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May 22 20172017-05-22Outdoor scene of a riverside ghat with red stone steps where many people sit in rows in white ritual clothing, many men bare-chested with white dhotis and rudraksha malas, women in white saris. Small black stone shivalingam-style pillars and small brass lamps stand on the steps. A lone figure in a saffron-orange robe stands in shallow water at the bottom edge, facing the steps. Flowering shrubs and a chain-link fence sit behind the steps. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, 2020.2017-05-29Photograph of a large outdoor ritual gathering on red sandstone steps beside a rectangular water tank. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and white saris fill the steps, many with rudraksha malas, some bare-chested, all facing the water. Dark stone kalasha-style pots stand before many of them. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree stands at the water's edge, her long hair down, facing the tank. Orange flags and a small shrine with a pale stone structure appear at upper left, with green trees behind the railing. Setting suggests a satsang or puja by the water. Roughly 100 people are visible.2017-05-29December 02 20102010-12-02May 22 20172017-05-22Outdoor photograph of a large seated audience on tiered stone steps beside a rectangular water tank, many dressed in white clothing with some in pink, orange and red. A figure in an orange sari stands on a metal ladder rising from the water, near the tank's edge. Empty red-and-white stadium-style seating rises in the background, and a metal railing runs along the steps. Attendees sit in close rows listening, several with hands folded or resting on their knees.2010-12-02Photo of a large outdoor gathering seated on the stone steps beside a rectangular water pool, with red-tiered spectator stands behind. Many devotees wear white clothes, with some in orange or red saris and shirts; several women have long hair and some wear lanyards. A few people sit near the water's edge and bamboo poles line the pool. A white van and trees stand at the back. No individual can be identified as a person here, and the crowd is visible without any clearly legible setting detail beyond the pool and seating.2010-12-02Outdoor ritual scene at a red-stone stepped tank or pond, with many devotees seated in rows on the steps. Most wear white dhotis and shawls, while others wear orange or saffron cloths; several are bare-chested with rudraksha malas. Small black shivalingas and brass pots with offerings sit on the steps, and a drum rests in the foreground. An orange-robed attendant stands at the water's edge at right, beside a flower-decorated platform. Red and orange flags line the railings, and a large red building with a tall flagpole rises behind. The crowd is large and spread across the steps. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2017-05-29October 10 20162016-10-10 +1 copiesNovember 16 20152015-11-16Large crowd of devotees seated on tiered red-and-grey concrete steps beside a water body at dusk, several in white ritual clothing and one woman in a peach-orange salwar kameez in the foreground. A bare-shouldered man in white dhoti with a red-orange shawl stands at the left edge near a metal ladder and railing, facing the steps; he is a priest or organiser rather than a confirmed identity. Other figures in white and orange sit along the steps and bank, with a red-tiled structure in the background.2010-12-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies