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December 31 2018

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A row of women sits cross-legged on a tiled floor in a dimly lit hall, facing forward with hands resting or holding offerings. Many wear white or cream saris with coloured borders, and several wear rudraksha malas around their necks. In front of them lie lit oil lamps and small brass plates with flowers and offerings, giving the scene a warm glow. Framed pictures hang on the pale wall behind them, and the women appear absorbed in prayer or chanting.2018-12-31A photograph of a large indoor hall where many women sit on the floor in rows, dressed in cream and white saris with rudraksha malas. Each devotee has a brass plate or tray in front of them holding lit oil lamps (diyas), small red and white offerings and flower petals. The warm lamplight dominates the scene. In the background a golden deity murti or ornate golden shrine stands on a raised platform near a red and gold draped altar, with framed pictures on the walls and hanging lights above. Several people stand at the back, and a camera stand is visible on the right.2018-12-31December 31 20182018-12-31 +1 copiesA row of seated devotees in white and orange clothing with rudraksha malas performs a pada puja or satsang with eyes closed and hands folded. Brass oil lamps and small brass vessels with flowers sit on the floor in front of them, and lit lamps glow along the line. Behind them a carved wooden lattice wall and a red cloth backdrop frame the hall. No individual in the row is identified as a person.2014-09-07A photograph of a seated group of devotees in white traditional clothing performing a candlelit devotional ritual in a dim hall. Rows of women and some men sit cross-legged on a wooden floor with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and oil lamps sit in front of them, with lit diyas glowing across the floor and warm light reflecting off the polished surface. Several devotees have their eyes closed in prayer.2018-12-31September 16 20142014-09-16December 31 20182018-12-31A large indoor ritual gathering of devotees seated on the floor in a golden-hued temple hall. Many women in white and cream saris with rudraksha malas hold small oil lamps or ritual objects and perform aarti. Men with bare upper bodies and white dhotis sit among them, some with tilak and bands on their heads. Women in rust-red and orange sarees sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera. A standing priest at upper left, in a white dhoti with a bare chest and an orange-red headcloth, holds a lit flame. A cameraman with a tripod is visible behind the crowd. Ornate golden shrine decor forms the background.2019-01-01December 31 20182018-12-31 +2 copiesA seated group of women performs a ritual with lit oil lamps and small brass dishes in a temple-like hall. Foreground, a woman in a white and beige patterned sari holds a lit lamp in front of her; beside her, a woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with a brass lamp in hand. Behind them, women in saffron-orange and rust-coloured robes hold lamps and incense dishes, many wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls. Scattered flower petals, small brass vessels and oil lamps cover the floor. Several people in the back rows wear white headbands. Readable text in the bottom corner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam, and the image is a people photograph of a devotional lamp-offering ritual.2014-04-04April AF 2012December 26 20102010-12-26