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October 04 2010

2010-10-04 +1 copies

A seated audience of devotees in an event hall sits on striped and red-patterned floor mats. In the foreground, a young man in white clothes with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds an open book, while a young man in white with a red sash reads beside him. An older bald man in white with an orange scarf sits behind them, and a man in a khaki jacket reads a book nearby. Metal crowd-control stanchions and a pink water bottle are visible. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

2012-10-19 +1 copies

Outdoor ritual gathering on a sandy ground. On the right, a figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe sits on a white-covered cushioned seat, reading an open book while holding a small booklet; a wooden staff rests beside the seat. In front, a young man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a striped mat, hands folded. Standing behind them are people in white clothes with orange shawls, and a seated woman on the left wears white with a yellow-bordered cloth. A stone pillar stands near the seat, and a red cloth lies on the white cushion.

A photograph of seven young men seated cross-legged in a row on a white cloth on a concrete floor, eyes closed in meditation. Most wear saffron-orange dhotis or robes and orange head wraps, with rudraksha malas across bare chests; the figure on the far right wears white robes and a white head wrap, with long dark hair in a braid and hands folded. Some hold small metal vessels. Yellow floor lines run across the foreground. Behind them a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa NITHYANANDA" is displayed above a stage with a red curtain, white flowers in terracotta vases and a small offering tray on a white-draped table.

Seated devotees meditate with eyes closed in a room with red curtains. Young men and boys wear white dhotis and shawls with gold, red and maroon borders, and dark rudraksha malas. The foreground man has gold bangles and a wristwatch and holds his hands in a mudra on his lap. A boy in the centre has a white forehead mark. Brass oil lamps, a small brass vessel and an orange cloth sit on the floor in front. Standing older men in white are behind them.

Outdoor ritual on red sandstone steps. Two young priests with shaved heads and white tripundra ash marks sit on a pink cloth. The younger one wears white dhoti with gold border and reads or chants from a book; the older one in orange robe holds a small book beside him. In the center stands a framed photograph of a seated figure in orange robe with long dark hair, rudraksha-style white beaded necklace, and raised hand, set before a banyan tree; it is a printed portrait, not a physical person. A leopard-print cushion sits beneath it, with a water bottle, a brass kalasha holding a yellow flower, and a small red patterned rug in front. Several people sit in white and red clothes behind a metal railing in the background.

Indoor photograph of a Maheshwara Pooja in a plain white-walled hall. Devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls sit in rows on striped mats, many holding leaves or ritual items, with a tall wooden ritual staff with orange flags standing upright among them. At the upper left, a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes sits on a table draped with white cloth, with a red garland above it. A person in orange clothing sits near the portrait. Sunlight enters through windows on the right, and a small wall notice hangs beside them.

A row of devotees sits cross-legged on pink and purple mats in a hall during a puja, with hands joined in namaskar or eyes closed in prayer. The men wear white kurtas and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, and the women wear white salwar-style clothing and a green-and-white dupatta. In front of them are brass puja plates with flowers, fruit, sweets, lit oil lamps, incense sticks, a small brass kalasha and bowls. Behind them a large banner shows deity murtis in colourful garlands beneath trees, and a wall-mounted fan is visible at the left.

A photograph of a ritual hall with a yellow curtain behind a raised platform. A framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes and a garland hangs at centre, with a smaller framed portrait on an orange-draped seat at right. Four people are seated on the floor in front of offerings on banana leaves with small metal cups and a kalasha; a woman in an orange sari reads from a paper at left-centre, two men in white with yellow shawls sit with hands folded in prayer at left, and a man in white with a yellow shawl sits reading at right. A banner of framed photographs runs along the upper wall, and a bookshelf stands at left. Garlands of red and orange flowers decorate the curtain and the portrait.

October 17 2011

Photograph of a seated group of devotees on a striped blue and red mat during a satsang gathering. In the foreground a young man with a shaved head, rectangular glasses, a white vertical forehead mark, and a dark mala with a blue lanyard sits cross-legged in white clothes with hands folded, eyes closed in meditation. Around him, other people in white kurtas sit with bare feet, and children in red, teal and orange clothing are visible, along with a man in white with a mala at right. Partially visible heads in the background suggest a larger crowd.

November 01 2011