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Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial setup in a banana grove. A striped canvas canopy in red, green, purple and black with a paisley border shades the area. Strings of small white pennants with blue marks hang across the scene. A brick-lined fire pit stands on the bare ground beside a white-draped platform on which a framed portrait of a seated figure in red and gold, adorned with a garland, is placed. A blue plastic chair sits to the left, and a small tray with offerings and a jar lies on a white cloth in front. An orange flag hangs from a pole. No people are clearly visible, apart from a partially visible man at the far right edge.

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July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28An outdoor ritual pavilion under a corrugated roof, strung with orange triangular pennants bearing a circular emblem and coconut palms around it. A large banner reads a Maha Kumbhabhishekam announcement with a portrait of a woman in saffron. At the back stands a decorated platform with a gold arched backdrop, small deity murtis and a tiered brass lamp stand. In the foreground, many white brick-like stacks sit on mats with small oil lamps and offering bowls. A man in white clothes walks at left, and a figure in white with a crown-like headdress sits at right near garlanded white statues. Red and white draped cloth lines the sides.2006-12-29A brick fire pit, a homa kund built of stacked yellow bricks, burns with visible flames at the foreground of an open white pillared pavilion. Brass vessels, offerings, marigold petals, a brass plate of flower petals and small steel dishes of white offerings sit on a green-and-white patterned mat in front. Behind, a raised shrine holds a framed printed portrait of a man in saffron-orange robes with a long mala necklace, garlanded with orange and red flower strings, beside small deity murtis and banana fruit offerings on a maroon cloth. Two tall cylindrical decorative banners with geometric patterns, bird motifs and orange hems flank the shrine, and green leaves hang overhead.A photograph of an open-sided, corrugated-roof ritual pavilion set on grass. A large black backdrop displays a sepia portrait of a figure in a pale turban and a plain white garment, holding a staff, against a tree-branch motif, with a framed deity picture and a shrine of brass and floral offerings to the right. In front stand several people in white dhotis and veshtis, a woman in an orange sari seated on a chair, and a woman in a cream sari. Brick fire pits with banana-leaf offerings, plates of fruit and brass lamps sit on mats in the foreground, with striped cloth and coloured hanging banners on poles. Shows a homa-style ritual setup at an outdoor site.2008-11-11Outdoors on bare dry earth at dusk, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a blue cloth, hands folded in namaste, facing a small square fire pit built of white bricks with a burning flame. Brass vessels, a plate and a bowl of offerings sit on a tray beside him. To the left, a framed portrait on a white-draped table with a red cloth and red flower garland shows a figure seated on an ornate throne with a halo-like arch behind. Behind, low thatched and tiled huts, trees and a distant treeline complete the scene. This appears to be a homa ritual with a fire pit and offerings.Outdoor evening ritual setup beneath palm trees. A large banner reads 'NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM WELCOMES' above a portrait of a smiling man in orange-red headwear and a red garment, labelled 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' on the banner. In front, a deity murti or framed image garlanded with white and pink flowers sits on a white-draped table with brass lamps, fruit, and flower-filled plates. A yellow brick fire pit with flower petals and a small pot stands on the ground, surrounded by clay bowls of offerings. Plastic chairs are stacked at right, and two children and a seated adult sit near the edge. Green leaves and paper streamers hang from poles and branches.2007-10-01Outdoor ritual set-up under a draped canopy with palm trees and a thatched hut behind. A square white homa pit with a dark central fire area sits on a striped mat, surrounded by flower petals, brass vessels, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, plates of sweets and fruit, banana leaves, and a folded orange cloth. At left, three brass pots hold coconuts topped with yellow flowers. At the back right, a framed portrait shows a smiling person in orange robes and a long mala, garlanded with marigolds, on an orange-draped seat. A figure in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge. No people are clearly seen in the foreground scene.2009-10-17An open-sided white pillared shrine stands behind a homa fire pit built from stacked yellow-orange bricks, with a flame rising from the wood inside. Two painted pillars wrapped in patterned bands of red, blue and yellow with orange hems flank the shrine platform. On the platform, a framed portrait of a figure with long hair, a rudraksha-style necklace and an orange garment is garlanded with red and orange flowers, and small deity murti stand behind it. Offerings of bananas, fruit, flowers and a plate of flower petals are arranged on a maroon cloth, and brass plates hold dried sticks, flowers and small heaps of white material on a green mat in front of the fire.November 12 20082008-11-12June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesOutdoor homa at dusk on bare earth. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls sit before a brick fire pit, where a flame burns. One man on the right extends an arm holding a long ladle, while the other kneels with hands near the fire. Rows of small clay lamps cover a green cloth in front, and a brass plate holds offerings. To the right, a framed portrait of a seated figure in an ornate chair, draped in white cloth and garlanded with red and orange flowers, sits on a raised platform. The portrait is a depiction and the figure's appearance is not clearly established from this view.