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Outdoor night puja at a temple-like pavilion with a large blue-skinned Kali murti dressed in white silk, garlanded with yellow and magenta flowers and a necklace of severed-head shapes, holding a raised sword. A framed world map with the printed heading and figures 347 and 47 hangs behind a golden lion-faced pillar; a portrait in the frame shows a man in a red turban and orange-red robes with a garland. Smoke drifts at left beside an oil lamp on a flower-decked stand, and a saffron-robed priest stands near, with a bare-chested attendant at the base of the statue. Strings of coloured lights decorate the roof.

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October 19 20172017-10-19A temple interior at night showing a large blue-skinned deity murti with long dark hair, a raised blue hand holding a trident-like implement, and a yellow and magenta marigold garland draped across its body and shoulders. Beside it stands an ornate gold carved pillar topped with a lion figure and a small gold relief of a dancing deity. In the background a backdrop with a printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a man in ornate white and red garments holding a trident, above a world map. A brass oil lamp with a flame and a garland sits at left beside a rising smoke trail. String lights and green leaves hang overhead. No physical people are visible.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A night-time outdoor temple scene with several young men in saffron and orange robes and sacred markings on their foreheads standing at left, partly cut off by the frame. At right, a tall blue-skinned deity murti with a trident and a garland of yellow and purple flowers stands beside a gilded carved stone or wooden pillar with figures and a lion-headed motif. Behind them hangs a banner showing a printed portrait of a man in red headwear with a trident and flower garlands, beside a world map and the text Global Nithyananda Sangha in 347 cities across 47 countries. Strings of coloured lights and a potted banana plant are visible.2017-10-19A temple interior at night with a banner portrait of a smiling man in red-and-gold ceremonial dress, garlanded with flower and bead necklaces and holding a trident, above a world map with colourful continents. Below, a bearded man with long hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange cloth over his shoulder plus rudraksha beads, stands near a large gold-finished carved column and a brass oil lamp with flower garlands. Smoke rises from an incense burner. On the right, a tall blue-skinned deity murti with a trident-like staff and yellow and magenta marigold garlands stands beside strings of fairy lights. Two people's heads are visible in the lower left foreground.2017-10-19A night ritual scene at a temple with a large printed banner behind it showing a man in a red crown holding a trident and wearing a garland, beside a world map labelled Global Nithyananda Sangha with 347 cities across 47 countries. In the foreground, a tall blue-skinned murti with long dark hair, yellow and purple garlands and a white cloth stands beside an ornate gold pedestal carved with figures. Several men in orange and saffron clothing stand in the left foreground, one wearing rudraksha beads, with smoke rising in the background and small coloured lights strung overhead.2017-10-19A night-time photograph of a Kali puja at an open-sided temple hall. A large blue-skinned Kali murti stands at centre, with a white tongue-like cloth, a crown of white, a raised sword in one hand and a severed-looking offering in another, draped with yellow and purple-pink marigold garlands. Beside her, a large white-and-red shrine backdrop is decorated with yellow marigold strings and a red and gold banner. A man in a white-and-brown ritual garment speaks into a microphone at centre left. Two women in saffron and orange dress stand at left, one with long dark hair and a white flower crown, and a woman in a dark red robe stands in the foreground. A world map hangs on the back wall, and string lights hang above.2017-10-19A temple scene at night with a ceremonial puja in progress. In the foreground a bare-backed man with a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder faces away from the camera, toward a golden ornate carved structure featuring a lion-head motif and a small figure relief. To the right stands a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with a long tongue, garlanded with yellow and magenta flower garlands, holding a sword. Incense smoke rises at left beside a brass lamp decorated with flowers. Above hangs a painted world map banner with a banana plant and strings of coloured lights.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 29 20162016-10-29October 19 20172017-10-19