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Night-time outdoor ritual before a stage backdrop reading in Tamil, with a tall ornate red and gold arch behind it. Two dark metal deity murtis stand side by side on a gilded platform, draped in white, red, green and yellow flower garlands, with silver crowns and flowers at their bases. A priest in a brown and orange dhoti sits at the lower right, tending oil lamps and ritual vessels in front of a microphone. Behind the platform, several people in saffron and orange robes and bare-chested devotees stand on the stage, while a large crowd of devotees in mixed everyday clothes fills the foreground and background. A concrete base and blue tarpaulin frame the scene.

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Evening outdoor ritual on a stage before a banner reading a Tamil headline with the name Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Two silver-and-gold deity murtis, adorned with multicolour garlands of white, yellow, red and pink flowers, stand on a gold-trimmed pedestal over a yellow-bordered base, with pink flower strands and banana leaves with offerings in front. A seated man in saffron robes and a bare upper body with white tilak on his forehead holds a lit oil lamp and a small vessel at the right foreground. Behind, a standing man in orange robes and shaved head with a garland stands on the stage, and another man in red garland is seated on a red throne-like chair in the upper left, raising his hands. Several devotees in white, yellow and green clothing watch from the stage and the crowd beyond the red barrier. Steel vessels sit on the right foreground.2012-09-29 +1 copiesEvening outdoor stage event with a large crowd of onlookers standing behind a low white stage. Two bronze-toned deity murtis adorned with garlands of red, green and white flowers stand on a golden pedestal in the centre. Behind them, two figures sit on red ornate thrones under a red-and-gold backdrop; the figure on the right wears a red garland and a sannyasi-style robe. Another saffron-robed man with a long beard stands at far left holding a staff, and a shaved-headed man in orange robes stands at the top right. In the foreground, a man in a brown-orange robe sits at the lower right holding a small brass vessel near the murtis. A banner in Tamil script reads a satsangam-style programme title, with a faded lamp motif.2012-09-29September 29 20122012-09-29September 29 20122012-09-29Outdoor evening ritual photograph before a red and white backdrop. Two ornately decorated metal deity murtis stand on a gold-trimmed platform, adorned with white, yellow, red and pink flower garlands and silver jewelry. In the lower right, a seated priest in a peach-coloured robe with a red border, bare-shouldered and bare-armed, performs puja beside a small lit oil lamp and brass vessels on a mat. A yellow-painted square yagna or abhishekam altar sits in front. Behind them, a crowd of men in white shirts and striped shirts stands watching, and a figure in orange robes stands at the upper right.2012-09-29September 29 20122012-09-29September 29 20122012-09-29Evening outdoor satsang on a stage with a large banner showing a portrait of a turbaned man with a tilak and Tamil text reading "Paramahamsa Nithyananda vazhangum ... Satsangam". Two decorated metal murti or processional idols with silver crowns and garlands of red, white and yellow flowers stand on gold-trimmed pedestals before a yellow-stained square base. A devotee in saffron-orange robes kneels at right performing puja with brass vessels, a bell and lamps, with banana leaves and flower offerings on the ground. Behind the stage, figures in saffron-orange with rudraksha malas and flower garlands sit on red thrones. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris stands watching, with a few boys at right.2012-09-29A photograph of an outdoor stage at night during a puja. Two large deity murti figures, dressed with red, yellow and green garlands and ornate gold and white decorations, stand on a gilded pedestal. Pink flowers are arranged in front, and a yellow-painted square vessel sits below. On the right, a priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead holds a bell and raises a plate of offerings toward the deities, with a microphone nearby. Behind him, a few saffron-robed figures stand and a crowd of onlookers in white and colored clothing fills the background under a banner.2012-09-29Night outdoor scene at a temple-style stage. Two silver-adorned deity murti stand on a gold-trimmed platform, one draped in orange, the other in maroon, both garlanded with yellow and marigold flowers. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange and yellow robes holds a small plate and performs puja beside brass vessels and a kalasha-like pot. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white shirts and saris stands at a white barrier. A large banner shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with Tamil text reading "Dhyana Satsangam". A figure in orange with a garland sits at the top of the backdrop. A lit oil lamp and a screen are visible at the right.2012-01-08September 29 20122012-09-29Evening outdoor ritual on a canopied stage with an orange and cream banner behind it. Two large deity murtis, dressed in orange cloth and heavy garlands of red and white flowers with silver crowns, stand in the centre. A white-clad priest in a shawl stands at the right edge, bending over a silver pot and tending the ritual, with a silver ladle-like vessel in his hand. A man in an orange robe with a shaved head stands at the left back, and a figure with long dark hair stands behind the deities near a red circular backdrop, though the appearance is not clear enough to identify anyone. Several people in white and in light shirts crowd the left side, with a woman in a sari among them. Brass offerings, fruit, flowers and a golden plate sit on the stage in front of the murtis. A printed banner in Tamil script reads a satsang title.2012-06-03