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A photograph of a large hall with pale pink walls and polished white floor where a group of men and boys sit in rows on mats, performing a ritual. Most wear white dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas; a few boys wear orange clothes. Several participants raise hands in mudra gestures and hold small oil lamps and offering plates on mats. Framed portraits hang high on the walls above red curtained windows. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.

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September 01 20112011-09-01June 05 20112011-06-05A seated group of men in a bright hall performs a puja ritual on mats. Most wear white dhoti-style garments and white shawls, with a few in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. The priest at front right wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms, and holds a ritual item. Those around him hold lamps and offering plates set before them. Behind them seated children and adults in casual clothes watch. Two framed portraits hang on the pink wall above red curtains, and a golden ceremonial palanquin stands at the left edge.2011-06-24July 23 20112011-07-23August 22 20112011-08-22December 30 20112011-12-30A photograph of a large, pale peach hall where many seated people perform a puja with oil lamps. Most participants wear white dhotis and white shirts, with bare shaved heads and sacred threads, sitting on mats with brass plates, small offerings and oil lamps before them. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe holds a lit lamp with both hands, and another in orange robes sits with palms joined near a plate of offerings. Framed portraits in gold frames hang high on the walls, and a few people stand and watch near the doorway. Strings of red and pink bunting are draped above the framed portraits. The participants number more than twenty but are fewer than one hundred.2011-08-17September 07 20112011-09-07A large hall with cream walls and white ceiling lights holds a seated assembly on mats and floor coverings. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes sits at left and another in saffron sits in front with a brass lamp and small brass vessels nearby. Many devotees in white dhotis and shawls sit in rows, and several people sit in chairs near the back-right. Framed portraits in red-trimmed frames line the back wall. The scene resembles a group satsang or discourse, and the photo credit reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam.2011-08-30A large hall with cream walls and a polished floor hosts a seated group performing a lamp ritual. Many participants sit on mats in rows, with women in yellow, pink and orange saris and men in white dhotis. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl holds a lamp and gestures toward it, while a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth sits before brass plates of offerings. Other men in white dhotis sit nearby. Red curtains hang at the windows and framed portraits are mounted high on the wall. The mood is devotional, with a crowd in the scene estimated at roughly 50-100 people.2011-07-23December 31 20102010-12-31Indoor hall with pale pink walls and red curtains, where a large seated group performs a ritual with lit oil lamps. Many men in white dhotis and shawls sit on the floor, several shaved-headed, holding flames aloft, while others hold brass plates with flowers and offerings. Women in white saris and children in colourful clothes sit among them, with a framed portrait on the wall above. The scene is a collective puja and aarti in a temple-like hall.2011-06-24