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A group of women and girls sit cross-legged on mats on the floor of a plain room, facing a wooden cabinet against the wall. Above the cabinet hangs a large framed printed portrait of a smiling young man in a white turban with a white-and-dark embroidered top, garlanded with marigold and flower garlands. Brass oil lamps and flowers sit on the cabinet below. Several women wear red, green, purple, orange and white saris, with long braided hair decorated with white flowers. A woman in a red sari sits on a blue plastic chair at left, and a standing woman in the back right looks on. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physically present person, so the only figure in person is the portrait subject shown on the wall.

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2006-HEALING-AND-SERVICES-IN-TAMILNADUA seated group of women and children face a framed portrait mounted on a wooden cabinet in a plain room with cream walls and a window grille. The portrait shows a smiling man in a cream turban and dark ornate tunic, draped in a garland of white flowers with red and green accents. Brass oil lamps flank the cabinet, with flowers and a small brass lamp placed in front. Among the devotees, a woman in white sari with a garland sits at left, women in orange, pink, teal, green and lavender saris sit on a patterned mat, and a child in lavender sits in front, with long braided hair and flowers visible. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene.2005-07-09 +1 copies2006-HEALING-AND-SERVICES-IN-TAMILNADU +1 copiesIndoor photo of a group of seated devotees in a small room facing a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, seated outdoors under a tree, garlanded with red and white flowers. The portrait has a Tamil caption printed at its base. In front, a white-draped table holds flowers and two brass oil lamps. Devotees sit on the floor: a woman in a white and black blouse with a long braid, a woman in red, an older woman in an orange and yellow sari, young girls and boys in school clothes, and women in white and lavender saris. Metal storage drums and shelves with framed pictures line the wall behind them. +1 copiesIndoor photo of a seated group in a white-walled hall with a tiled floor, many people sitting on the floor facing a standing man in a red-and-white checked shirt who speaks into a microphone. A woman in an orange sari stands at right near a wooden partition. Seated attendees wear white, cream, blue and orange clothing, and several women have flowers in their braided hair. On the back wall are framed religious pictures, a large poster of a seated goddess-like figure, and a small television. At left, a portrait shows a smiling man in a white turban, which is a printed depiction rather than a person present.A photograph of women seated on the floor in a small room facing a framed poster-style portrait mounted high on a pale wall. The portrait shows a figure in white seated on an ornate golden chair with a red cushioned back, against a blue background, with a red-and-gold garland draped over the frame. Several women in the foreground, shown from behind, wear saffron-pink, yellow, purple, lavender, green and blue saris and salwar sets, with long braided hair and white headbands tied across their heads. They sit on a colourful striped mat, and a black speaker sits on a small white stand at right. Green window shutters and a doorway frame the room.2005-07-09Indoor photograph of a group of women and girls seated on the floor facing a small shrine. Most wear white headbands tied at the back of the head, and several have long braided hair; saris and salwar outfits in green, pink, red and blue are visible. On the wall above the shrine hangs a framed poster of a saffron-robed sannyasi with long hair and rudraksha beads, garlanded with orange marigolds and pink flowers, labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA SWAMI" in the caption. Below it stand a calendar and a small framed portrait on a table draped with a decorated cloth, with calla lilies, flowers, a brass plate and oil lamp in front. The people are real, and the poster and portrait are depictions; the saffron-robed figure appears to be the depicted subject of the poster.2005-07-09 +1 copiesSeated devotees sit cross-legged on a mat in a thatched-roof hall during a meditation session in Cuddalore. Behind them hangs a long white banner printed with two portraits of a smiling figure in a white turban and dark clothing, flanked by Tamil text reading a title and the word for meditation. A bamboo pole supports the banner. Women in green, white, pink and maroon saris and salwar kameez sit with garlands and red bindis, while a girl in a blue dress and glasses sits in front. A man in white kurta sits at left. Several people appear in the foreground and middle rows.August 08 20092009-08-082001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01Devotees sit on mats in a blue-walled room facing a framed portrait draped with a garland and marigold strings, set above a white-covered table with flowers and a brass lamp. The portrait shows a smiling man in a cream turban and dark blue embroidered jacket, labelled with a Tamil caption reading the name in the sign below. Around a dozen people are seen from behind or in profile: a man in white at left with folded hands, a woman in a purple sari, women in blue, pink, red and white saris with long braided hair, and a woman at right in a pink-and-white sari. A glass display cabinet stands at the right wall.2005-07-09Indoor photo of a group of devotees seated on mats on the floor of a narrow corridor, eating from metal plates and steel bowls during what appears to be a shared meal. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" leans against the left wall, decorated with a yellow-and-white marigold garland. Women in orange and red saris, a woman in a white floral top, a man in a white shirt, and young girls in pink and blue dresses sit in a row, with a few children in the foreground. Red brick latticework stands at the far end of the corridor. The room is dimly lit.2006-12-10