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May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees dressed in saffron and orange robes sits closely together under a thatched-roof pavilion hung with rows of brass bells. Many men have long matted dreadlocks and rudraksha malas; some wear bare-chested with orange shawls. A carved stone pillar with a red and multicoloured sash rises in the centre. At left, a small shrine holds a deity murti and brass lamps. A woman in an orange sari stands at the upper right, and red lights glow overhead during a courtyard satsang session.2018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesAugust 08 20172017-08-08A seated crowd of devotees fills a temple courtyard at night, many dressed in saffron-orange robes and some in white dhotis with bare upper bodies. Several have long matted dreadlocks and vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads and arms. A tall red-and-blue striped pillar with a yellow floral motif stands in the centre of the frame. Behind them are hanging brass bells, a lit string of red lights, and a small deity shrine with a gilded image. A woman in orange robes stands at the right edge of the crowd. Several people sit cross-legged and smile, some with hands joined.2018-05-29May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesA night-time ritual in a temple shrine room with golden pillars and red curtains. Many sannyasis in orange robes sit cross-legged on a stone floor around a central space, several holding small oil lamps lit with flames. Some wear white or orange turbans and rudraksha malas; others have white sacred ash marks on their bodies. A seated deity murti stands on a golden platform, garlanded with flowers, flanked by a lion figure and a brass bell. Small oil lamps and a brass bowl lie on the floor, with a framed deity picture and a purple flag visible at upper right. An orange-turbaned face appears in a small inset at upper left.2022-05-29A courtyard session inside a temple hall with red-painted walls, stone pillars, hanging brass bells and a small golden shrine with deity murti at the back. A bearded man in orange clothing sits on a raised platform at the upper left, and a large group of people in orange and saffron garments sits in a circle on the floor around him, many with long dreadlocked or swept-back hair and rudraksha malas. A yellow and multicoloured embroidered banner hangs on the left. Lower right shows a bald older man in orange robes and a grey-haired man in the corner. Caption text on the photo reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda Paramashivam, indicating the speaker; the seated figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2018-05-29 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20172017-02-17May 29 20222022-05-29A large group of young men and boys in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans sits cross-legged on a floor covered with a striped cloth, many wearing rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, with white markings on their foreheads and arms. Several older men in orange sit among them, and the scene appears to be an evening gathering in a pillared hall. No single individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2017-09-07A photo of an outdoor courtyard gathering with red walls and a green tree. Many young children and teenagers in orange and saffron clothing, with rudraksha malas, sit on the ground in rows facing a raised dais. A man seated on the dais wears an orange robe and a tall dark crown-like headpiece and speaks into a microphone. Brass lamps with hanging chains and a brass kalasha-like bowl filled with white flowers and a red petal stand in the foreground. A woman in red sits to the side, and a shaved-headed man in orange sits in front, writing in a notebook. Brass bells and ornate golden elements hang near the dais.2016-01-11