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August 15 2008

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A photograph of an evening puja in an ashram hall with white pillars and framed pictures on the walls. A man in saffron-orange robes with a red-striped shawl stands at the center, holding a lit lamp aloft in a brass holder. Beside him a small ornate wooden shrine with a domed canopy is decorated with pink flowers and green leaf garlands, with brass vessels and offerings in front. A woman in a red sari sits on a cushioned wooden chair, and a row of seated devotees, including women in green and teal saris and children, watch from the right. A younger person in yellow sits in the lower foreground, and white packaged items are stacked at the right edge.Inside a white-pillared temple hall at night, a man in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a brass bell in one hand and a long wooden staff or ritual rod in the other, beside a dark wooden canopy with flower garlands. Seated women and girls in green, yellow and blue saris and children sit on the floor facing him, while a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure rests on a wicker sofa with red cushions. Framed photos hang on the wall above, and offerings of fruit and flowers lie on a cloth at the front.A photograph of an evening puja in a temple hall lit by a fluorescent tube. A standing priest in an orange saffron robe and a beaded necklace with a large pendant holds a brass handbell in his right hand and a lit oil lamp aarti in his left. Seated on mats before him, a woman in a pink sari with a gold necklace and several men in white shirts and dhotis listen, and a child in a patterned shirt sits among them. Framed photographs hang on the back wall, and a figure in white stands near a doorway.2008-09-03Indoor temple puja in a white-walled shrine hall. A priest in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits at left beside brass vessels, while a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before a wooden canopy with pink flower garlands and a lit oil lamp. Around a plant-decorated kalasha-like altar, about a dozen women and girls in colourful saris and salwar kameez sit in rows with braided hair and white flowers. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs on the right beside a cane chair with a red cushion, and two stone guardian figures flank the back.2008-08-15A photograph inside a white temple hall at night, with dark windows and city lights behind. A devotee in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on the floor at left, near a golden dome-shaped canopy decorated with pink flowers and green leaves, and a small seated figure on a red-cushioned chair. A row of seated women and children in green, yellow and teal saris and dresses faces them on a pink mat. A man in white with a yellow shawl sits in the foreground beside brass ritual vessels, and a man in a dark shirt sits at right. A small television screen stands at the left edge.November 24 20072007-11-24October 01 20062006-10-01A photograph of an outdoor puja under a blue and silver draped canopy at dusk. A tall man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap, with white markings on his arms and chest, holds a brass lamp stand with a lit flame toward a large sculpted shivalinga draped in orange cloth and garlanded with multicoloured flowers. Women in white saris and white clothes stand or kneel around him, one bending to light a lamp on the floor, and a young man in white sits beside the linga with hands folded. Brass bells, a silver plate of flowers and a steel pot sit on the red mat. Seated devotees and children watch at the left edge.2003-03-012008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadAugust 15 20082008-08-15October 18 20072007-10-18A photograph of an evening puja at an open-sided pavilion with white pillars. In the foreground a priest kneels on a tiled floor in an orange saffron sari-style garment with a gold necklace and short dark hair, seated before a wooden canopied shrine decorated with banana leaves and pink flowers. Brass plates hold fruit, sweets and a lamp, and a brass kalasha stands before him. A seated group of about fifteen devotees, mostly women and children in green, teal, yellow and orange saris, sits on the floor watching. A tall gilded temple model rises at right, and devotees sit around white-covered offering trays. The priest's clothing is orange, and the scene reflects a puja or homa-style ceremony with offerings.