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October 15 20212021-10-15A three-panel graphic collage of temple ritual photographs with a caption. Top left: an elderly woman in a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala stirs a metal bowl of grain while a young woman in orange sari helps, beside a woman in white. Top right: a young woman in orange sari and orange turban feeds a fire with a long rod before a deity murti and a bull statue decorated with flowers. Bottom: a bald man in white dhoti, glasses, rudraksha malas and a red bindi reads from a book beside a fire pit; two young girls in orange robes and a turban tend the fire with a metal vessel, flowers and a basket of puffed grain. The caption reads 'The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam empowering the rural girl children and rural women through temple science'. The seated man in white with malas matches the page's a person reference only by role-appearance cues, which are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so a person is unsure.2021-10-15Three women perform a classical Indian dance on a red-carpeted stage in front of a black backdrop. Each dancer wears a traditional silk sari with gold borders in red, pink and purple, with jasmine flowers in her hair, gold jewellery and bangles. The central dancer in pink holds her hands near her chest, while the dancers at left and right extend their arms. Two framed portraits hang above the stage: the left one shows a man with long hair holding a microphone and wearing white with a red-and-gold head band; the right one shows a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a beaded necklace. The stage has red and pink draped valances.2011-12-11October 15 20212021-10-15A photograph of five young women performing a classical Indian dance on a red stage in a hall with framed religious pictures on the walls. The dancer at far left wears a mustard-yellow blouse with cream pleated skirt and a white flower in her hair. Next, a dancer in a blue-and-white sari with purple borders raises her hand toward her face. A kneeling dancer in a brown-and-white costume leans in beside a seated dancer in a blue sari with gold trim, who has white flowers in her hair. At far right, a dancer in a red-and-gold costume extends her arms outward. Dance performance at an ashram-style hall.2011-12-17January 11 20172017-01-11September 14 20182018-09-14October 07 20182018-10-07Three female classical dancers perform on a red stage against a dark backdrop, in a Bharatanatyam-style pose with arms raised and hands in mudras. The dancer on the left wears a blue blouse with gold trim, a blue and cream skirt and a gold waist belt, with white flowers in her hair. The centre dancer wears a purple and orange outfit with a gold belt. The dancer on the right wears a red blouse and red-gold skirt with a gold waist belt, a jewelled headpiece and a white flower in her hair. Other performers and seated audience members are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2011-12-17Four female dancers in matching rust-red and gold costumes perform a classical Indian dance on a red stage. Each wears pleated gold-bordered skirts, gold-trimmed blouses, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, white flower garlands on the wrists and hair, and red bindi. They hold open hands in mudra gestures and smile. Behind them is a backdrop with carved temple sculpture of figures and pillars, and a wooden door and wall-mounted air conditioner appear at right.2013-11-02Five young women perform a Bharatanatyam-style dance on a stage against a dark grey backdrop. They wear matching pink and red silk sarees with green blouses, gold waist belts, necklaces and earrings, and gold-trimmed borders. Four stand in poses with hands raised in mudras, while a woman kneeling at front center presses her palms together in anjali. The stage floor is bare and they are barefoot with ankle bells.2018-04-14A two-panel collage in a document layout with a captioned photo strip. Top left: a group of girls and a few boys sit on a patterned rug before a glass cabinet and deity statues, some playing small hand drums and cymbals. Top right: girls in pink, red and orange saris sit before a deity murti on a raised throne with trident-shaped finials, singing into microphones. Bottom: a large outdoor group of about 60 women and girls in orange saris and rudraksha malas sit in rows before golden pillars and rows of lamps, with plates of flowers and offerings in front, performing a puja. The captions read that indigenous girls participate in Nithyananda Gurukul and that KAILASA trains rural women and girls in Nithya Puja. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2021-10-15