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August 18 2016

A photograph of a crowded outdoor gathering of young and adult devotees in orange and saffron robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred ash (vibhuti) stripes on their foreheads. Several are sitting cross-legged with hands folded in anjali mudra or raised in devotion, while younger children and teenagers stand behind them. A bald man in orange wearing glasses sits in the front left with palms pressed together. A man in a white shirt stands in the background, and a red pillar and green trees are visible behind the crowd. The scene appears to be a satsang gathering. No individual is identifiable as the swami from appearance cues alone.

A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on the ground under an open pavilion during a ritual. Many wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas; several men in white dhotis with golden borders sit in front. A central man in white dhoti and shawl with a long braid sits with hands folded, chanting and gesturing. Brass kalasha pots, small brass vessels and a cardboard box sit on a striped cloth mat, with a stone platform in the foreground. A man in white and red-bordered shawl sits with his back to the camera at the lower right. Around 40 people are visible.

March 28 2018

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October 06 2006

A large seated audience fills a hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style gathering, many dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with red-and-maroon shawls and orange-red lanyard badges. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and forehead markings sits with hands pressed together in prayer, beside another in orange with a bead necklace and a young girl in orange with a red tilak. A boy in light blue shirt sits cross-legged at the bottom centre. Behind them, rows of attendees sit in chairs and on the floor, with a warm-lit wall and ceiling beyond.

October 20 2013

2013-10-20 +1 copies

A large outdoor group of devotees sits in rows on striped mats before a black stone deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, beside a red-walled courtyard. Many wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas; a few women wear white or patterned saris. In the foreground a bald priest in white dhoti with a red-and-white shawl and rudraksha mala sits beside brass kalasha pots, bowls and a tray of offerings, while a young man in saffron with a red tilak sits nearby. Brass lamps and vessels are set on the mats.

Outdoor ritual gathering seated on mats in front of a black stone deity murti or lingam garlanded with marigolds and draped in orange cloth, beside a red-painted stone structure and a red brick wall with trees behind. Many people in saffron/orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, several with white ash markings, and a priest in white dhoti with a long braid and shaved head in front holds his hands together. Brass vessels and a kalasha-like pot sit on a cloth in the foreground, with women in colourful saris among the seated crowd.

August 13 2016

June 13 2013

A large seated gathering of mostly bare-chested men and some boys in saffron-orange cloth, many with rudraksha malas, white forehead and body markings, and orange shawls draped over shoulders. They sit cross-legged on a floor covered in mats, with pink flower offerings and small brass vessels in the foreground. A young girl with long dark hair and a red bindi sits centrally wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, white-draped chairs and red-cloth tables fill the hall, with a few people in white and one standing figure in orange. Several people in the background wear white. No single person in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.