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May 25 2008

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A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands at a metal railing handing out papers to a queue of devotees. Beside him another saffron-robed person holds a stack of papers in an orange cloth. Devotees line up behind a chain barrier: a woman in a red-and-black sari with gold jewellery, a woman in a white salwar kameez with hands joined in namaste, a young boy in white, a boy in a white shirt reaching toward the railing, and a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl. Wall panels behind them show photographs of meditating sadhus and a mountain landscape, with a banner reading Growing Consciousness, and colourful painted pillars stand in the background.2009-12-05December 05 20092009-12-05May 25 20082008-05-25Three men perform aarti with oil lamps in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. The man on the left wears white with an orange shawl and holds a lamp raised overhead with one hand while holding a bell. The central man wears an orange robe, a yellow-and-white flower garland and an orange shawl, holding a lit lamp and a bell. The man on the right wears white with an orange shawl and raises a lamp and bell. Seated devotees in front, several with hands joined in namaskar, watch from long tables. Behind them are framed photographs and a banner reading 'Growing Consciousness'. A colorful kalasha-style pillar stands at right.2008-10-01December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A photo inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, hung with yellow and white paper decorations and orange banners. On the left, a banner reads "Growing Consciousness" beside portrait images of saffron-robed figures. A row of people with palms pressed together in namaste stands at a steel railing, several in white and cream clothing and one in a red-and-beige salwar. In the centre, a tall figure with long dark hair in a flowing orange-saffron robe stands with hands in namaste, and a man in a blue shirt and a shaven-headed person in white greet them. Flower garlands and a tray sit at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, pressing hands together in greeting at the railing.2009-12-02A photo inside a hall with a banner above reading "Growing Consciousness" and text about Arunachala, showing a long-haired man in a sleeveless orange robe with a vermilion tilak, barefoot, extending his hand to receive slips from a woman in a white sari with blue border. Behind him, a younger man in orange kurta and dhoti carries a tray of papers. A row of women in white saris and a few in blue stand by a banana-leaf decorated rail, several with hands folded in greeting. Printed photos of ascetics meditating and walking near mountains hang on the wall. A banner portrait labelled with Nithyananda is visible on the wall.2009-12-21December 01 20092009-12-01September 30 20082008-09-30A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a white and red flower garland sits on an orange-draped throne-like seat on a red patterned rug, hands folded in his lap. A tall golden staff with a trident-topped finial stands to his right, held by a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a large audience of mostly white-clad and orange-clad people sits on a mat inside a metal-roofed hall. Wall panels show framed photographs and banners, and a steel urn stands at left. a person is seated centrally, identified by long swept hair, saffron robes, garland and ornate ritual staff cues.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 21 20092009-12-21