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A photograph of a group of devotees seated on the floor of a plain blue-walled room, viewed from behind. Most wear white or light shirts and dhotis, and a woman in a purple sari with a long side braid sits in the front left. They face a framed painted portrait on the wall showing a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long hair, flanked by marigold garlands, with a tree backdrop. Colourful paper streamers hang from the top of the wall. Three people in the foreground and several more in the middle rows are clearly visible, and about ten to twelve people are seated in total.

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2006-HEALING-AND-SERVICES-IN-TAMILNADUSeveral young men sit cross-legged on a blue-and-black checkered mat in a small room facing a central altar, seen from behind. They wear white shirts and white dhotis, and one wears a yellow shirt and another a plaid blue shirt. The wall behind the altar displays a large framed image of a seated saffron-robed figure in front of a tree, decorated with a garland of flowers, with small oil lamps (diyas) and a brass vessel in front. Colourful paper streamers in pink, green, yellow and orange hang from the ceiling and walls. Framed portraits are on the side walls, and a poster on the right shows a smiling figure with a white turban and dark robe, with Tamil text below. The scene suggests a group devotional gathering or satsang.2005-07-09 +1 copiesA photograph taken from behind a row of seated devotees in a small, plainly walled room lit with bluish light. Most of the devotees wear white head cloths tied around their foreheads and sit on striped mats facing a framed portrait on the far wall. The portrait shows a figure in white robes and gold-embroidered shawl seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned footstool, framed by garlands and a Tamil inscription. Before the portrait stand a small table with a brass lamp and offerings, a walking stick, and a tall whisk-broom style brush. Several devotees wear white shirts, others checked or striped shirts.2005-07-09A photograph of a small indoor room where a group sits on striped woven mats in a gathering, many with hands pressed in anjali. A standing man in white kurta and a man in a white shirt at the right stand with palms together facing the group. A seated man in a blue-and-white striped shirt sits near a framed painting on an easel. Behind them a large framed photo shows a bearded man in white head covering beside a printed caption board. Participants wear white, orange, yellow and striped clothing.A photograph of a group of women sitting cross-legged on blue mats in a plain room with pale blue walls, facing a framed portrait on the wall. Their backs are toward the camera; most wear long braids decorated with white flowers and colourful saris in orange, red, purple, yellow and maroon. Two men in white and checked shirts sit at the right edge. The wall portrait, on a green background with a garland, shows a smiling man in a yellow turban, gold necklaces and a blue garment, with Tamil text printed beneath it. A wall calendar hangs nearby.2005-07-09A photograph of a seated audience facing a speaker in a plain whitewashed hall with red-painted pillars and a red bench along the wall. A woman in a saffron-orange sari sits on a raised platform with a microphone stand in front of her, addressing the crowd. Behind her hangs a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda". The audience sits cross-legged on a purple mat: men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers, women in sarees and salwars in teal, pink and orange, and a child in a yellow top at the front left. A man in white stands at the far left edge. Seen from behind, the crowd fills the frame. No one in the image is identifiable as a person from appearance.2006-10-29A photograph of a seated group of devotees, mostly viewed from behind, inside a plain whitewashed hall with a striped rug on the floor. Many people wear white headbands and white clothing; women wear saris in blue, green, orange and pink, with long braids. Some sit on the floor while others sit on blue, red and white plastic chairs along the walls. At the front, a small framed portrait on a stand shows a figure with a white head covering and a printed caption above it, with a red flower garland draped at its base, facing the group.Seen from behind through an open doorway, several devotees sit on a tiled floor in a small plain room facing an altar. Most wear white cloths and white headbands; one woman in a red sari with a blue blouse and a braid wears a white headband, and another woman in a yellow sari sits at the right with hands folded in namaskar. On the wall above the altar hangs a framed photograph of a seated figure with long hair, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, seated before a banyan tree and framed by a garland of flowers; a small framed photo sits on the altar. A marked figure in orange and rudraksha appears in the wall portrait, and a separate small photo of a woman is also placed on the altar with a brass plate and lamp. Because the wall portrait shows a candidate with distinctive saffron robe and rudraksha cues, it is labelled a person as a depiction.2005-07-09September 14 20092009-09-14A dimly lit room with floral patterned curtains where a group of devotees sit on a striped mat facing an altar. A framed portrait of a figure with long hair in saffron clothing sits behind a white-draped table decorated with flowers, a lit oil lamp, brass vessels and offerings. Several people wear white headbands; a seated man in a checked shirt and white headband sits on a plastic chair at the right, and children in white, red and pink clothes sit in front with their backs to the camera. A plastic chair and window are visible at the left.2005-07-09A indoor puja in a plain blue-washed room in the evening. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits on the floor at the front, holding a lit oil lamp and a small object. Before him, a flower-decorated altar holds a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", showing a figure with long hair and orange garments, draped in a white flower garland, plus small brass lamps and marigold and rose petals. Around the altar, devotees sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar; the women wear saris in purple, blue, green and pink, with long braids decorated with white flowers, and the men wear white shirts. Most people are seen from behind.2005-07-09April 17 20112011-04-17