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Many seated devotees fill a hall during a group ritual. Women in the foreground wear saffron, red and orange saris and shawls with rudraksha malas and gold bangles, several with yellow turmeric marks on their foreheads, and hold small brass bells or incense while chanting. Men and women in white kurtas with orange shawls sit behind them, and a red-cushioned chair and garlanded altar appear at the back. Trays of flowers and small offering dishes lie on the floor in front. The scene reads as satsang or puja.

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September 16 20142014-09-16May 13 20142014-05-13April 08 20122012-04-08April 04 20142014-04-04A photograph of a large seated gathering in an ashram hall, with devotees in orange and saffron garments and red shawls. In the foreground, a woman in white with a red shawl holds a brass lamp in both hands, and beside her a man in a white kurta with a red shawl raises a small oil lamp toward the viewer, while another man in white with a red stole holds a lit lamp. Behind them, rows of women in orange-and-yellow saris sit with hands folded in prayer. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering during a satsang. No figure in the image is clearly identifiable as the a person, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2013-05-20 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20142014-09-16July 09 20132013-07-09A seated group of women performs a ritual with lit oil lamps and small brass dishes in a temple-like hall. Foreground, a woman in a white and beige patterned sari holds a lit lamp in front of her; beside her, a woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with a brass lamp in hand. Behind them, women in saffron-orange and rust-coloured robes hold lamps and incense dishes, many wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls. Scattered flower petals, small brass vessels and oil lamps cover the floor. Several people in the back rows wear white headbands. Readable text in the bottom corner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam, and the image is a people photograph of a devotional lamp-offering ritual.2014-04-04January 18 20142014-01-18A seated group of women and girls in a temple hall performs a puja with brass lamps and offering plates set on mats in front of them. In the foreground a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with palms joined beside a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and tilak, who holds her hands together near small oil lamps and a silver plate of offerings. Other devotees in saffron, maroon, green and cream saris sit behind them, some with malas, while red chairs and pillars line the room.2012-04-03A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a hall with a polished floor, mats and small brass puja trays with oil lamps and offerings in front of them. In the foreground a woman with long light-brown hair wears white clothes and an orange shawl; beside her an older woman in a cream sari with glasses also has hands joined. Other women in green, red and cream saris and young girls in white sit in rows, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A row of red chairs and a wall with framed pictures appear in the background. Around 40 people are visible.2012-04-04September 11 20152015-09-11