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A woman in a white and gold-bordered cream sari with a checked pattern sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer. She wears a vertical tilak on her forehead, a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala, gold earrings, a ring and a gold bangle. Beside her, other women in white saris with gold borders also sit with hands folded, and blurred figures fill the background of a hall. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

Close photo of devotees seated in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level. In the foreground a girl in a pink dress wears a black bead mala and gold bangles, her lips parted as if chanting. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a white tilak on her forehead and gold earrings and bangles keeps her eyes lowered. At the right a woman in a yellow shawl folds her hands, and at the upper right a bald man with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed. A woman with a red bindi and white tilak sits behind them in a yellow garment. Sunlit stone floor and white pillars suggest an ashram puja gathering.

A photograph of devotees seated in a hall during a satsang or ritual gathering. In the centre, a woman in a white embroidered blouse and white dhoti-style garment, with a red bindi and white tilak, sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered. Rudraksha malas are worn around her neck, and she wears gold and red bangles. Women on either side, also in white with rudraksha malas and white forehead marks, sit with eyes closed or lowered. Blurred figures in orange and red robes sit behind. No a person candidate is visible. Text overlay reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam

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Close photograph of a woman with her palms pressed together in namaste at her chest, eyes lowered, with a red bindi on her forehead. She wears a cream blouse and cream sari with a red-and-purple striped border, draped with an orange shawl, and gold bangles on her wrist. Beside her, a blurred woman in an orange shawl and a second blurred figure in the lower left are seated, one with a white tilak mark. Behind them, an orange cloth and a blurred golden surface suggest a temple or ashram hall with a red cushioned seat.

Two women stand with their eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste near a microphone on a stand, in front of a deep red velvet curtain. The woman on the right wears a white top with a red border and a red bindi with a white dot, with a small nose stud. The woman on the left, out of focus, wears a white garment with a red-orange shawl and small earrings. The scene suggests satsang or a devotional talk.

A row of women seated in a bright room, eyes closed in prayer or meditation. The foreground woman wears a white sari with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and a small pendant, with white sacred ash marks on her forehead and neck; she holds a white flower and green stems in her cupped hands. Beside her, other women in white and one in purple sit in similar postures, some holding flowers, with a pink wall behind them. Blurred figures fill the background.

Seated devotees with eyes closed in a meditative satsang setting. In the foreground a woman in a white shawl and white top, with a small nose stud and stud earrings, sits with her hands out of view. To her right a woman with blonde hair wears white and sits with eyes closed. Behind them, several more people in white clothing and a woman in a red floral dress sit in rows, all in quiet meditation. The background is softly blurred with warm lighting.

A photograph of a seated group of women in a ritual gathering, many with palms pressed together in anjali. The central woman wears a white sari with green and gold borders over a yellow shawl, with a white vibhuti mark on her forehead, and her eyes are closed as she chants. Around her, others in white saris with yellow shawls sit on orange mats, with small oil lamps, brass vessels and a plastic bowl in the background. A woman in the lower right wears an orange garment with a red bindi. The setting suggests a puja or satsang.