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A photograph of a large outdoor ceremony beside a turquoise pool at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Many devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand on the stone steps with hands folded in prayer, while women in pink, yellow and maroon saris and a woman in a white sari with a flower garland watch. Several saffron-robed monks stand near the pool's edge, and a white umbrella is raised over a figure in orange among the group. Tiered rows of red seating with saffron-clad attendees rise behind, and a black ritual pillar on the right is draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. The scene suggests a Guru Purnima bhiksha offering, with the person under the umbrella not clearly identifiable.

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July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22January 02 20092009-01-02March 07 20162016-03-07December 05 20162016-12-05Outdoor pond ceremony at a red-stepped amphitheatre. On a raised dais decorated with marigold garlands and a yellow canopy, a man in an orange-red garment and a red-cushioned gold throne sits as the central figure, with a deity murti beside him. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stand waist-deep in the water, some with raised arms, a few in orange saffron robes, and others with rudraksha or floral garlands, surrounding the dais. Onlookers line the pond edge. The scene suggests a ritual immersion or devotional bathing event.2010-10-17Elevated view of a large rectangular pool with turquoise water inside a tiered red-brick amphitheatre with white railings. In the foreground, dozens of people in orange and saffron clothing stand waist-deep in the water, some holding long staffs or poles, while a water jet arcs up from the pool edge. Banana leaves frame the upper right and lower left. Along the upper stairs, several people in white dhoti-style clothing stand and walk in a line. The scene resembles a ritual water ceremony, with the amphitheatre seats empty.2013-07-22A photograph of a ceremonial water ritual in a red-tiered stone tank. A seated figure in orange robes and a white and orange garland sits on a raised golden throne canopied by a yellow-and-orange umbrella and decorated with floral garlands in pink, orange, purple and white. Around the dais, dozens of devotees wade waist-deep in the water, mostly wearing white clothing, with some in yellow, red and orange saris and lungis. Water sprays from a fountain at the left and a lit building with garlands appears at top left, with stepped seating rising on both sides.2010-07-26A large outdoor photograph of a stepped stone tank with a still green-grey water surface, where a decorated floating ceremonial structure with a Shiva linga-like form and golden-orange garlands sits in the middle. Two men in plain white ritual clothing stand on the steps near a black stone Nandi-style figure, with a shorter figure in white beside them. In the foreground, many devotees in white saris and white shirts sit on the stone steps with hands folded in anjali, and one woman with hands raised in namaskar. Rows of seated devotees in white fill the tiered stone seating on both sides of the tank, with some in orange-saffron wraps. Red brick buildings and a pale wall are behind. Spectators fill the ghats, consistent with a Mahashivaratri puja at an ashram tank, and no clearly identifiable a person is visible.2016-03-07January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23July 26 20102010-07-26