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Outdoor 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.

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Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated in rows on yellow and orange mats on a sandy ground, hands pressed together in prayer or holding japa malas. Most wear white clothing with yellow or orange shawls; several women wear red or patterned saris and bangles. A young man in an orange robe sits prominently at right foreground, palms joined. Behind them stand white ashram buildings, a signboard and a tripod-mounted camera at left. Faces are partly obscured by the seated crowd and no leader is clearly identified in the frame.2008-10-08June 18 20102010-06-18Outdoor 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.2010-06-18October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor gathering of a large seated congregation in white clothing at an ashram-style compound with palm trees and terracotta-coloured buildings behind. Many devotees sit on mats and blue plastic chairs, several women in white and an orange-clad woman in front. On a raised white-and-red platform at right, a man in white and a robed man with a rudraksha mala sit before offering baskets of fruit and flowers. A tripod camera stands at left beside a metal framework. The crowd appears to exceed twenty people.2010-12-16July 23 20102010-07-23September 25 20092009-09-25 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with orange-painted walls where several devotees sit on the floor in prayer with folded hands. Most wear white dhoti and shawl-style garments with orange or saffron borders, some with white sandalwood or ash markings on their arms and foreheads, and rudraksha malas. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits in the centre, eyes closed, hands folded. In the background, a large gold-framed chair with red cushions and a gold-framed portrait stand near a black board listing names, and a gold-framed picture is at the right edge. A man in white stands at a doorway behind them. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2010-10-02July 22 20102010-07-22Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with sandy ground and a circle of grey ash or stones. A figure in an orange sannyasi robe sits cross-legged on an orange cushion at the centre, facing a row of white mats, with a brass vessel placed before them. A second person in a cream sari with an orange border sits in the foreground, hands resting on the ground. Behind them a large seated audience in white clothing fills the frame, sitting in rows in front of an orange building and red-and-white striped wall. A red pedestal stands at left. The scene resembles a homa or ritual session; the orange-robed figure is a person, and an appearance-based candidate is not confidently established.2010-08-19A large outdoor group of devotees sits on a paved courtyard before a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds, with palm trees and a white building behind. Many women in white saris with saffron-orange shawls and yellow cloth sit in rows with hands pressed in prayer namaskar, some with eyes closed, on orange and yellow mats. Two seated figures on the left wear orange shawls over white. A few people sit on blue chairs at the edge, and a tripod camera stands near the statue. The gathering appears to be a group prayer or meditation session, with no visible leader.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08