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A seated group of devotees in a hall, many wearing orange and saffron shawls with lanyards. In the front rows, young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings wear orange and red robes and rudraksha malas, seated on mats with brass plates and small brass vessels in front of them. Behind them, adult men in white shirts and orange shawls sit in rows. A man in a red-and-orange wrap sits among the front row on the left. The scene resembles a satsang or puja gathering.

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November 27 2014

A seated group of devotees in a hall with white tiled floor, many wearing saffron and orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas, some with white and red forehead markings. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in a rust-red shawl and rudraksha mala sits upright, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits cross-legged with hands in mudra, and another in white with a notebook and pen takes notes. Behind them rows of younger participants in orange, white and saffron sit attentively.

A photograph of a large seated gathering at an ashram-style hall. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged with rudraksha malas; the central man has a red bindi, white tilak stripes on his head and chest, and keeps his eyes closed in meditation with hands held together. Beside him, another man in orange and a younger boy in a dark shawl sit with eyes closed or hands folded. Behind them, many bare-chested devotees in white and grey clothing sit in rows, with oil lamps glowing at left. Appearance-based cues for a person presence are not clearly visible, so no specific candidate is identified.

June 02 2014

September 22 2014

A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall, with many men in white shirts and white dhotis behind a front row of young sannyasi-style boys and men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, their foreheads and arms marked with white vibhuti. Several front-row figures sit cross-legged on red mats near brass plates, oil lamps and small offering vessels, consistent with a puja or ritual sitting. A banner with a small purple emblem appears at the upper left. The scene is a satsang-style ritual gathering.

A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall, with many young priests and devotees seated on the floor in orange and maroon robes. Foreground boys wear orange cloth and rudraksha malas, their foreheads and arms marked with white ash; some hold small items at their hands while sitting before brass puja vessels, small dishes and flowers on low tables. Behind them, rows of seated participants in maroon and red garments and white clothing sit behind rope barriers, with a few standing figures and an older man in white at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style ceremony with brass vessels and oil lamps.

September 05 2014

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September 19 2014

A crowded seated congregation at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam gathering. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes sit with rudraksha malas, some with bare upper bodies and orange cloth wrapped at the waist. A white-haired older man with a white beard and a white-and-red vertical tilak on his forehead sits beside a younger man with a shaved head. A bespectacled man in saffron wears layered malas and a gold necklace. Others in white and orange dhotis or saffron cloth, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads, fill the rows behind. No throne, deity or a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated devotees.