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July 21 2005

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Outdoor homa ceremony with rows of men and women seated on the ground before low fire pits built from white-painted bricks, decorated with yellow marigold petals. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and a blue ribbon badge sits cross-legged, holding a ladle-like offering and facing a tray of wooden sticks and offerings. Other participants in white ritual clothes tend the pits with ladles and brass vessels, while women in saris watch from the background beside a red tent backdrop and banana plants. No identifiable a person is visibly present in this frame.

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September 30 2007

Seated group meditation indoors during satsang, with devotees in white ritual clothing and sacred marks. In the foreground a young man in white shirt and dhoti with a red bindi and rudraksha-style mala sits with eyes closed. Beside him an older man in white with a mustache, glasses and a mala also meditates. Behind them, men and women sit cross-legged or kneeling, many wearing white or patterned saris and kurtas, several with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and beaded malas. A brass vessel sits on the floor at left, and mats cover the floor. No visible a person figure is present in the frame.

July 23 2010

September 03 2007

A large indoor hall with a red floor covering and rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange-red shawls and orange sacred threads, with some men wearing lanyards and white forehead bands. Several seated men wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. In the foreground a gold-coloured deity murti sits on the floor. Behind the crowd, a gilded shrine with ornate decorations and a canopy stands, and a person in orange clothing stands at the far right. Ritual items, water bottles and mats are scattered on the floor.

2015-09-15 +1 copies

November 25 2006

Outdoor group meditation under a large spreading tree with dense green leaves and bare branches overhead. Dozens of seated devotees, mostly women and children, wear white clothing, many with rudraksha malas and small pendants, sitting with eyes closed on mats and cloth on the ground. A standing man in white stands near the tree at the back, and a few men at the right wear orange or saffron robes. A water bottle and bags rest on the ground at the front. Pale-blue and white emblem appears at the upper left.

2006-10-08 +1 copies

A photograph of a large outdoor gathering under a decorated pandal ceiling hung with red and orange triangular pennants, woven cloth banners and strings of flowers. Many people sit cross-legged on a swept floor decorated with coloured rangoli patterns in the foreground. In the front row, a woman in an orange-bordered white sari sits beside a brass vessel with a mango-leaf and fruit topping, and women in white saris and orange shawls sit with hands in meditation. A row of men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas sits across the middle, with a crowd of devotees behind them.

September 15 2015

A large seated congregation of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with orange-red shawls sits in rows on colourful striped woven mats, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Many wear orange-red shawls and orange lanyards with ID badges; one man in the foreground wears an orange marigold garland and a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind them a hall with gilded shrines, a kalasha-like altar and orange banners fills the background. On the left a man with a white forehead band and orange shawl sits with a blurred face. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session. Printed banner text reads NITHYANANDA SANGHA at the foreground mat.