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January 16 2018

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Outdoor evening ritual procession in a crowd of devotees, many in saffron and orange and some with white or ash markings on their foreheads. In the centre, a man with a long dark beard, a rudraksha mala and a thick yellow, red and white flower garland stands over a brass vessel holding a bright fire, apparently a homa or yagna. Beside him a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl tends the flame. A green sign reading NITHYANANDA TV LIVE is held up at top left, a camera operator is visible, and a red gateway with a yellow umbrella stands behind. Several people, including women in red and saffron, watch and join their palms. The scene is a ritual gathering of.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor photo of a crowded procession at dusk beside a red temple wall. In the centre, a man in a red-orange cloth with a long wreath of yellow and red flowers stands with his head bowed while another man places a hand on his head. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis with white tripundra markings and rudraksha malas press in, and a white-robed priest at left tends a flame near the lower edge. Banners read Nithyananda Peetham Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam, a green sign says NITHYANANDA TV LIVE, and a parasol and palm-frond decorations rise above the crowd. The scene appears to show a blessing during a temple procession, with a fire and devotees gathered close.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor 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.2017-08-31December 17 20142014-12-17November 05 20162016-11-05A homa or fire ritual outdoors with a shaven-headed priest in saffron and orange robes holding a burning flame over a silver offering plate heaped with white flower petals and grains, with a small brass lamp and a bowl of red kumkum on a pink-and-gold draped table. In the foreground a seated figure with pink flower garlands in the hair, bare shoulder with white paste, gold bangles and an orange cloth on the lap works at the altar. Behind them devotees in white and red shawls sit in rows, a woman in white with a red shawl watches, and a cameraman in white films the ceremony.2014-12-17December 20 20172017-12-20Evening outdoor ritual photo: a large brass aarti tray with a bright flame, two small clay or brass bowls of red and yellow liquid, and scattered flower petals and garlands. A man in a white shirt leans in from the right to tend the flame. In the centre, a man wearing a marigold garland over a saffron-red garment holds the tray while people in white and orange-red clothes crowd around. Behind them is a red wall, a hill, and a flagpole. The crowd is dense, with more than twenty people visible, many with white and red tilaks on their foreheads.2018-01-16May 20 20142014-05-20