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Outdoor temple-style ritual beside a peach-coloured building with a sign reading Nithyananda Charitable Dispensary. A standing man in orange robes and a long orange shawl, with a gold necklace and long dark hair, reaches toward a deity murti decorated with white jasmine garlands and yellow marigolds, under a colourful canopy umbrella. Devotees in white, including women in white saris, stand or sit around brass offerings, a kalasha, flower trays and a carved watermelon. Other people stand watching behind.

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December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo of a ritual at a roadside pooja table draped in orange cloth. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe leans over a decorated figure garlanded with white and yellow flowers and red blooms, with a red-and-gold umbrella overhead. The table holds brass bowls and plates of bananas, a coconut, a carved watermelon, a fruit basket, and brass bells and lamps. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and yellow garments watches, with a white-shirted man in the background. A signboard reads Nithyananda Charitable Dispensary beside an orange-roofed building. a person candidate appears to match by long swept hair and saffron robe cues, shown performing the ceremony.2009-12-23Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram with a decorated deity murti, a dark-skinned figure with a tall crown, adorned with white and yellow garlands, being unveiled by a person in a flowing saffron-orange robe who holds a white cloth. In front, a table draped in orange cloth holds brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a brass bell, bananas, a coconut, fruit baskets and a decorated pumpkin-like offering. Devotees in white clothes, some with rudraksha-style beads and yellow shawls, stand with folded hands. A white van with Nithyanandam and Be Blissful printed on it is parked behind, and a sign reads Nithyananda Charitable Dispensary.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor temple-style ritual in which a deity murti is decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands and a white cloth, seated on a red and gold palanquin. In the foreground, a person in an orange robe with a bare arm raised stands before an offering table laden with bananas, a carved watermelon, brass vessels, a kalasha and fruit baskets. Around them, devotees in white clothes and yellow lanyards press hands together in anjali, while a woman in a red blouse and a man in a white shirt watch nearby. Nearby hangs a banner with a timing notice and a framed portrait, with orange-painted walls and green shrubs behind.2009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor puja at a festival. At the centre, a deity murti is dressed in a white and gold cloth and heavily garlanded with white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers, with a golden crown. In front, a long table with a saffron cloth holds fruit, brass vessels, bananas, a kalasha and offering plates. Devotees in white clothes and yellow or red garments sit with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a saffron robe stands at the right. A man in a yellow shawl kneels beside the table, and a red sign-board and yellow-banded timings sign appear at the top. A crowd of around twenty-five people is visible.2009-12-23Outdoors at a dusty site, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at a white table draped in orange cloth, lifting a hand toward a deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and a crown. A red and yellow umbrella with tassels shades the murti, and fruit, flower offerings and a banana bunch sit on the table. Around the table, devotees in white clothes with saffron-yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some wearing lanyards. Brick buildings and a water tank are behind, with a loudspeaker stack at the top of the frame.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A festival procession moves along a dusty ground in front of a red-roofed building with a white sign reading Nithyananda Charitable Dispensary. A decorated golden ratha/chariot with a fringed orange canopy, garlands and tassels is pulled through the crowd. Two multicoloured umbrellas with blue, yellow and red panels are carried over the procession. Many people in white dhotis, white sarees and yellow shawls walk alongside, while a central figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and bare shaven head walks in front, holding a ritual object. Other devotees in saffron and orange clothing follow, and a standing fan and ceremonial items are carried nearby. Some trees and marigold plants border the path.2010-02-12