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A photograph of a ritual greeting in an orange-walled hall. A woman in a red sari with a green and gold border and a white blouse, wearing a white marigold garland, kneels with palms pressed together while bowing before a man in white dhoti and shawl with a garland and a shaved head, who stands bent forward and holds her hands. Behind them, two young men in white dhotis with gold borders stand with palms joined in namaste; one wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace. Two empty ornate gold-and-red thrones stand against the wall, and orange and purple mats with scattered yellow flower petals lie on the floor. A framed poster with photographs and text hangs on the upper wall.

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A photograph in a plain orange-walled hall showing a woman in a red saree with a green-and-gold border and a white blouse, garlanded with white and red flower necklaces, smiling with palms joined in namaste. Beside her a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, also garlanded, stands with palms joined. On the right a man in white dhoti with gold border walks past an ornate gold-and-red throne. A red-cushioned gold chair stands at left, with a seated person in white at the far left. Orange and purple cloths cover the floor with scattered flower petals, and a stone slab rests at lower left.2010-12-26December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23Indoor ritual scene in an orange-walled hall with a framed photo poster of spiritual figures mounted high on the wall. A young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha-style beads stands at left, while a young man in a yellow dhoti with a long garland holds a brass plate of offerings that a woman in a teal sari presents from behind a red and gold throne. A bald man in white stands in the back. A seated couple sits on a blue and orange mat in the foreground: a woman in a red and green sari with white flower garlands, and a shaved-headed man in white with a garland. A standing young man in white with gold border dhoti and gold bead necklace stands at right beside an empty gold throne. A seated man in white shirt and khaki pants sits at far left. Wood logs and a small red cloth bundle lie on the floor. Ceremonial puja setting with a couples' ritual.2010-12-23A woman in a red and green silk sari with a white blouse feeds a bald man in white ritual dress a sweet from her fingers. The man wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a long garland of white flowers and red roses, and has a red bindi on his forehead. Behind them stands an ornate gold-and-red throne-style chair and a gold carved sofa on an orange wall. A framed printed collage on the wall shows photographs of older men and a group of people, with a caption reading 'A Search with Essence' and names including Sri Ramana Maharshi and Sri Gurudev Bhagavan. Scattered flower petals and a mat lie on the floor.2010-12-26December 23 20102010-12-23A photograph inside an orange-walled hall with gold-carved thrones and a red-cushioned seat. In the foreground, a woman in a green and red silk saree with a white blouse lies prostrate with her forehead to the floor on a purple-and-orange cloth, a flower garland around her neck and rose petals scattered nearby. Beside her, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim bends forward to touch her head in blessing. Behind him, a man in white with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads stands with hands clasped, and a woman in a sari with a red border watches at the right. A small wall-mounted photo collage and a black bag sit in the background, and a flat ritual tray lies at the left edge.2010-12-26December 23 20102010-12-23A woman in a red and green silk saree stands before a bald man in white robes, garlanded with white and red flower necklaces, in an orange-walled hall. Beside them a woman in a maroon saree and yellow blouse faces away, and a seated priest in white with rudraksha beads and gold-trimmed shawl tends offerings on a tray with brass vessels and flowers. A golden ornate throne with red cushion sits to the right. A framed photo collage hangs on the wall behind, and a loudspeaker is mounted above.2010-12-23A photograph of a ritual scene in a covered hall with orange-painted walls. A kneeling man in grey kurta and white trousers, wearing a white flower garland, washes or touches the bare feet of a woman in a maroon saree with gold border and a yellow blouse, who wears a white and red flower garland and stands on an orange cloth. A young priest in white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, holding a small object, assists beside her. Seated on the right are a woman in a red and green saree and a bald man in white with a garland, near a gold-framed empty chair. Flower petals and red flowers lie on the cloth. A banner above shows framed photographs labelled with the name of Sri Ganesh Maharaj and Yogi Ram Surat Kumar. Other devotees sit at the edges. Setting resembles a padapuja or ritual honouring of guests.2010-12-23A padapuja ceremony in a temple-style hall with an orange-painted wall. A man in an orange robe with a red rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with floral garlands in red, pink and yellow. Two devotees bow before him: a man in white kurta and a woman in a red sari with gold border, leaning forward. A woman in a grey-blue sari stands at left. On the right, attendants in white dhotis and garlands hold brass trays of fruit and a kalasha. Behind the wall hangs a map and poster reading Nithyananda Vedic Temples and a Kannada text.2012-05-02November 05 20102010-11-05