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Devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra inside a dim, pillared temple corridor with pale tiled floor and carved stone columns. In the foreground a woman with a red bindi and bangles, a young boy in a brown shirt, and men in white shirts and white veshti stand facing the camera. Several men wear rudraksha or beaded malas and a man on the right has a tilak on his forehead. Behind them uniformed officials and onlookers stand near an archway leading to a dark inner shrine.

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June 02 20132013-06-02A photograph inside a dim stone temple passage at Kanjanoor, with a crowd of devotees and officials. In the foreground a woman in a yellow blouse and white sari, with a vibhuti mark on her forehead, kneels with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside her a man in white shirt and dhoti bends over a black Shiva lingam with a white cloth draped on it, while a tall gold kalasha-style lamp stands nearby. Standing at right, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala, and another man in a white shirt, glasses and a rudraksha mala looks on; a uniformed police officer stands behind. Other devotees with folded hands fill the background near a bright shrine opening.2012-05-16Photograph inside a large white tent hall with arched ceiling and high grid windows, showing a long central aisle lined by rows of devotees in white clothing standing with palms pressed together in namaskar. Men on the left wear white shirts and white dhotis; women on the right wear white saris and rudraksha malas. One figure in a rust-orange robe walks up the aisle toward the entrance, and a black bag sits on the floor near the right row. Vertical ornamental banners hang from the ceiling.2006-10-07October 07 20062006-10-07A photograph of a large indoor hall packed with devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many in white traditional clothes. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in white sarees with orange and maroon borders, and a few in colourful shirts stand in rows. Some wear badge lanyards. A man in the foreground wears a headset microphone and a white shirt with an orange lanyard. A young boy in a blue shirt stands among the adults. Framed devotional posters decorate the wall behind, and red curtains hang at the right. The gathering appears to be a satsang or darshan, with the speaker not visible in frame.2015-04-23A photograph of a group of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaste inside a bright, plain room with white walls, a ceiling fan and a wooden door. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and a woman in a green sari with a gold necklace stand with hands folded, while a man in white clothes and a dark rudraksha-style mala stands beside them. Behind them, several people in white kurtas and white dhotis, many wearing a long pendant necklace, stand in prayer on a colourful striped mat. An elderly woman in a pink sari stands among them. Strings of green leaves hang at the doorway. A logo appears at top left.2009-09-15A photograph of a group of men standing in a row inside a temple hall with carved wooden pillars and a pale wall. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, and some have rudraksha malas around their necks. A man in front right wears a white-and-grey checked shirt and a long rudraksha mala, with a small pendant, and a man beside him has white vibhuti marks on his forehead. Several younger men and a boy wear white clothes and identification badges. The men look toward the left, and a carved stone figure is partly visible at the right edge.2016-01-30A photograph taken inside a long hall with a tiled concrete floor and a central aisle lined with red and yellow runner strips. Two rows of devotees in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste along both sides. Men on the left wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas; women on the right wear white saris with coloured borders. At the far end, a figure in a long saffron-orange robe walks up the aisle toward a doorway, with another person in white standing near the entrance. Ventilation grilles sit high in the walls and decorative red and gold hangings flank the top corners.2006-10-08A dim, arched hall with a row of small latticed windows glowing at the far end. A lone figure in a saffron-orange robe walks down a central aisle between two rows of devotees who stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Devotees on the left wear white shirts and white dhotis, one holding rudraksha beads; those on the right are women in white saris with gold borders and a red-orange garland-like string at the neck. A black bag rests on the floor at the right edge.2006-10-07A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with a low ceiling and a white metal gate on the left. A bald man in an orange saffron robe and orange shawl stands in the foreground, facing left, with a small tray or plate in his hands. Beside him, a shirtless priest with a white dhoti and a sacred thread holds a brass dish, with a white tilak mark on his forehead. Another man in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala stands in the middle, and a man in a white dhoti stands near the gate. Several children and a woman in a red and orange sari stand along the right side, watching. A small oil lamp glows on the far right. Visible text reads a and the Nithyanandapedia source2011-10-07December 30 20062006-12-30Photograph of a seated audience inside a stone-pillared hall with a polished wooden floor during a satsang. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with a red and orange border and gold jewellery looks upward, beside a woman in a white sari with a gold necklace and bangles. Men sit cross-legged in white shirts and dhotis or a striped shirt, some with hands in anjali, one with a tilak on his forehead. A man in a white kurta stands at the back, holding what appears to be a mala, with a row of standing people behind. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the standing figure in white is a devotee or attendant.2012-05-12