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Indoor photograph in a hotel-style hall with a red patterned carpet and beige wall panels. A group of about six men stand near a tall red-and-white striped pole with a metal ring at its base and a brass vessel at the bottom edge. The man on the far right wears a rust-red dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala and a long beaded garland, with palms joined in namaste. Next to him stands a bearded man in rust-red robes and a red-and-white shawl, also with hands joined. Further left, a bearded man in a saffron-orange shawl and tan jacket stands, and a man in a light peach robe with a yellow turban is beside a bearded figure in a saffron turban. A woman in a red sari stands in the background, and an ornate golden seat with red cushions sits at the right edge.

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January 09 20142014-01-09January 09 20142014-01-09January 09 20122012-01-09Photograph of a group of men in an indoor hall with a red patterned carpet and a wooden wall panel. On the left, a bearded man in an orange turban and orange wrap stands beside a red-and-silver pole. Next to him, a bearded man in an orange-yellow turban and orange robe stands with hands clasped. A man in red-brown dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together, and another in red-brown garments stands further back. On the right, a man with a gold pendant and garland of beads presses his palms together in front of a copper kalasha or vessel in the foreground. a person is the man on the right, whose long-hung pendant and beaded garland give some cues, though his face and build are uncertain and the role is ritual participant. Visible people are five.2012-01-09January 09 20142014-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20142014-01-09 +1 copiesA photo inside a hall with a red patterned carpet and gold-framed red thrones at the right. Five men stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. The man at far right wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a long garland and a large pendant, and bends slightly forward. Beside him, a bald man in orange and gold-bordered cloth holds his hands together, wearing a rudraksha mala. A man with a yellow turban and matching shawl stands next to a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, and a bearded man in a long white-and-pink shawl and light-brown jacket stands at far left. A tall pink pillar with white bands stands in the foreground. Behind them a woman in rust-coloured clothes and a standing man are partly visible, and a red banner with partial lettering hangs on the wall.2012-01-09 +1 copiesIndoor temple-style puja in an ornate hall with patterned red and gold carpet and a backdrop of deep red paisley-embroidered fabric. A bearded man in a bright orange quilted jacket and orange dhoti stands at left with hands folded. Beside him a man in maroon robes and gold-bordered dhoti stands with palms together. A young priest in rust-red dhoti with gold borders holds a lit aarti lamp with flames toward large decorated deity murtis with gold crowns, garlands and colourful silk on the right. A framed photo of a saffron-turbaned figure sits on a small altar with a gold umbrella overhead. Two people are visible at left, plus partly visible figures at the edge.2014-01-13March 20 20142014-03-20A hotel-style room with recessed ceiling lights and a red-and-black patterned carpet shows several saffron-clad monastics. On the left, an older bearded man in orange robes and a yellow turban bows forward with palms pressed together, while another figure in a yellow turban and beige wrap stands behind him. In the centre, a younger monastic in brown-orange robes, rudraksha mala and a gold-striped dhoti holds an orange cloth. On the right, a smiling person in a rust-red turban and bangles and beaded jewellery, seated, holds out an orange shawl beside a gold lion-faced ceremonial object and green fruit. Two more monastics in orange stand behind, handling cloth. A Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style logo appears in the top-left corner.2014-03-20A photograph of a temple-style ritual indoors on a red patterned carpet. In the foreground, an elderly man with long white beard and long grey hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a tilak on his forehead, bends forward with hands hovering over a brass lamp tray holding several lit oil lamps. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti kneels and holds the tray. Behind them, a standing priest in brown and gold clothing presses his palms together in prayer, and another man in a brown-and-gold garment wearing a white flower garland and a gold necklace stands with hands folded. A gold-and-red ornate throne and a patterned red-and-gold backdrop are behind them. Approximately four people are visible.2014-01-08October 18 20152015-10-18