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A large seated congregation fills a tented hall at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam camp, with devotees sitting cross-legged on colourful striped mats. Most wear white dhotis or kurtas with red or orange shawls and lanyards, while several sādhus in saffron robes sit at the front; one front-right man wears saffron with a rudraksha mala and another in an orange-brown vest wears a beaded mala. Some men have tilak and white vibhuti markings, and a golden ornate shrine or throne with a deity murti stands at the top left.

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September 15 20152015-09-15September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesA large seated gathering inside a tented pavilion at a Kumbh Mela camp. Many participants sit cross-legged on colourful striped woven mats and rugs. Front rows include men in white kurtas and white dhotis with rudraksha malas and red-and-white lanyard badges, and sadhus in saffron and orange robes with orange, red and peach turbans, several with long grey beards and rudraksha necklaces. Behind them, a stage area holds more robed figures and an ornate gold-and-red decorated structure on the left. A man in white and a man in a white shirt with a red mala and badge sit in the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A large seated congregation fills a temple hall at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam camp during Kumbh Mela, with many men in white dhotis and kurtas wearing red-and-maroon shawls and orange-and-red lanyards. In the foreground, a bearded man with gold beads and a pendant sits beside a shaved-headed man with a red tilak and a grey-haired man in glasses wearing a red shawl, while a man at right wears a red garland and gold-trimmed shawl. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit before ornate deity murtis and decorated altars with red and gold canopies. The crowd is seated closely and mostly fills the frame.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copies