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A large seated congregation in a tiled hall at an ashram gathering, with devotees on woven mats and thin rugs. Many people sit cross-legged, some in cream and white garments and others in orange and saffron sarees or shawls, with orange scarves draped over shoulders. Small brass plates on orange mats hold fruit, sweets and lit oil lamps before them, and several women raise their hands in offering. Background figures in white and cream are seated in rows, with a banner and a pink curtain visible at the back. The scene suggests a puja or satsang with lamps and offerings laid out, though no single speaker or dais is clearly shown.

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A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a hall with a polished floor, mats and small brass puja trays with oil lamps and offerings in front of them. In the foreground a woman with long light-brown hair wears white clothes and an orange shawl; beside her an older woman in a cream sari with glasses also has hands joined. Other women in green, red and cream saris and young girls in white sit in rows, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A row of red chairs and a wall with framed pictures appear in the background. Around 40 people are visible.2012-04-04April 08 20122012-04-08April 04 20122012-04-04November 16 20112011-11-16September 16 20142014-09-16February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesApril AF 2012April 08 20122012-04-08A seated group of women performs a ritual with lit oil lamps and small brass dishes in a temple-like hall. Foreground, a woman in a white and beige patterned sari holds a lit lamp in front of her; beside her, a woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with a brass lamp in hand. Behind them, women in saffron-orange and rust-coloured robes hold lamps and incense dishes, many wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls. Scattered flower petals, small brass vessels and oil lamps cover the floor. Several people in the back rows wear white headbands. Readable text in the bottom corner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam, and the image is a people photograph of a devotional lamp-offering ritual.2014-04-04April AF 2012A large hall of seated devotees performing a group ritual on a cream marble floor with red and patterned mats. In the foreground, women in white and cream saris, several with orange or red shawls draped over their shoulders, sit cross-legged. Brass plates hold oil lamps, flowers, small bowls and offerings, and a woman in a cream sari with beaded necklaces handles items on a plate. Others in green, orange and yellow saris and salwar kameez sit behind them, with a few men in white and orange-trimmed clothing further back. Rows of red chairs and seated audience members fill the background of the hall. No clear identifiable presiding figure is visible in this frame.2012-04-04April 04 20122012-04-04