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A photograph of a group chanting during a ritual in a covered courtyard with red-and-white striped walls and a potted plant behind. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold bead necklace and a tilak on his forehead chants from an open book in front of a microphone on a stand. Beside him a younger man in orange cloth sits with hands folded in prayer. Further back a bare-chested man in white with a rudraksha-style mala and a bald head sits with palms joined. A boy in a patterned white shirt and cream trousers sits with hands pressed together. Incense smoke rises from a clay pot in the centre, and orange and purple cloths lie on the floor. Another man in white with folded hands sits in the background. This appears to be a padapuja or satsang session.

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A photograph of five men seated cross-legged on a mat and floor during a ritual recitation in a covered hall with orange and white striped walls. Four men wear white dhotis and shawls with gold necklaces and white tilak markings; the man at centre holds a microphone and an open book while reading. Beside him a man in white holds a thin book. A man on the right in an orange robe sits with palms pressed together. In front are a brass bell, small brass oil lamps with lit wicks, and a red-and-orange cloth, with a hanging orange garment at upper right. No deity murti is visible. A wall board lists names in white text.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 09 20102010-08-09Several men sit cross-legged on a green mat before an orange-draped wall during a puja or chanting ritual. Foreground, a bald man in orange cloth with white forehead and arm markings holds his palms together in anjali. Behind him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, pray with folded hands. At right, a bald man in orange, wearing a gold pendant, chants at a microphone stand while reading from an open sheet. Brass lamps, a silver puja tray and small oil lamps sit on the mat, and folding chairs with red seats line the background.2013-02-12Four men sit cross-legged on a floor mat in front of a red-orange wall during a chanting session. The central figure wears an orange robe and eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, with white and red tilak marks on his forehead. To his left, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders and gold necklace sits with eyes closed. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold necklace and red bindi looks ahead. On the right, a man in white dhoti with red borders and gold beaded necklace holds a small lapel microphone, reciting. A brass bell rests on the mat in the foreground.2010-09-03Four shaved-headed priests sit cross-legged on an orange mat in a courtyard during a chanting ceremony. They wear white dhotis with maroon-bordered shawls and gold rudraksha-style necklaces, with tilak marks on their foreheads. Microphones stand before the two central chanters, who sit with hands folded and palms pressed together. A woman in an orange-bordered sari stands at the left holding a camera, and a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands behind, with a red-and-white ornamented wall and a red-flowered tray on a table at right. A blue mat printed with NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM lies under the priests, beside a bell and a silver puja tray.2010-09-02A photograph of a group of shaven-headed priests in white dhotis and white shawls with red and maroon borders, seated on the floor of a temple hall. Several wear heavy gold-beaded necklaces and white tripundra marks on their foreheads. Three in front chant from open books on a stand covered with an orange cloth, with microphones before them, and a brass bell rests on the floor. Behind them other white-clad men and a woman in orange sit, with smoke rising at the right. A gold carved throne with a lion-head motif stands at left, and a board listing names and times hangs on the orange wall.2010-09-14Three shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls chant seated on a mat before microphones on stands. Each wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, and forehead and arm markings; the man at left holds a printed sheet of chant text. Behind them, a gold ornate chair and a red-and-white painted wall with a black board of names. Several women in saris sit in the background, and a pot of plants stands at the right.2010-08-28A photograph of four shaven-headed men in white dhotis and shawls with red-and-maroon borders sit on an orange mat before an orange wall and a draped table decorated with red and white flowers. Several wear gold beaded necklaces, and most have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. The man second from left wears glasses and holds his hands together; the man third from left holds a printed sheet and sits before a microphone on a stand. Two brass bells lie on the mat in the foreground, and a woman in a yellow-trimmed garment is visible at the bottom right. This looks like a pada puja or chanting gathering, and the men appear to be priests or disciples.2010-08-26A seated group of devotees at a satsang in a hall draped with marigold and yellow flower garlands and a pink cloth backdrop. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and shawl sits with hands in anjali, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him an older man in an orange shawl and saffron garment with gold-toned beads sits with palms pressed together. Another man in white with a gold-bordered shawl and gold chain holds a small silver bell on the mat, and a microphone stands before him. Nearby devotees in orange and saffron garments sit in prayer. A gold-trimmed ornate cushion rests at right and a gold-framed altar edge at left. Ashramites in devotional prayer posture.2010-12-26September 07 20122012-09-07August 10 20112011-08-10April 01 20132013-04-01