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A photo of an outdoor ritual pavilion with orange and purple cloth, bamboo screens and a thatched canopy. A woman in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment with gold necklaces and a gold-coloured silver tray stands at a ritual arrangement, bending forward. Before her are small bowls, flower petals, brass vessels and decorated kalasha-like pots wrapped in red and yellow cloth. A framed portrait of a seated man in orange robes with a mala, labelled as a printed portrait, sits on a leopard-print seat on the left. Devotees in white and red clothing watch from behind, and a shaved-headed man in white with a mala stands at right.

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February 07 20132013-02-07February 07 20132013-02-07February 07 20132013-02-07February 07 20132013-02-07February 07 20132013-02-07February 08 20132013-02-08February 07 20132013-02-07A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a thatched canopy with orange and yellow cloth hangings. In the centre, a man in orange robes with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala holds a small bell and a lamp over a fire pit with offerings. Behind him, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange with a mala, set on a leopard-print cushioned seat beside a decorated altar. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange with folded hands and a ceremonial gold necklace bows, while men in white dhotis stand behind him. Brass vessels, a plate of flowers and red-and-yellow garlanded objects sit on the altar. Several onlookers watch from behind a bamboo fence.2013-02-08A photograph of a ceremonial fire ritual under a thatched canopy with orange and yellow cloth pillars. At the centre a fire burns in a raised yellow-draped homa pit surrounded by rose petals, brass bowls and vessels. A standing man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl with a red-flowered garland holds a silver plate of offerings. To the right, a bald man in orange cloth wearing a gold chain and a white earpiece holds a silver vessel. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange cloth stand among devotees, and a blue backdrop and a framed portrait of a man in orange robes and beads stand at the left, with three decorated pots with red cloth near the pit. Homa ritual with fire offerings.2013-02-07February 07 20132013-02-07Inside an open thatched pavilion with orange and blue draped cloth, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands before a fire pit holding a brass plate of flowers and offerings. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Beside him is a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with long hair on a silver-decorated stand, and a low leopard-print seat. Three kalasha-like brass pots with yellow flowers and red cloth sit on the ground near the flames. Several standing and seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch from behind bamboo fencing, one bald man in white holds a phone, and an aarti-style ritual is in progress.2013-02-07Outdoor homa ceremony under a red and orange canopy decorated with green and yellow discs, with palm and banana trees behind. A standing man in saffron robes and an orange head covering holds a flaming plate of fire toward the fire pit at centre. Several women and a bearded man in saffron sit cross-legged on the white-draped platform, hands folded in prayer. Kalasha pots wrapped in woven cane sit at left beside flower petals. A framed portrait garlanded with marigolds stands behind the group, with a seated woman in orange robes depicted in it. Two men in white with yellow shawls kneel in the foreground. Floral garlands and brass vessels surround the fire pit.2009-09-25