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December 05 20112011-12-05A photograph of a seated group of boys and young men performing a puja in a hall with red curtains. Many are sitting on mats before brass plates holding offerings, small oil lamps, and bowls, and several hold small brass bells or lamps. Some wear white dhoti-style clothing with shaved heads and vibhuti marks, while others wear casual shirts, an orange t-shirt, and a striped shirt. One young man in white at the right holds a brass bell and a lamp beside a rudraksha mala.2011-11-04A photograph of a seated group of white-clad men and boys performing a ritual with oil lamps and brass plates. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, rudraksha mala and a vertical white and red forehead mark holds a lit lamp aloft in his right hand, while his left hand holds a small bell or ritual implement over a brass plate. Around him, boys in white and a boy in a blue shirt hold lamps and sit on orange mats near brass bowls, a pink container, and a blue lidded box. Hindu ritual setting with aarti and puja elements.2011-12-01October 21 20112011-10-21September 17 20112011-09-17March 18 20132013-03-18January 16 20132013-01-16May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA group of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on a glossy floor during a ritual. Several hold small oil lamps with flames, while others hold brass bells and kalasha-style brass vessels on a low orange cloth. Some wear rudraksha malas and white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms. A young child in an orange shirt sits at the left edge, and an open book and brass plates with offerings lie in front. The setting appears to be a puja or pada puja with lamps and bells.2010-10-12October 01 20112011-10-01A large group of seated devotees in a hall during a ritual or satsang. In the foreground, several men wear orange-red robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas; their faces bear white and tripundra-style sacred ash markings on forehead and arms. Two men in front have their palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Behind them, younger boys and men in white dhotis with gold borders and black shirts sit on mats, some with hands folded. Brass plates, small lamps, bowls and a pink lidded container sit on red mats in front. Other people stand or sit in the background, and a small Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style logo appears at the top left. Several people are visible, most in orange or white ritual clothing.2013-02-01October 13 20112011-10-13