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Outdoor night ritual under an orange and white canopy with an orange banner reading in Tamil 'Paramahamsa Nithyanandar Ashram' beside a second line. A standing priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, bare-chested with gold armlets, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a red-and-yellow tiered altar. Behind him a seated priest in white dhoti and gold necklace tends a small fire and offerings. Two decorated deity murtis with garlands of yellow and white flowers and gold ornaments flank the altar on gold stands. Devotees in white and colourful saris stand behind a railing.

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January 08 20122012-01-08A photograph of an outdoor evening ritual under an orange and white canopy. In the foreground, a bald priest wearing an orange dhoti and orange shawl with gold border stands at right, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over two decorated murtis seated on a gold-and-white altar. The murtis are draped in orange cloth, yellow and white garlands and silver ornaments. Brass kalashas with flower garlands sit before them, and a fire pit lies below. Behind, a crowd of men in white, yellow and light shirts watches. A backdrop banner shows a portrait and Tamil text, and a television screen sits at right.2012-01-08Night outdoor puja at a temple-style pavilion. A shaved-headed priest in orange and saffron dhoti and shawl stands at right, holding a cloth or offering over a gold-framed platform holding two deity murtis draped in orange and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A flame burns in a fire pit in front, with brass pots, a kalasha and oil lamps arranged on the cloth. Seated at right edge, a man in white with a beaded necklace watches. Devotees with folded hands stand behind a white barrier under a banner with Tamil script.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Night outdoor ritual under a white and orange canopy. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with gold borders pours from a golden vessel over two deity murtis draped in yellow and orange garlands, set on a golden platform. Two seated priests in white dhotis with gold necklaces sit at left and right; the left one holds a microphone and the right one has hands folded in prayer. A brass abhishekam setup, small kalashas and a brass lamp sit on a wooden yagna-style base. Several onlookers stand behind a railing in the dim background, mostly in white and light shirts.2012-01-08A priest with a shaved head, wearing orange and saffron ceremonial cloth, a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, kneels at a brick-and-stone fire pit and pours an offering with a ladle while reaching toward the fire. Behind him, two ornately dressed deity murtis stand on a golden pedestal, decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands and silver ornaments; one wears an orange shawl. Brass pots, a small kalasha-style vessel and a bell sit near the fire pit. Devotees in white and orange clothing stand behind a white barrier under strings of lights at night.2012-01-08Night outdoor ritual before a stage with a white and orange tent canopy. In the foreground, a bald priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl holds a silver lamp or aarti tray toward two deity murtis dressed in orange and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A brazier of fire burns on a red stone platform in front of them, with brass vessels and a kalasha of flowers. Behind, a seated priest in white dhoti works at the fire. A large banner with Tamil lettering and a portrait stands behind the stage. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand and sit around the barrier, a woman in a dark outfit sits to the right, and a monitor is mounted at the edge. Discernible in the scene are the fire offering and aarti of a puja.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl performs a puja at an outdoor evening ceremony, holding a tray over two deity murtis adorned with yellow and orange garlands and ornate silver jewellery. The murtis stand on a golden stand before a brass kalasha, bowls of offerings, and a small golden oil lamp. Behind them a crowd of devotees watches, several with hands folded in prayer, and a white backdrop with a large banner is visible.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08