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August 10 2011

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A photo of a seated ritual in a hall. In the foreground a clean-shaven man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits cross-legged with eyes closed, chanting and holding his hands in a mudra. He wears a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak with a red dot. Before him on a patterned cloth are brass plates with flowers and fruit, a small brass bell, an oil lamp, plastic containers of offerings and a water bottle. Seated devotees in the background wear white and grey clothing. The setting suggests a puja or padapuja.2011-08-10Photograph of a seated puja in a hall with pale pink walls. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with red border, white tripundra on forehead and arms, and rudraksha mala, performs ritual with his hands over a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Beside him a man in white with a red-bordered shawl sits on a yellow cloth, and another attendee in white holds a brass plate of flowers. A teal plastic lid rests on a clear container, and brass bells and lamps sit on the floor. Behind them a large seated congregation in white is blurred. No person is identified as a person.2010-09-18November 21 20112011-11-21A seated devotee in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, white horizontal tilak lines on forehead and arms, rudraksha mala at neck and a red-and-gold wristband. Behind and beside him, several other men in white ritual clothes with red borders sit in rows, one holding yellow flowers. On the orange cloth before them are brass puja vessels, a brass plate with yellow marigolds, small brass lamps, an incense stick and a bowl of offerings, with blue and pink containers at the edges. Background shows a hall with red curtains and onlookers standing at the back.2010-09-16Seated priests in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth perform a puja on orange mats on a white marble floor. The central priest, shaved-headed with a red bindi and white tilak marks, holds a small metal cup over a brass plate with a bell and offerings. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a clear bowl of sweets and a bowl of marigold petals lie nearby. Other priests sit behind, many wearing rudraksha malas. Tall windows and white walls frame the ritual space.2010-11-05A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated in a bare-chested devotional posture, wearing a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a white-pale sacred ash marking across his forehead with a red dot at the centre. He touches the bridge of his nose with his right hand while his eyes look downward. Behind him, several other bare-chested men wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit or stand, and a man at the right in an orange garment holds a silver tray. Background figures are partly blurred. The setting appears to be a group ritual gathering on a patterned mat.2017-07-28A seated shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a rudraksha mala around his neck and white tilak with red bindi on his forehead. Beside him, a partly visible seated person in white also sits in devotion. In the foreground, brass bells, a kalasha-style vessel and an orange cloth hold puja items, with a lit lamp and a shell-like object. The background is a plain room with a red chair. A Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style purple logo appears at upper left.2011-11-28January 03 20172017-01-03A dreadlocked man with white tilak marks on his forehead and shoulders sits cross-legged on a blue mat, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala. He holds a brass handbell in one hand and a small lit oil lamp in the other, performing a ritual. Behind him, several shirtless men in white dhotis sit on mats in a pink-walled hall, and a wooden tray with offerings lies in the lower right foreground. The man appears to be a devotee or priest performing puja; his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2017-01-03August 04 20162016-08-04A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border sits cross-legged on a mat, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, other seated participants hold lamps and bells, and a young boy in a grey shirt holds a small brass lamp. Brass plates with banana pieces, flowers and lamps sit on orange cloths in front of them.2011-11-26A bare-chested man with dreadlocks tied back and white vertical tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a blue mat, holding a small brass bell and a brass ritual implement. He wears a white dhoti with gold borders, a dark rudraksha mala across his chest, and matching rudraksha bracelets on his arms, with white stripes painted on his shoulders. A wooden tray with flowers and leaves sits in the foreground. Behind him, other shirtless men in white dhotis sit on mats in a hall, performing a ritual.2017-01-03