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A large open hall with a thatched roof of palm-frond matting and exposed wooden beams shows many women seated on the floor in rows, most wearing white or cream saris with coloured borders, some in orange, yellow and pink. Each holds a small metal plate or dish with a lit oil lamp, creating a candlelit ritual or puja-style gathering. A purple-bordered poster on the left shows a woman's portrait beside Tamil text. Banners reading Om Shreem Nithyananda and a white signboard are visible at the back, with blue plastic chairs and tables along the far wall.

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December 29 20102010-12-29Dozens of women sit in rows on the floor of an open-sided hall, performing a lamp ritual. Many wear white saris with coloured borders, while a few wear red, orange and yellow garments. Each woman has a small brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings in front of her, and rows of flickering lamps line the floor. Behind them, a large printed display board shows photographs and Tamil text, and a framed picture sits on a stand near the wall. Motorbikes and a green gate are visible through the open side, and the scene is lit warmly by the lamps in the dusk.2010-12-29Dozens of women in white and coloured saris sit cross-legged in two long rows on a concrete floor under a covered hall, each before a brass plate holding a lit oil lamp or flame, with yellow flower petals and small offerings beside them, performing a ritual at dusk. A framed portrait of a woman in orange stands at the far end of the hall, and display boards line the back wall. Several rows of lamps stretch the length of the floor, and an elderly man in white with a mala is visible at the lower left.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Photograph of a large group of women seated cross-legged on orange and purple mats in a hall, performing an oil-lamp ritual. Most wear white saris with gold borders and yellow shoulder cloths, some with long braids; a few wear orange or red garments. Each holds a lit oil lamp or brass plate with flames, and brass plates sit before them. A pale blue Tamil-script banner hangs on the wall at the back, and a wooden stage with a dark curtain is visible at left. No a person candidate is visibly present in the scene.2010-10-25April 05 20112011-04-05April 04 20122012-04-04November 04 20062006-11-04August 30 20112011-08-30A large open-sided pavilion at night filled with seated women in white and cream sarees, many with coloured borders in orange, red and yellow. Rows of brass oil lamps (vilakku) are lit on banana-leaf plates with flowers and offerings on the floor, in a vilakku pooja. Several women press their palms together in prayer, and a girl in white with a rudraksha mala sits at right. Tall painted pillars with dove motifs and orange hanging bunting frame the hall, and a faint smoky haze hangs in the air. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-12-31A large open-sided pavilion with bamboo poles and a thatched roof holds many seated participants in white clothing during a fire ritual. Rows of people sit on mats on bare ground, many wearing white dhotis or white sarees with gold borders and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-red saree and a man in white sit beside a white-painted rectangular fire pit with small brass bowls and lamps. Blue and white badges are pinned to several participants' clothing. Many more participants are seated in the background among stacked white brick-like fire altars, with banners hung along the upper edges of the structure.2006-07-17