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Outdoor ritual stage at a yagna event. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head sits before a fire pit and offerings, tending a flame. Behind is a decorated arch of green, pink and black garlands framing a deity murti with a blue-skinned form. Tall stacks of brass kalasha pots with coconuts and leaves stand at right, along with fruit and flower offerings on the platform. A man in white clothes kneels at left and another person in white is partly visible at the bottom edge. A large blue banner with Tamil script and the number 1008 hangs behind the stage, with a navy banner reading Maha Sa... International Vedic at right.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits at the left, facing a decorated deity murti of a goddess on a central altar. The murti wears red and gold garments and garlands, and sits under a white canopy framed by a large arch of colourful flower garlands in green, yellow, purple, pink and white. Behind it hangs a blue banner with a large portrait of a man in an orange turban, and Tamil headline text with the number 1008. At right, rows of brass-and-banana-leaf style kalasha pots with red and green tops are stacked in tiers, typical of a puja offering. A microphone stand and oil lamps sit near the seated figure.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03December 02 20072007-12-02 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening homa at an outdoor pandal. A seated figure in an orange-saffron shawl and head wrap sits cross-legged in front of a fire pit, beside a second seated man in white ritual clothes and a younger man in white on the left. A brass lamp with a bright flame and flower garlands stands at right, with stacked firewood and offerings on a red cloth in the foreground. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with garlands under a festooned arch, and a large blue banner with Tamil text and a large portrait of a turbaned man hangs in the background.2007-09-03Outdoor homa ground at a 1008 Sapthayagam event with rows of red brick fire pits, each with dry wood and offering plates, arranged on bare earth. Behind them a large blue banner shows a portrait of a man in an orange turban, with the Tamil heading 'நித்யானந்த தியான பீடம்' and '1008' printed on it. A decorated arch of flowers and a tiered stack of kalasha pots stand on a white-draped stage where priests in white dhotis and shirts perform rituals. A side banner reads 'Maha Sapthayagam' and shows small photos. Several men in white and a few in saffron-toned dress tend the pits.2007-09-03July 29 20082008-07-29Outdoor temple-ceremony photograph under a corrugated tin shelter with white cloth backdrop and palm trees. A large banner shows a portrait of a smiling man with orange head covering and long hair, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with the Sri Anandeshwar Temple announcement text. Behind a tiered offering table of fruit, brass vessels, kalasha pots and pineapples, a deity murti stands beneath a colourful arched frame. Two priests in white and orange robes stand at a raised platform in the centre. On the right, a seated man in orange robes and a white floral garland sits on a white chair beside a brass lamp, with a decorated red and pink drape behind him.2006-12-29Outdoor ritual stage at a 1008 Sapthayagam event in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with a large orange-and-white banner reading INTERNATIONAL VEDIC HINDU UNIVERSITY of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and gold necklaces. A pyramid of brass kalasha pots decked with mango leaves and flowers sits on a tiered altar draped in white cloth and garlands. A saffron-robed priest with folded hands stands at the left of the altar, and a second person in white robes sits at the right beside a framed portrait. Below the stage are trays of flowers and kumkum, and a yellow banner shows deity images with Tamil text.2007-12-02December 02 20072007-12-02July 29 20082008-07-29Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal canopy at an open-air ceremonial site. A seated man in an orange saffron garment with a white and red flower garland sits with his back partly toward the camera, facing a decorated altar. Rows of brass and clay kalasha pots with mango leaves and coconuts stand on white block platforms, with marigold garlands, brass vessels and a silver bowl nearby. Behind the altar is a deity murti in a gold arch with colourful painted border. Two men in white clothes with orange shawls sit at left, one reading or chanting from a book. A pink drape and a banner reading Sri Anandeshwar Temple Maha Kumbabhisheka and a portrait of a smiling man in an orange headdress appear in the background.2006-12-29