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October 20 20162016-10-20A photograph of a devotional gathering in a plain whitewashed hall. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a long floral garland, stands with palms pressed together facing a seated crowd. A young man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a man in a white shirt stands behind. Many seated devotees in white and colourful saris and white shirts press their palms together, and petals cover the floor. Along the back wall hang a painted mural and a tall striped decorative pillar. Swamiji (probable): the central man has long swept-back hair, a saffron garment and a floral garland, and is the focus of the gathering.2016-10-20October 20 20162016-10-20Evening outdoor gathering under a pink-draped tent at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A central bare-chested figure with long dark hair, wearing a dark cloth, layered garlands of white and pink flowers, and a green-and-red garland, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, saffron-robed monks and devotees in orange cloths and white dhotis stand close, while a large crowd of onlookers in white and cream clothes stands on steps behind. A woman in orange and a bare-chested man in orange cloth flank the centre. The scene resembles a procession or darshan.2017-07-08A photograph of a ceremonial scene indoors with a bearded man seated on a low red-orange cushion, wearing an orange robe, layered gold and beaded necklaces, a gold armband and long matted dreadlocks decorated with pink flowers, holding a red fruit near a seated young man in orange who receives it on his head. Flower garlands lie on the floor. Standing in white dhotis with gold borders, a bearded attendant wears a rudraksha mala and a cameraman with a rudraksha mala films from a tripod. A man in white shirt bows with folded hands nearby, and a brass lamp and potted plants sit by a wooden doorway. a person appears in the seated figure with long dreadlocks, orange robe, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing.2017-01-15October 20 20162016-10-20October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small pink-walled room where a man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange-red sannyasi wrap, a white jasmine garland, gold bangles and rudraksha beads, sits and receives a crowd. He is the a person, seated at left and handing or accepting a red fruit from an elderly woman in grey hair. Around him, men in white shirts and a woman in an orange sari reach toward him with folded hands, and children crowd in. Garlands of white flowers and marigolds decorate the wall, with framed pictures and a ceiling fan above.2014-07-02January 15 20172017-01-15July 08 20172017-07-08