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Three priests in white dhotis and shawls with red borders sit cross-legged on a mat in a hall with orange walls. The priest on the left holds a brass bell and wears gold beads and a pendant, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead. The centre priest speaks into a small clip microphone while holding a pendant, and the priest on the right also wears a microphone and gold beads. Behind them, a gold ornate throne with a red cushion sits empty, flanked by a man in orange robes seated on the floor. A wall sign with white lettering is visible at upper right.

Three shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and shawls with maroon borders sit cross-legged on an orange cloth before microphones. Each wears a long gold bead necklace and white forehead markings. The man on the left rings a handbell, while the centre priest reads from a sheet of printed paper and the right priest chants with eyes lowered. Behind them a man in a yellow shawl stands near a red-cushioned gold throne against an orange wall. A small framed picture is visible at the lower right edge. The scene suggests a chanting ritual such as a puja.

October 25 2011

Four men in white dhoti-style ritual clothes with maroon and pink borders sit on a mat before an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion. The men wear gold necklaces and sandalwood-paste horizontal markings on their foreheads and arms. Two in front have palms joined in prayer, and the man at right chants into a microphone on a stand. A brass bell and a small gold-covered book sit on the mat in front of them. A man in saffron-orange cloth sits behind, hand near his face, and a tripod stands at the left. Smoke or incense haze fills the background.

November 28 2011

Three men in white dhoti and shawls with red-bordered cloth sit cross-legged on a floor mat during a chanting session. Each wears a gold-bead necklace with a pendant, and white vertical marks are painted on their foreheads and arms. The man at centre holds a small clip microphone and chants, while the man at right also holds a microphone. A brass bell lies on the mat in front, and a notebook is open at the lower right. Behind them, a figure in orange robes sits near an ornate gold-and-red throne in front of an orange wall with a red-and-white striped panel and a black board with white lettering. Nobody in the background is identified.

A row of shaved-headed men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth sit cross-legged on a floor, facing right, at what appears to be a seated ritual or satsang. The foremost man on the left, wearing a rudraksha mala and a small earring, gazes sideways; behind him men wear white robes with sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Brass lamp and pink-brown containers are visible at lower right, and red chairs sit in the background. A partially visible hand appears at the far left edge. a person's appearance is not shown in this image; the seated men are devotees or priests.

Four shaved-headed priests sit cross-legged on an orange mat in a courtyard during a chanting ceremony. They wear white dhotis with maroon-bordered shawls and gold rudraksha-style necklaces, with tilak marks on their foreheads. Microphones stand before the two central chanters, who sit with hands folded and palms pressed together. A woman in an orange-bordered sari stands at the left holding a camera, and a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands behind, with a red-and-white ornamented wall and a red-flowered tray on a table at right. A blue mat printed with NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM lies under the priests, beside a bell and a silver puja tray.

Several men seated on a green mat in a tent with red-cushioned chairs behind them, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. The man in front wears an orange silk-bordered garment with a gold edge, rudraksha and bead malas, a bead bracelet and white tripundra markings on his forehead. Beside him, men in white dhotis and orange cloths sit in prayer. Small brass items, a conch shell and a brass cup sit on an orange cloth in front. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made.

April 01 2013

Several men sit cross-legged on a green mat before an orange-draped wall during a puja or chanting ritual. Foreground, a bald man in orange cloth with white forehead and arm markings holds his palms together in anjali. Behind him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, pray with folded hands. At right, a bald man in orange, wearing a gold pendant, chants at a microphone stand while reading from an open sheet. Brass lamps, a silver puja tray and small oil lamps sit on the mat, and folding chairs with red seats line the background.

A photograph of four shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and shawls with red borders, seated cross-legged on a floor covered by an orange cloth, chanting at microphones. Each wears a large gold-coloured necklace and has white and yellow tilak marks on the forehead and arms. Open books with printed pages rest before them, and a small brass bell sits on the floor. Behind them, a golden ornate throne with a red cushion stands against an orange wall. Several other seated people in white and orange clothing are visible further back, and a wall sign lists text. The scene suggests a puja recitation session.