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Indoors in a dim stone cave-like room with a coloured bunting strung overhead, a group of young sannyasis in white kurtas and saffron-orange shawls work on a bamboo frame. A young man in front wears a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, and holds a bamboo pole with an ornate golden finial wrapped in red cloth and tied with twine. A man in a white shirt reaches in to guide the frame, while a woman in white with an orange shawl and glasses and another man in an orange cap look on. Bamboo sticks lie across the scene as they tie the frame together. A small purple emblem appears at the top left corner. The activity is learning the traditional tying of a kattumurthy frame.

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2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09Photograph of young sannyasis in white clothes with orange shawls learning the traditional method of tying a kattumurthy (bamboo frame) at an event in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. A young man in a white kurta and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and red tilak, closely watches a bamboo pole that is being bound with rope. Another man in white stands to the right beside the bamboo frame, and a tied bamboo crossbar is in the foreground. Dim interior with a dark wall behind the group.2007-05-09Photograph of four people standing indoors against a grey plastered wall with a green cord. On the left, a man in a white collared shirt looks down. Next to him, a young man in white kurta and an orange shawl wears an orange cap and a red tilak. Beside him, a woman in white with an orange sash holds an open book. On the right, a woman in white with an orange sash stands with hand on hip. In the foreground are bamboo sticks, a brass finial and a tied bundle of bamboo. No visible candidate for a person is present.2007-05-09Photo of sannyasis in orange and white clothing gathered indoors tying bamboo frame pieces together with rope, learning a traditional craft. A man in white kurta with saffron shawl and rudraksha mala ties rope on bamboo poles around a tall brass-topped staff wrapped in red cloth. Other people in white and orange stand and crouch around, one wearing an orange cap and another with glasses. Bamboo rods, rope and a brass finial dominate the foreground.2007-05-09Photograph of a group of men and women in white and orange clothing standing indoors near a whitewashed wall. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands beside another man in white kurta with an orange shawl, both looking downward while holding long pale wooden sticks. A gold-coloured ceremonial object is visible at the lower right. Behind them a man with an orange head cloth and orange shawl stands next to a woman in white with an orange sash, and a woman with glasses and orange shawl stands at the left edge. A small red bindi is visible on one man's forehead.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of people assembling a traditional Tamil percussion-related frame: a bamboo structure lashed with twine to a brass finial shaped like a carved head with a conical top, wrapped in red cloth. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl works on the bamboo with his hands while a man in a white shirt and a woman with light hair stand beside him. A young man in profile at right looks on. The setting is a plain, pale-walled room with a bare bulb cord visible. Visible people are a monk-like man in orange and white, two standing participants, a woman, and an observer; no identity is asserted from appearance.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09Indoor photo of a small room with a concrete floor and peeling walls. Three people stand around a wooden table on which a long metal rod is upright, with white cloth and a red bundle nearby. A woman on the left with long curly hair wears white clothes and a rudraksha mala and stands with arms folded. A young man in the centre wears white dhoti-style clothing, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. A woman on the right in white with an orange shawl points toward the rod. A cloth-clad figure stands in the doorway behind them, and a small white fan and bamboo poles lie along the wall. The setting suggests a hands-on practical lesson in preparing a traditional drum-related implement.2007-05-09A photograph of men in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls working on a bamboo frame. A man in a white shirt holds a red-wrapped wooden shaft with a brass-topped handle while binding bamboo sticks with twine. Another man on the right, in a white garment and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala, pulls cord tight. Two men on the left wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas; one holds a pen and paper. Bamboo poles cross the frame, and a person's dark hair is visible in the lower right foreground. Another man sits or kneels on a green and red cloth in the background.2007-05-09March 27 20082008-03-272008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09