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Photograph of an outdoor Aushada preparation ritual on a striped cloth mat under a red-walled courtyard. A small brick fire pit with burning logs and rising smoke sits in front of a gold-painted ceremonial platform. Behind it, a seated sannyasi in saffron robes and an orange turban performs the rite, while another sannyasi in orange sits nearby. A row of clay pots or vessels is lined up on a tray, and a silver vessel and brass plates of offerings lie in the foreground. A gold throne with a red seat and a large screen showing a live feed stand beside a green sign reading NITHYANANDA TV LIVE. Dozens of orange-clad students and devotees sit in rows watching. A woman with dreadlocks and a white flower in her hair is seen from behind in the foreground.

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August 31 20172017-08-31Outdoor ritual homa scene with two fire pits of burning cowdung cakes, one a golden-rimmed box, and smoke rising. A man with long dark hair, a leopard-print headband, bare chest, rudraksha mala and orange-red cloth sits on a white chair at right, hands open, facing the fire. Priests in orange and saffron robes and orange turbans sit on striped mats tending the fire and offerings, with brass plates of ash and cakes. A seated assembly in orange and white fills the background, and a shrine with a deity murti stands at top. A green 'NITHYANANDA TV LIVE' sign is held up at left. Pink flower petals are scattered on the fire box.2017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31A photograph of an outdoor ritual gathering with a rectangular fire pit in the foreground where a fire burns and smoke rises, with cow-dung cakes stacked beside it. A seated figure with long dreadlocks, a white flower in the hair, a patterned headband and a reddish-brown wrap sits in a large ornate silver chair at the lower right, viewed from behind. Around the fire, several people in orange and saffron robes sit on striped mats, one holding a ritual item, and a crowd of devotees in orange clothing and garlands sits in rows behind them. A large screen shows a man in blue-and-saffron clothing, a golden throne stands at the upper left, and a green banner reads NITHYANANDA TV.2017-08-31Outdoor ceremony at an ashram courtyard under a open roof, with a large gold-trimmed square fire pit in the foreground where flames and smoke rise from burning cowdung. Two men seated on a striped cloth in front of the fire pit wear saffron and orange clothing, orange turbans and beaded necklaces; one holds a flat plate and another tends the fire with a stick. Behind them a line of seated devotees in orange and red garments, many wearing orange head cloths, sit on the ground facing the fire. A silver urn stands at left beside brass lamps and a bundle wrapped in orange cloth. On the left, a gold and red throne holds a seated figure in red and white draped clothing, shown in a framed portrait on a stand beside a monitor and a row of small red figures. Cameras are set up around the courtyard, and a red-and-white pillared structure with trees surrounds the scene.2017-08-31October 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31October 10 20172017-10-10September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesA homa is performed under an open tin-roofed pavilion with a golden square fire pit containing a burning fire, bordered by yellow and red marigold garlands and white rangoli patterns. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and orange turbans sit on striped cloth mats; one seated man in orange with a rudraksha mala pours offerings from a bowl of grain into the flames, while a man in orange and white stands behind. A bare-chested man in the foreground holds a phone raised to film, and a small brass lamp and ritual vessels rest near the right edge. A green sign reading LIVE stands on a tripod-mounted camera, and red-walled buildings and palm trees frame the courtyard.2017-08-25August 31 20172017-08-31October 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copies