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Outdoor evening gathering at an ashram courtyard where a large crowd sits on the ground in white and light clothing, many with prayer-folded hands. In the foreground a woman in a purple top and pale skirt sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together, beside a woman in white with curly hair, a woman in a red-bordered white sari with a pendant necklace, and a young boy in a white t-shirt with hands folded. Behind them a dense crowd of seated devotees wearing white shirts and dhotis, some with garlands, sits near a red-brick building and a bright lamp-lit pillar. No single individual is clearly identified in the frame; the scene reads as a devotional or satsang gathering with collective prayer.

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December 22 20102010-12-22A photograph of a large crowd of devotees standing outdoors at dusk with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground a woman in a purple top and white skirt stands with hands joined, flanked by a man in a white dhoti and a man in a white shirt with a mala. Others in white kurtas and sarees fill the courtyard, with palm trees, a red pillar and a low building behind. A bare-legged devotee at centre wears a white dhoti and shawl with curly hair. Several people wear rudraksha-style malas. Terracotta-coloured floor mats and hexagonal paving sit under the crowd. No one is identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2010-12-22December 20 20102010-12-20A photograph of a seated congregation of devotees in a dimly lit hall during a satsang-style gathering. Most attendees wear white and red-orange shawls or sashes, some with red-orange beaded necklaces; one woman in front wears a white head covering and holds a small camera. A woman in the foreground wears a red shawl and hands pressed in anjali, while a woman in a purple and white sari sits at right with hands joined. A large carved red pillar and a garlanded dais appear at upper left, and a standing figure in white with a red sash stands near the back, hands joined. The congregation sits on orange mats with water bottles and handbags around them, facing toward the dais.2014-10-11December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photo of devotees seated in meditation on mats along a raised concrete ledge in front of a red-and-white painted temple wall. Women in white and cream clothing sit closest, one in a red patterned top and red trousers, another in a white top, and one in a white sari with an orange border. A woman in a red patterned blouse sits on the left. Behind them, people in white robes stand and sit on stepped red-and-white platforms beneath a dark stone deity statue and a standing figure in an orange cloth. A wooden pillar stands at the left edge and a tall dark stone figure appears at upper right. Roughly fifteen people are visible.2010-09-22October 11 20142014-10-11October 11 20142014-10-11May 12 20142014-05-12Outdoor gathering at an ashram courtyard with a hexagonal tiled floor, where a large seated crowd in white clothes faces a raised platform on the left. Several people in front wear white dhotis and kurtas and sit with palms pressed together in prayer or attentive listening. A cameraman in white stands at the upper left filming. On the left, a striped pink-and-green cloth covers a low platform with ritual items, beside a red-and-white painted pedestal. Palm trees, orange-roofed buildings and a black speaker with a blue top sit in the background, with a red-painted shrine structure behind the crowd.2010-12-22June 13 20132013-06-13A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on orange mats outdoors at dusk, hands pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed in prayer. Most wear white kurtas or white clothing with red-orange shawls and red-orange beaded malas. One woman in the centre wears a purple and cream saree. A few seated devotees have grey or silver hair and glasses. Paved ground is visible at the lower right. The scene resembles a satsang or evening prayer session. Overlay text reads 2014 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and2014-10-11