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A seated group of devotees performs a pada puja in a hall with a pink wall. In the foreground, a silver-haired woman in a cream and red sari presses her palms together with eyes closed, beside a bearded man in white kurta and white dhoti wearing a red and white rudraksha-style mala, also with hands folded. Next to him, a young man in a blue and green checked shirt and dark trousers holds his palms in anjali. Brass oil lamps sit on a striped red, green and yellow mat printed with the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Behind them, many devotees in white and red garments sit in rows, and a cameraman stands at the back. No candidate for a person is clearly visible among the seated people.

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July 14 20132013-07-14Devotees sit cross-legged in rows on red and colourful ceremonial mats during a seated prayer or satsang at a hall. In the foreground a woman with long blonde hair wears a cream sari with gold border and red shawl, hands joined in anjali. Beside her a woman in cream sari with red shawl and gold bangles sits with hands folded. A bearded man in white kurta and trousers with glasses and a red-and-black rudraksha-style necklace holds hands together in prayer. To the right a man in a green checked shirt and a man in white kurta sit with eyes closed and palms pressed together. Small brass oil lamps stand on the mat, and a camera tripod is visible behind the rows of seated people in white and red clothing.2013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a woman with blonde hair wears a cream and maroon sari with a red shawl and a bracelet. Beside her, a bearded man in a white kurta with a red lanyard sits cross-legged, and a man in a green and blue plaid shirt with a tilak on his forehead sits in the right foreground. Behind them, women in orange and red saris and men in white clothing sit on striped woven mats, with banana leaves and offerings on the floor. Small brass oil lamps with lit flames are placed on the mats in front. The text on the mat reads a partial phrase of the ashram name. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-07-14A seated group performs a ritual with lit oil lamps on a striped woven mat bordered with the printed text "NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM". A woman on the left in a cream sari with a red shawl holds a lamp, and a man in white with glasses and a red lanyard holds a lamp at center. A man in a blue-green checked shirt and dark trousers extends his hand over a lamp. A man on the right in white kurta and red lanyard holds a lamp. Behind them, women in orange and red saris and white clothes sit with hands folded in prayer on red mats. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable.2013-07-14 +1 copiesJuly 14 20132013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14Indoor group puja scene with devotees seated on a striped red, green and yellow mat bordered with the words "NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM". In the foreground a woman with long blonde hair wears a cream and gold sari with a red shawl and holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp. Beside her a bearded man in white shirt and white trousers, with a red lanyard, holds a small flame, and a man in a blue checked shirt and dark trousers with a tilak on his forehead holds a lit lamp. Behind them, several women in orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas sit with palms joined, and other devotees in white and red shawls sit on mats with small candles and offerings on banana leaves.2013-07-14A seated group of devotees performs a lamp ritual on a striped woven mat with a green and red border reading "NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM". In the foreground a man in a white shirt, white dhoti and red-and-white rudraksha mala holds a small oil lamp, while a man in a blue and green checked shirt and dark trousers lifts a lit flame toward him. To the left a woman with blonde hair wears a cream and gold sari with a red shawl, and behind them a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl sits among others. Behind the group, saffron-clad women with rudraksha malas sit on the floor, and small oil lamps and offering plates are arranged on the mats.2013-07-14Devotees sit cross-legged on a striped woven mat in a hall with a polished floor, seated for satsang. In the foreground a bald man in a blue patterned shirt with glasses sits with hands in his lap, beside a woman in white with a red shawl and folded palms. Behind her a silver-haired bearded man in white with a red shawl and beads sits with hands resting on his knees. A woman in white with a red shawl and a pendant necklace sits at right with hands joined. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and white forehead markings sit with palms pressed together, and rows of leaf plates with offerings and small cups lie on the floor. Five people are visible in the foreground, with more seated behind them.2013-11-10 +1 copies