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Large outdoor ritual on broad red sandstone steps packed with rows of seated men, mostly bare-chested in white dhotis, hands pressed in anjali mudra. Many have sacred ash or tilak marks. Small brass kalashas and oil lamps sit on the steps before each row, with green leaves scattered among them. Some women in white saris and a few in light-coloured dress sit among them. A standing figure with long dreadlocks, wearing an orange cloth, stands at the lower left facing the rows. Near the centre-right, a cameraman with a tripod films beside a green sign reading NITHYANANDA LIVE, and a bald man in orange robes stands nearby. The scene is a riverside ghat.

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Large outdoor photo of a crowd of many dozens of people seated in rows on red stone ghat steps, most bare-chested in white dhotis, with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Many have small brass vessels and lamps in front of them, and dark lingam-shaped stone bases with brass pots are set among the rows. In the lower left foreground, a figure with long dark hair in an orange-saffron garment faces the seated crowd. Several camera operators stand on the steps, and a green sign reading NITHYANANDA TV LIVE is visible at right, with a man in orange-saffron robes beside it. The scene resembles a group Rudra abhishekam ritual by the river steps, with the figure in orange at front appearing to lead the rite.2016-10-16A large outdoor ritual on stone ghat steps with dozens of men seated in rows, most bare-chested and wearing white dhotis, hands folded in anjali mudra. Each step holds small brass pots and black shivalinga-shaped stones. A single figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands at the bottom left, facing the seated rows. Several women in white and yellow saris sit among the men. Hundreds of people are visible across the steps.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16May 24 20172017-05-24October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on red-brick stone steps beside water, many with bare torsos and white dhotis or saris, some in pink, red, orange and purple saris and kurtas. Each row holds numerous small dark metal kalasha pots with brass-tipped rims, a ritual arrangement. Several people sit with hands folded in prayer, and a few stand near the left edge in white garments. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible figures.2016-12-03 +1 copiesA large outdoor photograph of many men seated in rows on red-painted stone steps, performing puja beside black stone shivalinga-shaped lingams set on round bases. Most men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis with gold or yellow borders, some with sacred threads, and many hold brass kalasha pots and small lamps or bowls. Green tree foliage overhangs the upper steps, and a few women in white saris with gold borders sit among them. Brass vessels and offerings are placed on the steps, and a small banner with a logo appears in the corner. This is a mass group puja scene with rows of participants.2017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24