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Indoor puja in a community hall with carpeted floor. A large framed portrait labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda sits on a low platform, garlanded with red and white flowers, with pink roses and marigolds at its base. Seated on the floor in front of it are several people in saffron and orange clothing: a figure in an orange hooded shawl seen from behind, a woman in a red and gold sari standing and serving yellow food from a bowl, a man in a yellow shirt scooping rice into a steel vessel, and young women in orange saris with white borders. Empty brass plates are arranged on the carpet. Brass pots and steel bowls are visible in the background, typical of a Navaratri Maheshwara puja offering.

A group of about ten people sit cross-legged on the carpeted floor of a hall eating a shared meal from metal plates and bowls. Several wear orange and saffron robes, while others wear saris in orange, yellow, gold and maroon. A woman in a pale cream sari serves food from a steel bowl. A framed portrait on an easel and a large garlanded portrait of a robed figure in orange stand near a low stage. Brass pots and kalasha-like vessels sit on shelves along the back wall, and rows of maroon chairs stand at right. The setting suggests an annadan style communal meal or satsang gathering.

October 02 2008

October 02 2008

Indoor puja in a carpeted hall with a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes seated cross-legged, garlanded with red and white flowers, set on a low stand with flowers and fruit. Several people in orange and white sit on the floor around brass plates of marigold petals, while others stand behind with brass bowls and a standing woman in a gold-and-orange sari pours from a vessel. A woman in a red-and-gold sari kneels to offer petals on a plate. Brass vessels and framed deity images are on a shelf at right, a large brass urn stands at left.

October 02 2008

November 12 2007

A photograph of a seated group in a plain cream-walled room with a cream floor and a cooler unit at left. A central figure with long dark hair and an ornate gold necklace, wearing an orange-saffron robe, sits cross-legged on a red cloth before a bowl. Beside him, a red-draped seat holds a framed portrait, and two green-draped altar tables display small framed photographs. Around the room, saffron-robed men and women sit on the floor before large green leaf plates laid out for a meal, while a bald man in white sits at the front with his back to the camera and a woman in a teal sari and a man in an orange-and-white striped shirt sit nearby. Steel vessels are set at the right edge.

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A large group of seated devotees performs a ritual in a hall with cream walls and a red curtain. Many young women and girls in saffron-orange saris with red borders wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, holding brass oil lamps and small plates of offerings. Older women in white and maroon saris sit among them, some holding lit lamps or cupped hands in prayer. Brass pots, small plates of fruit and flowers, and a wall painting of deities are visible. Smoke rises from a small incense or lamp at lower left.

Large hall photo of a ritual meal or darshan gathering seated on white cloths and red-patterned rugs. In the foreground left, a figure seated on a gold-and-purple throne wears a red-orange turban and orange garment, holding a bowl of food. Rows of seated devotees fill the room: some wear white robes, others orange-saffron garments with red shawls, and many have plates of food with small cups before them. A woman in white with dark hair sits in the centre front with hands joined. Framed panels and red walls decorate the background. The seated figure on the throne is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, given the orange turban and ornate throne, and is presented with that uncertainty.

A seated meal service in a hall with grey carpet and a red runner. At left, a bald man in saffron robes with a red border and a large gold pendant necklace sits cross-legged, with a white-clad person in an orange shawl beside him. A standing man in a light blue shirt serves from a bowl, and women in saffron saris and a bent older woman in a gold-and-green sari serve food onto steel plates. Several young women in orange shawls sit on the floor with plates of rice and curry. Brass vessels and a wooden table with decorations appear at the back.