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Outdoor scene under a large leafy tree at an ashram-style courtyard. A woman in a red salwar outfit stands on the left by brass oil lamps on stands, her arm raised near a lamp. Seated under the tree on a red-and-green patterned mat are several people, including a bearded man in white and a man in a teal shirt. A woman in an orange sari sits at a red-draped table with a steel container and cardboard box. Nearby a person in white holds an orange shawl, and a figure in orange robes sits at right. A white-clothed figure stands near the tree. Chairs with red and white covers line the area. Visible people number about ten.2017-10-03Outdoor ashram scene under a green shade net strung between trees. Dozens of people in saffron-orange robes sit on mats and cloth on the ground, many with long dark hair and rudraksha-style necklaces. Two men in white dhoti and shawls with golden borders stand at right near a low table with offerings. Several people wear white, and a camera on a tripod and a video camera are set up among the seated devotees. A person in orange stands at the far right and a figure is perched in a tree. Trees and a low wall surround the open ground. a person is not clearly identifiable among the people visible.2018-05-24March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor covered pavilion with a corrugated roof, surrounded by green leafy plants, where a group of devotees sits on plastic chairs and a concrete floor. A woman in an orange sari with a maroon blouse stands in the foreground, facing the seated group with her arm extended. Several seated people hold small plates, and one man in a white shirt sits in the center. A white-draped table stands at left. Most attendees wear white, orange or red clothing. The setting suggests a small satsang gathering.2010-01-09February 01 20182018-02-01January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor satsang under a white tent at the Nithyananda Peetham ashram in Thiruvannamalai. A large seated crowd fills the foreground, mostly in white dhotis, white kurtas and cream saris, with some in pale blue and green. A woman in a bright orange sari stands at left gesturing toward the audience, and other women in orange saris and garlands move among the rows, some carrying items. Behind them, women in white walk on sandy ground past a red-walled building with a green roof, palm trees, and a red flag. Stage lights hang from the tent poles and a speaker stands at right beside red and gold draped fabric.2017-03-11 +1 copiesA Pongal celebration in an open-air pavilion with a tiled floor and a canopy of leafy branches overhead. Several women in orange and saffron saris stand and carry brass pots, one holding a clay pot aloft, while others in white garments move among the group. A large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with white flowers sits on a red pedestal at right, beside clay pots and sugarcane stalks tied to the posts. Seated devotees in red, pink and orange clothing watch from the front, and a wooden throne-like seat with gold trim is visible at left. Colourful rangoli designs decorate the floor, and bunting hangs in the background.2016-01-15December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor ritual scene under a large tree on a paved courtyard. Women and girls in saffron-orange saris and white garments stand with ceremonial umbrellas and colourful decorated banners on tall poles. Seated participants on the left, in orange and white, face shallow bronze plates and woven baskets of offerings on a striped woven mat. In the centre a woman in an orange sari bends forward over a metal pot, while a woman in white sits at the right with a brass vessel. A man in orange and white stands at the far left near an orange wall. Garlands of rudraksha are visible on several participants.2016-01-15Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots at a temple-like ashram site. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand and sit around a red-framed wooden platform draped with a blue cloth, holding and arranging brass pots, lamps and offering dishes. A figure in saffron robes stands on a wooden ramp near the platform, and a seated devotee in orange sits at left beside a camera operator. Two people in white garments stand behind the group. On the right a dark stone sculpture of a deity murti stands on a grey pedestal, and a bright blue canopy is visible at left. Dry earth ground, scattered petals and a few small offerings complete the scene.2015-02-05April 24 20132013-04-24