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April 17 2011

A photograph of a meditation or satsang session in a bare, whitewashed hall with barred windows and yellow curtains. Devotees sit cross-legged on a dark maroon carpet facing a framed portrait garlanded with flowers, placed on a small wooden stand beside a potted plant and a small brass lamp. Most seated people wear white clothing: men in white kurtas and dhotis, women in white saris with gold borders, and one woman in a bright yellow and red sari. Plastic chairs and tables line the back wall. Eight to ten people are visible.

Indoor temple shrine at night where a group of people sit on a striped cloth in a semicircle facing the altar. A large framed painting on the back wall shows a smiling saffron-robed figure with a white-and-orange turban, and a smaller framed portrait sits beside it. On the altar stands a decorated lotus-shaped kalasha or sacred vessel with white swan-like ornaments, flanked by brass lamps and a lit oil lamp. A seated man in white dhoti and white shawl and a man in saffron-orange robe lead the gathering, with devotees in white shirts, an orange shirt and a woman in a lavender sari in the foreground. Brass vessels and offering plates sit on the floor before the altar.

A photograph of a devotional puja inside a room with a white cloth on the floor. Several seated devotees with palms pressed together face a framed portrait on the right, garlanded with white and pink flowers. The portrait shows a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, seated before a tree trunk, though the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. In the foreground a man in an orange kurta kneels with folded hands, and a woman in a maroon and cream sari sits with her back to the camera, wearing a dark bead mala. Offerings on the cloth include bananas, fruit, a lit oil lamp, flower petals, a kalasha-like brass vessel, kumkum and incense sticks. Around six people are visible, mostly women in cream and blue saris, plus men in white shirts seated at the back.

April 17 2011

July 07 2009

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A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a white flower garland sits on a white-draped seat with hands folded in namaste before a shrine. Behind him, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure and a deity murti are decorated with marigold garlands and green cloth. Around him, a group of devotees in white clothes and orange-bordered shawls sit on the floor; a young man at left holds a microphone, and a woman in white holds a lit oil lamp. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and offering plates sit on a table.

A photograph of a seated group in a pale green room during a devotional gathering. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and pink flower garland sits on an orange cushioned throne, hands pressed together in prayer, with long dark hair. Behind them hangs a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a figure in orange with a garland. Devotees sit on the floor in front, some in white, some in saffron-yellow shawls, many with palms joined; several hold lit oil lamps and brass plates with fruit and flowers sit on wooden stands. A child in a white shirt sits at the lower right. The centre of the scene is the seated figure on the throne receiving the gathering.

A photograph of a padapuja in a plain room. A person with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and orange robes sits with hands joined on a gold-and-red ornate throne, with a lit oil lamp at the foot of the throne. Around the throne, a crowd sits on a white cloth: a man in a white shirt holds a small offering to the throne, a woman in a green sari and a boy in white sit with palms pressed together, and young men in white with yellow shawls sit nearby. Fruit (oranges, apples), a silver plate, a bowl and flowers lie on the cloth in front. A wall air conditioner and a small table with boxes are visible at the back. About 15 people are visible.

A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a white-and-orange flower garland sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold-and-red throne in a plain room. Around him, devotees sit cross-legged on striped floor mats: women in white saris with yellow and orange borders, men in white dhotis and an orange-robed attendant, along with children. Silver and brass offering bowls with fruit and flowers sit before the throne, and a white-draped table holds books and garlands. The figure on the throne appears to be a person in saffron robe and garland, seated in a puja setting with devotees, though this is an appearance-based label only.

Indoor photo of devotees in white shirts and dhotis standing with palms pressed together before a portrait on a white-draped seat in a whitewashed hall. The framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes with long dark hair, set beside a brass oil lamp and a small white chair. A dark-haired woman in white stands near the altar, while a man in glasses and a red cap stands at the right edge. Orange and brown floor mats cover the concrete floor, and a yellow door opens to another room.

April 17 2011