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A seated group of devotees in a temple hall during a ceremony. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces sits with hands folded and eyes lowered. To her right, a woman in a cream sari with gold jewellery and glasses sits attentively. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and a man with a white dhoti and gold necklaces sit nearby, while another person in white is partly visible at lower left. Behind them, women in orange saris sit before a gilded deity shrine and ornate golden backdrop.

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Photograph inside a gold-decorated temple hall where devotees sit close together during darshan. In the foreground, a woman with a tight bun and gold hair clip sits with her back partly turned. Centre, a young girl in an orange blouse and skirt wears a rudraksha mala, a forehead ornament and a flower in her hair, looking to the side. Beside her, a woman in a cream and gold sari with gold earrings, necklace and glasses sits attentively. Behind them, a man in white with a gold-bead garland and tilak sits near a woman in white with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in orange with a gold garland sits further back. Five to six people are visible, all seated.2017-06-17July 11 20152015-07-11 +3 copiesA photograph in a gilded temple interior. A young girl with long dark hair and a white forehead mark sits on a red velvet throne-like seat, wearing an orange saffron robe, layered brown rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, with her palms pressed together in front of her. Beside her, a woman in a white and cream sari with a gold-toned necklace sits on the floor, looking up at her and holding a folded paper. Behind them an ornate gold-leaf carved frame and a red-cloth-draped figure appear in the background.2017-06-17January 16 20162016-01-16A photograph of a seated group of women in a meditation or satsang gathering, most wearing rudraksha malas over saffron, orange and red or white clothing. Several have yellow turmeric marks on their foreheads and raise hands holding small objects, possibly incense sticks or prayer items, in a raised-arm gesture. Behind them is a striped cushioned sofa and a red and blue backdrop. A blonde woman at right wears white with a rudraksha mala.2014-05-11A photograph of a padapuja ceremony on a covered veranda with red and white striped walls and a banana plant. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold-and-red throne, and a probable Swamiji candidate is identified by these cues. Around him devotees in white and yellow clothes sit on the floor before silver plates of flowers, fruit and offerings. A woman in a yellow shawl holds a brass vessel and bead strand, and several others in white hold garlands and rosaries.2010-09-13A seated woman in the centre wears an orange sannyasi-style robe, a purple cloth wrapped as a turban with a jewelled ornament, rudraksha mala necklaces, and a white vertical tilak with a red bindi on her forehead. Around her, a large seated crowd of mostly women wears white and orange clothing, some with white headscarves and white tilak marks, in a hall with a meditation-class atmosphere.2017-07-08October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 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.2014-04-04August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesJune 17 20172017-06-17A seated woman in a deep red sari with a leopard-print blouse and marigold garlands receives the hands of an older man kneeling before her in a hall. She wears gold earrings, a bindi and a sandalwood tilak, and is smiling. The kneeling man wears white trousers, a white shirt and a red sleeveless vest with glasses and a wristwatch. Behind them, a tall pillar is wrapped with marigolds and white flowers. Standing women in white saris and a woman in a red shawl watch, one with hands raised in namaskar. Gold ritual items sit at the lower left, with a patterned red cloth nearby.2014-05-17