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Outdoor gathering at a whitewashed ashram building with a corrugated roof and red-trimmed doors and windows. In the foreground, a raised white platform with a red-and-white border holds many seated devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, their hair in long braids. Behind, a seated figure in an orange sari sits beside a man in white robes and white cap. A cameraman in a brown jacket films the scene on the left. On the right, a standing man in white with a yellow shawl and a seated man in a white shirt watch the proceedings. A small table with a cloth, a garland hangs on the wall, and a small shrine niche is visible on the building wall.

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October 01 20082008-10-01June 18 20102010-06-18June 18 20102010-06-18Outdoor photo of a seated ritual gathering in a dirt courtyard beside white-walled buildings with red doors and a tiled roof, with palm trees behind. A fire pit smokes at the left. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged at the front, with a row of men in white clothes and yellow shawls seated beside him. On the right, rows of women and girls sit on a low concrete bench and the ground, wearing white, orange, yellow, pink and teal saris and salwars, with long braided hair. A water bottle sits on the bench. Several small figures wearing white and pink are in the foreground.2010-07-04Outdoor photo at an ashram-style courtyard with a white wall and low white building. In the centre, a bald man in white dhoti and an orange-red shawl stands barefoot on brick paving, flanked by people in white clothes with yellow sashes. Behind them, a cameraman in a brown vest and blue jeans films with a tripod-mounted camera, and another cameraman in a striped shirt shoots from the right. Seated devotees in white, some with yellow sashes and rudraksha-style beads, sit on the ground at left. A woman in a white top stands at the lower right edge, and a crowd of onlookers gathers near the building. The scene is a gathering with media coverage.2010-06-13May 24 20182018-05-24Outdoor photo of a ritual at a temple-like courtyard under overcast sky. In the foreground, several men in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged on a raised platform beside a striped red-and-white low wall; one has a rudraksha mala. A brass vessel sits on the ground and a saffron cloth lies on the platform. Behind them, a standing crowd watches, including people in white, yellow scarves and a woman in orange. A flower-garlanded pole decorated with red and white flowers stands at left beside a small white building, and a loudspeaker and camera tripods are visible at right. Smoke rises from a fire pit near the left edge.2010-06-13Outdoor ashram gathering under a open-sided roof with a tall camera on a tripod at left and strings of yellow marigold garlands hanging across the ceiling. A large crowd of seated devotees fills the foreground, men in white kurtas and women in red, maroon and gold saris, many with flowers in their hair. Several people in white stand on a raised platform in the middle distance, and at right two people in saffron/orange robes sit before a decorated altar with flower garlands, brass vessels and offerings. Palm trees stand behind the structure.2006-12-26Outdoor ritual gathering in front of a white building with a corrugated roof and a sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Academy. Devotees in white clothing with orange stoles sit on an orange cloth, many with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, women sit on blue chairs in white saris with orange shawls. On the right, a striped red and white altar platform holds brass plates with offerings, flowers and a purple cloth. A garland of yellow and orange flowers hangs over the doorway. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at left.2008-10-08A covered outdoor courtyard ceremony with a large seated audience in rows on the floor under a corrugated roof decorated with green leaf garlands and hanging paper lanterns. In the foreground, a priest in orange robes sits on a mat before brass plates of offerings, banana-leaf plates of food and small bowls, while a seated figure in white dhoti with a garland and a red mark kneels nearby. On the right, a figure in orange robes sits on a red-and-gold rug beside a golden staff and a tray, and a person in orange holds a red cloth. A video camera on a tripod films the proceedings beside pink drapes and flower decorations.2008-12-26Outdoor photograph of a ritual ground with several small raised circular fire pits set in dirt, smoke rising from them. Seated at the pits are robed participants: a man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a woman in an orange top, a seated figure in white with a yellow shawl near a small brass vessel, and a woman in white with a yellow border. Behind them stand a red-and-white sign board and carved stone sculptures. In the foreground, several people sit on mats and chairs watching: a man in a white shirt on a white plastic chair, a man in a white kurta, a man in a grey jacket, and a child in a cream shirt. A red-and-white striped concrete step divides the frame.2010-06-18Outdoor photograph of a homa or yagna ceremony on a raised red-and-white striped platform under palm trees. Several orange-robed priests and practitioners sit cross-legged on orange cloths around a white square fire pit with a dark central hearth. A tall ornate pillar stands behind a white plinth topped with a seated stone statue draped in a garland. Rows of seated people in white and yellow clothing sit on the sandy ground in front of the platform. A seated figure on the right wears an orange cloth beside a floral garland and an orange cushion, and a brass lamp stands near the fire pit.2008-10-08