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Outdoor ritual at a dirt-lot ashram site. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe with a maroon-trimmed shawl stands at the back of a decorated cart draped in an orange tablecloth, facing a deity murti heavily garlanded with white and yellow flower garlands. Brass and silver puja plates, a lamp and offerings sit on the cart. Around them, devotees in white and yellow clothes, several women in white saris with yellow shawls, and men in white shirts gather closely; one woman in yellow offers flowers. A white bus marked Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham stands behind, with trees and brick buildings beyond. The figure's appearance is consistent with a person candidate but the back-facing view leaves identity uncertain, so the candidate is labelled probable.

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December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo of a puja before a decorated utsava murti (processional deity) on a wooden table draped in orange cloth. The deity is dressed in red and gold with a crown and a garland of marigolds. Offerings of fruit, a brass lamp and a tray are arranged on the table. A woman in a saffron-orange robe stands at the table's left side extending her hand toward the offerings. Around the table, many devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand with palms pressed together, and some women wear pink and maroon shawls. Golden ceremonial trident-shaped standards and yellow-and-red ornamental banners with a bird emblem frame the scene. A white bus with lettering stands behind, and a cameraman in the lower left holds a video camera. Beige ashram buildings and a dusty compound are visible behind the group. A man in a saffron-orange robe is not present; the robed figure is a woman. 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Before him stands an ornate deity murti festooned with white and red flower garlands and a crown, beside brass pots and kalasha vessels and offerings of fruit and flowers on an orange-draped table. Women in white and yellow saris and young girls in white garments sit or stand around the cart, one holding an open book with a red flower. A white vehicle and a thatched hut are visible behind. Pooja offerings and an utsava murti procession are evident, with a figure in white standing on top of a vehicle in the background.2009-12-23