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A priest in white dhoti with a purple and gold shawl and a blue-and-purple head cloth leans over a silver puja tray at night, lighting an oil lamp with a flame held over a tray of red roses and white petals. Around the tray are pink and red flower garlands, bananas, and loose petals spread on a white cloth. A small fire pit with flames sits at left, and behind him other men in white dhotis stand with folded hands. Shelves of decorated deity images glow in the background.

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A photograph of a night ritual outdoors. A priest in white dhoti and a purple and gold shawl with a blue-and-purple head cloth bends forward, holding a silver aarti lamp with several lit wicks over a tray of red flowers and white petals. A gold and beaded necklace hangs on his chest. Behind him, devotees in white and maroon dhotis stand with folded hands. Pink and yellow flower garlands, bananas and brass plates cover the ground, and a small fire pit burns to the left. A tall lit lamp and an illuminated shrine are visible in the background.2015-08-31A priest in white dhoti and a blue and gold turban stands bare-chested at a low table, bending forward to place his hands on a silver five-flame lamp (aarti) with lit wicks. Behind him a second priest in white holds a silver plate. The table is covered with pink and red flower petals, banana fruits, white flower bits and yellow marigold garlands. Open flames burn in a fire pit at left, and a deity murti with garlands sits in a lit shrine niche behind. A large portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda hangs at upper right. Dim lighting and smoke surround the ritual scene.2015-08-31August 31 20152015-08-31August 31 20152015-08-31December 12 20162016-12-12A shirtless man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold headcloth bows over an oil lamp with a visible flame, held before a low offering table of marigold garlands, bananas, oranges, coconuts and leaves. Behind him a seated crowd of devotees in white clothes watches; a golden ornate throne stands at right and a brass vessel sits at left. Smoke rises from a fire pit.2016-12-12Two priests in white dhotis perform a ritual at a flower-covered altar table at night. The front priest, bare-chested with a gold beaded necklace, wears a blue and purple headcloth and holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand while sprinkling white flower petals with his left. Beside him a priest with a wicker basket of offerings and a bare chest, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, stands by. The altar is decorated with pink and yellow garlands, red flowers, bananas on leaves, and scattered white flowers and powder. A brass lamp and a silver bowl sit at the right edge. A partial banner with a portrait is visible behind them, the top of an orange-robed figure with raised hand, reading Paramahamsa.2015-08-31December 12 20162016-12-12A shirtless priest with a red-and-purple headcloth and a white dhoti bends forward holding a brass lamp with a large flame, performing aarti before a flower-decked deity murti. The murti is draped in a pink-and-gold silk cloth, with a garland of marigolds and white flowers and a gilded arched prabhavali behind it. Other lamps sit on the floor in front. Two cameramen with cameras stand behind the priest, and a second robed attendant stands in the background. The setting is a temple with warm light and a visible smoke haze.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesAugust 31 20152015-08-31