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Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram with a decorated deity murti, a dark-skinned figure with a tall crown, adorned with white and yellow garlands, being unveiled by a person in a flowing saffron-orange robe who holds a white cloth. In front, a table draped in orange cloth holds brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a brass bell, bananas, a coconut, fruit baskets and a decorated pumpkin-like offering. Devotees in white clothes, some with rudraksha-style beads and yellow shawls, stand with folded hands. A white van with Nithyanandam and Be Blissful printed on it is parked behind, and a sign reads Nithyananda Charitable Dispensary.

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December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo of a ritual at a roadside pooja table draped in orange cloth. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe leans over a decorated figure garlanded with white and yellow flowers and red blooms, with a red-and-gold umbrella overhead. The table holds brass bowls and plates of bananas, a coconut, a carved watermelon, a fruit basket, and brass bells and lamps. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and yellow garments watches, with a white-shirted man in the background. A signboard reads Nithyananda Charitable Dispensary beside an orange-roofed building. a person candidate appears to match by long swept hair and saffron robe cues, shown performing the ceremony.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor temple-style ritual beside a peach-coloured building with a sign reading Nithyananda Charitable Dispensary. A standing man in orange robes and a long orange shawl, with a gold necklace and long dark hair, reaches toward a deity murti decorated with white jasmine garlands and yellow marigolds, under a colourful canopy umbrella. Devotees in white, including women in white saris, stand or sit around brass offerings, a kalasha, flower trays and a carved watermelon. Other people stand watching behind.2009-12-23Outdoor photo of a festival procession on a dirt road. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes stands at the left with their back to the camera, facing a decorated wooden cart. The cart carries a deity murti draped in green and blue cloth and heavily garlanded with white and yellow flowers, with a kalasha-like vessel, fruit offerings, a large carved fruit and a flower-decorated basket on an orange cloth. Several people in white clothes with yellow or orange cloth and lanyards stand around the cart, some with folded hands, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala is at the right. Concrete buildings and a loudspeaker stack are visible behind.2009-12-23Outdoor procession scene at a dusty dirt road. A figure in long flowing orange-saffron robes and long dark hair stands at the back of a red-framed wooden cart draped with an orange cloth, holding a multicoloured parasol with fringed tassels overhead. On the cart sit a deity murti or utsava moorthy garlanded with white and red flower garlands, surrounded by fruit, brass kalasha-style vessels, lamps, and offerings in baskets. Around the cart a crowd of about twenty devotees in white clothing with yellow scarves and some in orange press palms together in añjali mudra and pray. Parked vehicles, a white van marked Be Blissful, a white SUV, and a stage with speakers are visible in the background, with hills beyond.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual at a dirt-lot ashram site. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe with a maroon-trimmed shawl stands at the back of a decorated cart draped in an orange tablecloth, facing a deity murti heavily garlanded with white and yellow flower garlands. Brass and silver puja plates, a lamp and offerings sit on the cart. Around them, devotees in white and yellow clothes, several women in white saris with yellow shawls, and men in white shirts gather closely; one woman in yellow offers flowers. A white bus marked Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham stands behind, with trees and brick buildings beyond. The figure's appearance is consistent with a person candidate but the back-facing view leaves identity uncertain, so the candidate is labelled probable.2009-12-23