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September 14 2009

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A photograph inside a white temple pavilion with painted pillars in red, green and yellow. A figure in orange robes sits on a white throne-like chair facing a seated crowd of devotees on the red floor. Several people in orange and saffron clothing sit near the chair, while devotees in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a floral sari and women in white sit cross-legged. On the right, a large framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a garland of yellow and pink flowers rests on a tiger-striped seat with small offerings and a flower tray. A deity murti in saffron cloth stands in the doorway behind. Roughly 25 people are visible.2009-09-14September 14 20092009-09-14 +1 copiesDecember 30 20092009-12-30September 14 20092009-09-14Evening ritual scene in an ashram hall at night. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a raised white-and-red striped platform before a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda, garlanded with yellow marigolds. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with yellow garlands, sit on the platform. A large crowd of people in white with long hair braids sits in the foreground facing the platform. A small flame and offerings lie near the platform, and a lit deity image glows in the upper left. Several attendees face the central figure in prayer.2009-12-30A photograph of a large indoor hall where many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on striped mats in rows, their backs to the camera. At the far end, a raised stage with a golden throne-like seat holds a figure in white clothing, flanked by small lamps and framed by a red and gold drapery backdrop with hanging tassels and a banner. Several ceiling fans and standing fans are visible along the sides of the hall. The audience is seated in front of the stage, and the scene appears to be a satsang or programme gathering.2007-02-15A photograph of a seated crowd in white clothes filling a decorated hall, viewed from behind the audience. Many men sit cross-legged on white sheets, their backs and shaven or short-haired heads toward the camera. At the far end, a raised stage holds a figure in orange robes seated on a throne-like seat before a small shrine with lamps, while a standing person in orange and another in white stand nearby. A large portrait of a bearded man with a serene expression hangs on a dark curtain behind the stage, and a framed image of a woman playing a violin appears at the right wall. Strings of multicoloured garlands, red and gold streamers and fans decorate the hall.2007-02-15September 14 20092009-09-14A large hall with many seated devotees on blue-and-white striped mats, most wearing white kurtas and white dhotis, some in colored shirts. A man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a white shirt and sits cross-legged, looking toward the front. Several people have white or sandalwood forehead markings, and a few wear orange or yellow garments. Red drapes and a framed banner hang on the back wall. A poster on the upper right is partly visible. a person's appearance is not clearly visible in any person shown.2011-11-06Inside a temple hall with orange and white striped walls, a gilded golden throne with red cushions holds a framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair wearing an orange robe and rudraksha beads, garlanded with red, yellow and purple flowers. A seated group of devotees faces the throne: a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti at left, women in white saris with yellow borders, and a woman in a cream sari with orange shawl at right. Brass plates of offerings and flowers sit before the throne. The portrait is a printed photograph, not a live person; the seated people are the physical participants.2010-09-25A hall with a tiled floor covered by purple and striped mats, where a large group of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged in rows with palms pressed together in namaskar. Some wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces and red lanyard badges. Hanging from the ceiling are woven decorative banners in red, orange and black, and framed portraits of women in saffron-toned attire line the back walls. Several chairs are stacked at the sides, and printed papers lie on the mats near the devotees.2006-10-29A temple interior where a devotee in a cream kurta bows with forehead to the floor on a patterned mat before a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes and a beaded mala, with a sannyasi in orange robes kneeling beside a brass tray holding flowers and a lamp. Five standing devotees with folded hands watch: men in white shirts, a young person in a dark t-shirt, and women in a red sari and a striped yellow-green salwar. Pink flowers sit on a cane chair beside the portrait, and the pillars are painted with red, blue and yellow geometric patterns. Brass vessels and flower petals lie on the floor.