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December 12 2016

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A photograph of a seated group during a ritual or satsang setting. In the foreground a young man with dark curly hair and a beard wears a red kurta and a long red-and-orange beaded mala, holding a grey stone block and looking down. Beside him a fair-haired person in white holds a similar stone, and further back several seated participants in white and red clothing hold stones or handle items on a pink mat. Brass vessels and a wooden stand are visible at right. Several people are seated closely together in rows, with chairs and a red floor covering behind them.2016-12-19A seated man in a white kurta and white dhoti, with a long rudraksha mala and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged with eyes closed and holds a small grey stone bowl in both hands. Facing him on the left, a bald man in a grey-green jacket sits close and looks toward him. Behind them, devotees in white, orange and maroon clothes sit on mats, some with rudraksha malas. Brass and idol items rest on a cloth at left. Faint text in the corner reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2016-12-12January 07 20172017-01-07January 15 20172017-01-15Photo of a seated group of devotees in a ceremonial hall, bare-chested men with white ash stripes on their arms, shoulders and foreheads, wearing rudraksha malas. The central man has a shaved head, eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar; beside him a man with dreadlocks and a dark headband also holds palms together in prayer. Behind them, other seated participants in saffron and white cloth sit on the floor near small lit oil lamps and offerings. Visible people are attendees at a puja-style gathering; no clear appearance-based candidate for the presenter is shown.2017-01-07A seated devotee in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and a rudraksha mala around his neck presses his palms together at his chest with eyes closed in prayer. A white vertical mark is visible on his forehead and white paste on his arms. Behind him, many seated participants, some bare-chested and some in orange or saffron robes, sit on mats in a hall with a bright flame or lamp glowing in the background.2017-01-12March 03 20172017-03-03A young man with a shaved head and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits in a crowded hall, holding a small grey stone in his right hand and looking down. He wears a white draped cloth over a sleeveless white top and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. Behind him, many seated people in white and colourful clothes fill the room, and a large screen glows at the upper right. A white shopping bag with a colourful logo sits near his lap.2016-12-12January 15 20172017-01-15Devotees seated in a hall during a ritual in Nithyananda Peetham, Bengaluru. In the foreground, two men sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. The man on the left has long dreadlocks tied back with a black headband, hoop earrings, a red-and-white rudraksha mala and white horizontal stripes on his shoulders and arms, wearing a white dhoti. The man on the right has short dark hair, a red bindi and white markings on his forehead and chest, a red rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, and is bare-chested. Other bare-chested participants in white dhotis sit behind them, with small oil lamps and offerings visible on the floor.2017-01-07January 12 20172017-01-12A seated group of devotees in white ritual clothing sits on colourful striped mats during a gathering. In the centre, a person in orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold ornaments holds a grey stone-like object and places another on the mat, while a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-white outfit behind them also holds a grey object. Brass boxes and a small tray lie on the mats, and others in white with orange shawls sit around, one writing on paper.2017-03-03