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A courtyard scene with several people in white clothing and orange or yellow shawls handling long red and pink cloths. A young man in a white turban on the left holds a red cloth, while others in white stand around a narrow arched doorway in a weathered whitewashed wall. Strings of colourful fabric bunting hang overhead. The group appears to be preparing or tying the cloths together as part of a practical task, with no visible instruments or a person clearly identifiable by appearance.

2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses

Night-time outdoor ceremony at an open paved courtyard during the Gurupurnima flag-hoisting rite. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless garment with rudraksha beads sits on a red quilted seat and pulls a rope to raise a flag, holding its cord with both hands. Around him, several men in white dhotis with saffron shawls and one man in a light-saffron robe stand attentively; a woman in a yellow shawl and others in saffron shawls watch. A brass vessel with a green leaf rests on a small wooden stool at left, and a red cloth lies on a chair. The seated man resembles the a person candidate with saffron-orange clothing and beads, though the appearance is uncertain.

A crowded outdoor ritual scene at an ashram. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-red shawl bends forward, reaching toward the head of a kneeling person. To the right, two young men in white shirts and orange-red shawls stand with cupped hands holding white cloth bundles. A woman in an orange-red sari and rudraksha mala stands at centre, with a white cloth bundle in her hands. Behind them, sannyasis in orange-red robes hold ceremonial staffs and rudraksha malas, with several people in white clothes around them. Some hold white cloth parcels raised overhead.

2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses

Outdoor photo of a group of men and a few women in ritual clothing on a gravel path lined with palm trees and a concrete boundary wall, with scattered red and white debris on the ground. Several men wear white dhotis and white shirts with saffron or orange shawls and yellow sashes; others wear orange and saffron robes. One man in an orange robe and a shorter man in white stand near the right, next to a white stone pillar with red painted sections. A woman in an orange sari carries a teal bucket, and another woman in orange walks in front. Two men in orange robes stand on the right by the white pillar. Mood is a ritual gathering after a festival, with rubble from fireworks or offerings underfoot.

October 27 2008

March 26 2008

Outdoors in a courtyard against a weathered grey wall, several people hold up long red sheer cloths with orange-and-gold borders, appearing to demonstrate or practise the tying of a kattumurthy. A smiling man in orange clothing with an orange sash stands at the left, a woman in white stands in the centre holding the red fabric, and another person in white with glasses holds the cloth at right. Foreground figures in white clothes partly frame the scene, with a small window arch and a hanging cord visible on the wall.

December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai

A photograph of a procession climbing stone steps outdoors under a clear sky, with a white metal railing and a wall with a painted mural at right. At right, a barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair and a dark beaded necklace wears a loose orange saffron wrap and walks upward. Beside and behind him, several shaved-headed men in orange and white ritual clothing wear gold-bead necklaces and gold-trimmed white dhotis; one in orange holds a long red pole, and one in orange carries a small orange cloth. A man in a red shirt with white dhoti walks among them, and a youth in white with a gold necklace stands at center. Swamiji (probable) is the barefoot figure at right, identified by long swept-back hair, orange saffron wrap, and dark beaded necklace, in a procession role.

A crowded indoor hall at a healing and blessing event. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl places her hand on the head of a young boy in an orange shirt who bows his head. Beside them stand a young man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, another young man in white with an orange shawl and a gold chain holding a paper slip, and an older man in a white shirt holding a slip. Several orange-clad devotees and people in white are visible behind them, and offering trays with small framed pictures and brass items sit on a white cloth in front. Mostly plain white, orange and grey tones.