puja under an open pavilion roof. Two deity murtis with crowns sit on a draped stone dais in front of a large arch of red, pink, white and green garlands with peacock-feather motifs. A seated man in saffron robes with a white flower garland and long hair sits on a carved wooden seat in the foreground, hands resting on his knee. Behind him a man in white clothes speaks into a microphone. Pots, trays of flowers and a square stone homa or offering pit filled with petals sit in the foreground. Two saffron-clad attendants and a second decorated arch appear at the edges.2006-12-26A seated man in white ritual clothing sits on an ornate gold throne (peetha) on an orange-draped dais, with a long gold chain necklace and a rudraksha-style mala visible. Gold oil lamps with lit flames stand on both sides of the throne. Behind him hang large garlands in red, yellow and green around two decorated deity murti figures, and a golden umbrella canopy hangs at the top. Two side thrones hold garlanded deity murtis. A few partially visible people in orange clothing sit at the edges of the frame, and a painted backdrop of trees and temple pillars completes the scene.2010-11-10October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of an ornately decorated open-sided shrine canopy with red and maroon drapes and garlands of yellow, orange, white and pink flowers. Inside, a deity murti adorned with a flower garland sits beside a seated figure in orange robes who appears to be conducting worship at a small altar with brass lamps and vessels. A banner above reads NITHYANANDA. In front, rows of white-clad devotees sit on the ground under colourful parasols, with a man in white standing at the left edge. The stone-paved ground in front is covered with many small metal plates.2007-01-01