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A group of devotees sit cross-legged on a red and blue floor mat before brass plates and small oil lamps arranged on ritual cloths for a puja. Women in white and yellow or orange shawls press their palms together or hold objects, while a bald man in white is seen from behind at lower right. A garden backdrop with a fountain and flowering shrubs hangs behind them, and a video camera on a tripod stands at right. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering in an indoor hall.

September 06 2010

A large hall with a tiled floor holds a seated gathering of many devotees on orange and patterned mats, facing a screen on a stand at the right where a camera on a tripod records. In the foreground, women in orange and saffron saris and white garments sit before brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and small bowls, some holding yellow shawls. Behind them, rows of seated participants in white clothes fill the hall, and a red-covered table with a white cloth stands at the left edge. Several small plastic containers and a blue bag lie on the floor near the front.

October 06 2010

A photograph of a large group of women seated on the floor in rows during a puja. Many hold lit oil lamps (diyas) and small brass vessels set on orange mats in front of them. The women in front wear orange and maroon saris and the women behind wear yellow and white garments. Several older women in white sit on chairs at the back with hands pressed together in anjali. A camera on a tripod and a video light stand on the right, and smoke or haze hangs in the room.

A seated group performs a padapuja-style ritual on a glossy white floor, with brass lamps, small silver-rimmed dishes and flower offerings set on orange cloth mats in long rows. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and shawls with tripundra marks sit cross-legged, one holding a brass vessel, while beside them a man in orange robes with a shaved head kneels with hands folded in prayer. Further back, women in yellow and orange saris and men in white sit in rows facing the ritual space, and a video camera on a tripod stands near the front. The room has red curtains and white chairs along the wall. Whether the orange-robed figure is a person cannot be established from appearance here.

A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, holding lit oil lamps (diyas) in front of them on orange-and-green cloth mats with brass plates of offerings. Many wear white clothing with orange or yellow shawls and orange saris, while others sit on chairs at the back. A video camera on a tripod films the group from the right, and an orange and blue banner hangs near the top of the wall. The scene suggests a group lamp-lighting or aarti ritual during a satsang gathering.

A wide photograph of a large indoor puja hall with an orange-painted wall, corrugated roof and tall decorated pillars. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on mats and carpets, many in white clothes with yellow shawls, others in orange or red saris. A red carpet runs down the centre toward a seated figure in white with a shaved head and a camera on a tripod nearby. Brass plates, small lamps, kalashas and flower offerings are arranged on the floor in front of the seated devotees. A woman in orange robes in the foreground tends a brass tray. Several monks in orange robes sit to the right. Photographs are mounted on the wall above the crowd. A yellow-shawled group sits in the foreground beside an offering plate of sweets.

A row of women seated on the floor in a pink-walled hall, many in white saris with orange shawls, hands pressed in anjali. Brass plates, small brass lamps, flowers and offerings sit on orange cloths before them. In the background a camera on a tripod films the gathering, and a gold deity murti stands near the wall with red curtains and hanging decorations. Darshan-style satsang or puja atmosphere. No figure in the image is identified as a person.

A large hall with a crowd of seated devotees, mostly women in white and orange or saffron, many with yellow or orange shawls, pressing their palms together in prayer. In the foreground, brass plates with flowers, fruit, lamps and small brass vessels rest on orange cloths. A red carpet runs toward a seated group of monastics in saffron and white, one with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style mala. A video camera on a tripod records the scene. Hanging decorative pillars with blue, red and orange patterns frame the room, and a banner at the bottom reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham.

A photograph of a seated puja gathering on a glossy white floor covered with orange cloth mats. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a wristwatch sits beside a brass thali holding flowers and offerings, with small oil lamps lit around. Behind him, rows of devotees in orange and white attire sit with brass plates, lamps and offerings in front of them. At the upper right, a standing man in white dhoti with an orange waist sash stands near a tripod. Steel containers and plastic tubs are visible at the back. The scene appears to be a ritual observance with lamps and thalis.

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