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Two people sit on a concrete floor in a courtyard, working on red-wrapped ritual instruments. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a red-wrapped stick with brass fittings aloft, while a woman in a white blouse and orange shawl grips a second red-wrapped stick. Brass items, a red cloth, a steel bowl and a cardboard box lie nearby, with brass figurines in the lower left. The walls are worn plaster and a red door sits behind them.

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Seated sannyasis on a patterned cloth learn to tie a red kattumurthy cord around gold-coloured brass ritual parts. A woman in white clothes and a rudraksha mala, with long curly hair, holds a brass hand-shaped piece and works the red cord. Beside her a man in white with an orange shawl and white turban watches. Brass figures, feet, hands and cups lie scattered, with red cloth, scissors and paper sheets in the foreground.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09Photo of a group seated on a bare floor in a plain room with peeling walls and a red-painted door, learning to tie kattumurthy. A man on the left wears a white turban, white clothes and an orange shawl, and holds a red cord. A young woman with curly hair in white clothes with a rudraksha-style mala works with a red cord beside him. A woman in the upper centre wears a white top, an orange shawl and a mala as she handles red cloth. A man in white sits centre-right, and a woman on the right in white with an orange shawl holds a red cord. Brass instruments, red cloth, paper sheets and a water bottle lie on the floor.2007-05-09Seated on a patterned cloth on a bare floor, a woman with long curly dark hair wears a white top and white trousers with a rudraksha mala. She reaches across a spread of brass ritual pieces, including arms, feet and small figurine parts, while a man in a white shirt beside her handles the items. Behind her a person in white with a red-beaded necklace holds a length of red cloth. A man in orange sits at the left edge, and red and orange cloths lie around. Paper sheets and small scissors are scattered among the items.2007-05-09A photograph of a workshop setting where a man in a white shirt, seated in the lower left, wraps red cloth around a wooden staff with a metal finial while a woman in white with an orange shawl leans in to help. Behind them, several people in white kurtas with orange shawls and rudraksha malas stand watching, and a striped-shirt man and a grey-trousered person stand at right. A small electric fan sits at the bottom right beside a wall, and a bamboo pole lies across the staff. The scene shows people learning the traditional way of tying kattumurthy cloth around a staff, with no a person visibly present in the frame.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a group of men in white shirts and saffron-orange cloths tying bamboo poles together around a red-wrapped wooden staff with a brass finial, which appears to be a kattumurthy construction. A man in white with red forehead mark leans over the bamboo lashed with cord at top centre, while a seated man in white with an orange cloth works on the lower frame. A man in a white shirt and moustache watches, and a woman in orange stands behind. Indoors with plain walls. A woman on the left sits with a stringed instrument.2007-05-09Photograph of a seated congregation on red floor mats during a satsang gathering. In the foreground two women in white sarees with gold borders sit cross-legged; the woman at left wears an orange blouse and a red bindi, the one at right wears a gold-bordered blouse, and both wear rudraksha malas. Behind them men and women in white clothes, some with ID badges and white-and-orange sashes, sit attentively. A figure in orange robes stands at the upper right, and a red bag lies in the lower right corner. The setting is a bright hall with a tiled floor.2014-06-01A photograph of a small, worn room with peeling plaster walls and an iron grille door. A standing man in a white shirt and white trousers holds a length of red cloth wound around a stick. Seated on a teal mat, a young man in white with an orange shawl, a woman in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha beads, a woman in white with a bead necklace, and a Western woman in a white top are working with red cloth, rope and small brass items. Metal boxes and brass objects sit on the floor behind them.2007-05-09February 10 20082008-02-10A photograph inside a small stone-walled room with a multicoloured triangular bunting strung across the ceiling. A young woman in a white kurta and white pants with an orange shawl and glasses stands at center, holding up a long red cloth. In the foreground at right, a man in a white shirt holds a pink-wrapped wooden rod. A seated person in orange cloth is at lower left, and a black bag sits on the floor. The scene shows sannyasis learning the traditional method of tying a kattumurthy cloth and playing the udal drum.2007-05-09Photograph of a group of sannyasis in white and orange shawls seated indoors on a floor mat, learning the traditional way of tying a kattumurthy with red cord. A young man in white clothes with a tilak on his forehead, a red-and-white cord in his hands, sits at center; a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and bangles holds a red cord beside him. A woman in an orange shawl sits in the foreground, and a foreigner in white with an orange sash stands in the background. Red cloth, cardboard boxes and a wooden plank lie on a worn plaster floor.2007-05-09