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Outdoor gathering on a gravel riverbank with green shrubs in the foreground. A seated crowd sits on blue and pink cloths and bare ground under wooden poles and string lines. A man in a black T-shirt smiles while holding a small child on his lap in the lower centre. On the right, a figure in an orange knit cap and a leopard-print robe sits near the poles, and a woman in a pink salwar kameez with a black top stands among the seated people. Shoes lie scattered on the stones, and a white plastic chair and a grey bucket sit at the right edge. Several black T-shirts show a small portrait print on the chest. Pale green and blue tarps are visible behind the group.

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Outdoor gathering on a gravel riverbank beneath a green tarp canopy supported by wooden poles, with forested hills and mist behind. A group of about 25 people sit on blankets and cloth in a circle. A man in a dark top stands at the centre-left under the canopy, and a woman in a blue jacket stands at the left edge. Near the canopy's right side, an orange-robed figure with a long beard and orange head wrap sits among the group; the figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone. A woman in a pink skirt and black top stands in the middle foreground, and a man in a white shirt sits holding a small child at lower centre. Green shrubs line the riverbank. A blue bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2005-05-06Outdoor homa at a riverside camp in a forested valley. A man with long dark hair and a white shawl kneels at a small fire pit of stones and logs, holding two coconuts while pouring from a steel vessel; a brass bowl of offerings and flowers sits nearby. Around the fire, about two dozen devotees sit on rocks and gravel: some in shawls and fleece jackets, a woman in a pink wrap, a man in a maroon shawl, and a young woman in an orange top and red skirt in the foreground. Pebbles and trees frame the scene. The camera credit overlay reads Nithyananda Paramashivam2005-05-08Outdoor ghat-side ritual gathering on a pink sandstone platform above a river, with a rubble-stone embankment behind. Around thirty seated devotees sit in rows on an orange cloth, many in white kurtas and white tops, some in red, blue and grey shirts, with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A bearded man in a white shirt and blue jeans sits in the centre-front. In front of the group are brass lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a bowl of green mangoes, small plates of offerings and a metal fire tray with wood laid for a homa. Onlookers stand and sit on the stone steps in the background.2008-06-28A photograph of a group gathered on a pebbled riverbank beside a green river pool, with a steep wooded hillside of conifers and shrubs rising behind them. About twenty people sit on the stones and folding chairs in a loose circle, some in white, orange and bright clothing, with an open black umbrella at the centre. Several others stand around the edge, including a man in a red top and a person in white near the left, and a child is held by an adult on the far right.2005-05-06May 08 20052005-05-08A photograph of a group of people seated on a blue tarp on a riverbank beside a green river with rocky banks and bright green riverside shrubs. In the foreground at left, a figure with long dark hair and an orange-yellow knit beanie wears an orange and leopard-print garment, seen from behind. Around them, smiling men and women sit close together: a woman in sunglasses and a black t-shirt, a woman in a grey hoodie, a man with glasses in a dark jacket, a bald man in a white hoodie, and a bearded man in grey. A tent pole and rope are visible at right.2005-05-06Outdoor homa held at a riverside camp on rocky ground beside green trees. A fire burns in a shallow stone-ringed pit with a brass pot, offerings and a small tray of items nearby. A central figure with long dark hair wears a white robe and sits with palms pressed together in prayer, flanked by a woman in white and seated devotees in jackets, shawls and saris, many with hands folded. Behind them a child in red, a man in a blue jacket and onlookers stand under a green tent canopy.2005-05-08May 08 20052005-05-08Outdoor teacher training gathering under a green tarp canopy supported by wooden poles, set on a dry gravel riverbed with pine forest behind. Around him, about two dozen participants sit on the gravel in front, many in white and dark jackets; a bald man in white sits in the foreground, a standing young man in a dark jacket stands behind, and a woman in a purple headscarf and pink top sits to the right. The scene reads as a seated discourse or satsang among attendees.2005-05-06October 08 20122012-10-08May 08 20052005-05-08May 05 20062006-05-05 +1 copies