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Two priests in white dhotis and shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer on an orange cloth at an outdoor ritual area. Each wears a gold chain and sits before brass puja plates, bowls, a bell, a kalasha and offerings of fruit and sweets. To the right, a red velvet chair with gold trim holds a framed portrait of a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, garlanded with red flower strands. Behind them, two men sit near a drum, and a striped red-and-white wall with a Dhyanapeetam name board stands in the background. The portrait's subject is a depiction, not a physical person.

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December 14 20102010-12-14December 14 20102010-12-14December 14 20102010-12-14Outdoor ritual at Dhyanapeetam Bidadi in an orange-walled courtyard. A priest in white dhoti with gold necklaces sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, holding a lit lamp aloft while his hands are folded in front of him; a second priest in white beside him presses his palms together. Brass and silver puja vessels, a plate of fruit and sweets, and small bowls lie on a silver tray. Behind them, a red armchair with gold trim holds a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes garlanded with red and white flowers, which is a portrait rather than a person. Other men sit in white in the background beside a striped pillar, and a board lists names under 'Ananda Sabha'.2010-12-14December 14 20102010-12-14July 08 20102010-07-08December 14 20102010-12-14December 14 20102010-12-14June 06 20102010-06-06A photograph of a puja at a ceremonial setup on an orange cloth. A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace offers flowers from a brass plate beside a silver kalasha, bell, oil lamp and small brass vessels. Behind him, a red and gold throne-style chair is garlanded with red and white flowers in front of a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a figure in orange robes with long hair and rudraksha beads. Drummers in white sit in the background.2010-12-14December 14 20102010-12-14July 08 20102010-07-08