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August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07Two young women in orange saffron clothing stand close together at an evening gathering, one tying a red thread onto the wrist of the other. The girl on the left, wearing an orange garment and a rudraksha mala, smiles with her eyes lowered, and has a white vertical tilak on her forehead. The girl on the right, in an orange saree with gold border and a long rudraksha mala, has a white tilak and holds the red thread in her fingers. A pink tote bag hangs from her shoulder. Behind them, several other devotees in orange and maroon clothing mill about in a crowded, dimly lit hall, with a few people tying threads and a woman in a dark red saree standing nearby.2017-08-07May 24 20182018-05-24Close photo of a ceremony with several saffron-robed participants in orange and red cloth. In the centre, a young person with a tall topknot, white vibhuti stripes and a red bindi wears rudraksha beads, a pendant and an orange shawl, looking to the side. To the left, a person in orange with an upswept bun and a rudraksha mala. At right, a figure in orange cloth holds yellow offering material in their hands. Behind them, more orange-robed people and figures in white clothing sit in a hall. No deity or throne is clearly visible.2019-01-01A photograph of a group of young women and girls seated closely together during a devotional ritual. Most wear saffron-orange saris and necklaces of rudraksha beads, while a few in the background wear red and gold-bordered saris. Many have white sacred ash marks across their foreheads. Several raise their hands in gestures during chanting, and some hold small objects while seated before a decorated altar area with brass items and oil lamps. A white metal railing runs along the front. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2014-09-16September 20 20132013-09-20April 04 20182018-04-04A photograph of a large seated assembly at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event. In the foreground, four young people wear saffron/orange draped garments, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, with long dreadlocked hair wound up on top of their heads and white tilak marks on their foreheads. Several are smiling and one gestures with a raised hand while speaking. Behind them, a dense crowd sits closely packed, many in white ritual clothes with white tilaks, and some in orange. Ornate gold-toned decoration is visible in the background. The image shows ashram participants during a gathering rather than a single identifiable ritual.2018-05-20A large seated gathering of devotees in saffron-orange dhoti-style clothing and rudraksha malas, many with white vibhuti bands across their foreheads, sits on a light tiled hall floor. Most face forward toward an unseen focal point. In the foreground, young boys and girls with long hair sit close to the camera. On the right, a woman in a white shawl and glasses sits among them with her hands folded. Behind the crowd, other attendees stand or walk, and gold decorations and a shrine-like area are visible in the background.2017-11-08Photograph of a seated group of young women and girls in saffron-orange saris and tunics with dark red borders, wearing long necklaces of dark rudraksha beads and white vertical forehead markings. Front left, a girl with hair tied back looks to the side; centre, a woman in an orange tunic speaks with a rudraksha mala; front right, a girl with eyes closed and hands folded chants or meditates. Others sit behind in a hall with soft background light. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-10-25Two young women in orange saffron clothing embrace and smile warmly at the camera in a gathering. The woman on the left wears an orange blouse and a long rudraksha mala with a white tilak and red bindi, plus rudraksha bracelets and a small nose ring. The woman on the right has her hair in a thick orange-wrapped braid, a dark tilak mark on her forehead, gold jewellery and a rudraksha necklace. Behind them, other women in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit or stand, with a brick wall in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2019-01-01