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A large seated group of devotees in an open hall, many wearing orange or saffron shawls over white and coloured clothes, listening to a teaching. In the foreground a shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron robes with a gold necklace and white tilak marks kneels on an orange cloth before a small microphone, with brass plates of white and yellow offerings, sticks of dried wood and bowls around him. Devotees sit on mats along the walls and in the background, some with white paste on their forereheads, and a few people are smiling.

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A seated bald man in orange robes with a gold bead necklace leads a gathering at a microphone, with a brass bowl and small wooden sticks on the floor before him. Behind him sit a large audience of about 40 people, mostly women and men wearing orange shawls, with several in white and one woman in a brown sari. A woman at left holds a small figure wrapped in a patterned cloth. Banners with text and a speaker stand are visible at right, and a purple mat with the word NITHYANAN is on the floor at lower left.2012-07-14December 31 20082008-12-31December 26 20082008-12-26December 31 20082008-12-31July 09 20122012-07-09A homa fire ritual in progress on an orange cloth. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a white tilak and beaded necklaces sits cross-legged, pouring liquid from a small vessel into a bowl over the fire. A rectangular metal fire tray holds stacked wood, and brass bowls with offerings such as grains, ghee and banana leaves surround him. Behind him, a seated group of about twenty devotees in orange shawls and white clothes press their palms together in prayer, some with eyes closed. Woven mats cover the floor and a red-draped table with stacked cloth is at the upper left.2012-07-14December 25 20072007-12-25January 14 20052005-01-14 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated gathering in a bright hall with a microphone on a stand. A figure in orange robes with hair tied back sits on a white cushion at right, extending a hand toward a man in white shirt and white dhoti who bends forward holding a folded paper. Around them, rows of women wear white saris with orange or yellow borders and orange shawls, while some younger girls in white and orange sit on striped mats. A man in an orange top sits in the lower left foreground.2008-12-31A photograph of a homa or yagna in an open courtyard. A brick-lined fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground, with offerings and a small brass vessel nearby. Seated on mats, a bare-chested man with a saffron cloth over his shoulders sits cross-legged near a microphone, with a woman in a green and white sari beside him. A priest in orange robes sits at the right, and a brass deity figure with a green and yellow cloth stands on a wooden table at the left. Behind them, a large crowd in orange shawls and white clothes stands and sits under a corrugated roof and tree.2007-07-11July 21 20102010-07-21February 15 20072007-02-15