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A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead performs a ritual fire offering at night. He wears an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulders and bare upper body, with multiple gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala. He holds a golden ritual ladle raised in one hand while flames rise from the fire pit beside him. Behind him stands an ornate silver-framed panel with repoussé floral and scroll designs. Partially visible at the edges, two other men in orange-red robes and gold necklaces sit nearby. The setting is dark with warm firelight illuminating the scene.

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March 18 20132013-03-18June 01 20122012-06-01 +2 copiesA seated man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, and a long gold-and-rudraksha mala with a second rudraksha mala on the arms. He sits on an ornate silver-gilt chair and holds a flaming camphor or oil lamp over a silver tray holding a small bronze deity murti, flowers and a kalasha-like vessel. A steel vessel and a lamp sit at the lower left, and a standing figure in white appears blurred in the background. a person, the seated figure, performing aarti at a puja.2012-06-01 +1 copies2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A photograph of a long-haired man in a red-orange saffron shawl and orange-beaded necklace with large gold bead ornaments, seated before an ornate embossed silver throne-like backrest. He looks down and holds an oil lamp with a flame, with a small kumkum mark on his forehead, and appears to be performing a lamp ritual. A second man partly visible at left wears white tilak marks on his forehead and an orange-and-white sacred cloth. The scene is set at night with warm lamplight. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a saffron shawl, a beaded orange necklace and gold ceremonial beads, which match the cues for Paramahamsa Nithyananda.2013-03-18A man in a rust-red unstitched robe with a bare shoulder and an orange-beaded necklace studded with gold beads stands at night holding a silver lamp with a flame in a silver bowl and tray. He wears a small tilak on his forehead and looks down at the flame. Seated devotees in the dim background, including a woman in white with hands pressed together, watch the ritual. Dark trees fill the backdrop.2013-04-01March 18 20132013-03-18Night outdoor ritual photo. A man with shoulder-length dark hair, a red-orange shawl and long rudraksha-style beads with gold bead necklaces sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand while his left hand is extended outward. A red-orange robed priest with a shaved head and white forehead markings sits to the left, and a person in a red-orange robe with a white forehead mark and glasses is at the right edge. Shrubbery and a building wall appear in the background.2013-03-18June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesMay 27 20132013-05-27March 28 20132013-03-28March 28 20132013-03-28