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A photograph of a small, worn room with peeling plaster walls and an iron grille door. A standing man in a white shirt and white trousers holds a length of red cloth wound around a stick. Seated on a teal mat, a young man in white with an orange shawl, a woman in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha beads, a woman in white with a bead necklace, and a Western woman in a white top are working with red cloth, rope and small brass items. Metal boxes and brass objects sit on the floor behind them.

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2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09Several people in white ritual clothes with orange shawls work together in a plain outdoor-style courtyard with a tiled roof, a wall fan and a barred window. A man standing at left, wearing an orange shawl, bends over a wooden frame, while a man at right in white with a hand near his face watches. Seated in front, a man with long hair and an orange shawl and two women in white with orange shawls handle red and orange cloth and cords spread over a wooden board. Rolled red and orange cloth lies on the floor at left, along with bundles of fabric and a sewing machine. The scene shows the traditional craft of tying a kattumurthy and preparing a udal drum.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09Three women in white clothing sit on a floor in a plain room with peeling pale walls, working with red cloth. The woman at left, wearing glasses and an orange shawl with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, twists a red cloth strip with both hands. The central woman, with long dark hair and white clothes, holds a long red cloth loop taut, and a third woman behind her raises her arms. A wooden frame and a striped cloth are visible at the right, and a green cord hangs at the left. The scene shows traditional tying of kattumurthy cloth and udal preparation, with three people visible.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09Photo of a group seated on a bare floor in a plain room with peeling walls and a red-painted door, learning to tie kattumurthy. A man on the left wears a white turban, white clothes and an orange shawl, and holds a red cord. A young woman with curly hair in white clothes with a rudraksha-style mala works with a red cord beside him. A woman in the upper centre wears a white top, an orange shawl and a mala as she handles red cloth. A man in white sits centre-right, and a woman on the right in white with an orange shawl holds a red cord. Brass instruments, red cloth, paper sheets and a water bottle lie on the floor.2007-05-09A photograph of a small indoor room with pale blue-grey walls and a window at the top. A standing man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white trousers holds up a long yellow cloth strip, while a woman with blonde hair and an orange scarf and white top leans in to look. A woman in a white kurta with glasses sits on the floor, and a woman in a yellow top with a dark beaded mala sits behind on an orange mat, holding a notebook. A young woman with a long black braid in a white top and gold bangles reaches toward the strip. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2009-06-09A group of people sit and kneel on a white cloth spread across a tiled floor in an indoor hall. A woman in a white top with a long braid leans over the cloth at left. A woman in a magenta top and maroon paisley kurta reaches down toward an orange cloth, while a man in a pale green shirt bends forward beside her. Women in white and cream sarees with green and red borders write with pens on paper sheets. A small steel bowl sits on the cloth. Behind them, sannyasis in orange robes stand near a red and gold throne, with a projected screen and a glass bowl visible in the background.2011-09-06Photograph of four people standing indoors against a grey plastered wall with a green cord. On the left, a man in a white collared shirt looks down. Next to him, a young man in white kurta and an orange shawl wears an orange cap and a red tilak. Beside him, a woman in white with an orange sash holds an open book. On the right, a woman in white with an orange sash stands with hand on hip. In the foreground are bamboo sticks, a brass finial and a tied bundle of bamboo. No visible candidate for a person is present.2007-05-09Night-time outdoor ritual at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru. A man in orange robes sits on a red cushioned seat wearing a long brown rudraksha mala, holding a shallow plate, while a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl ties or adjusts a cord around an orange cloth held by another robed attendant. A brass vessel with a green leaf sits on a small wooden table at left. Several devotees in white and orange shawls, some holding rudraksha malas, stand behind. The scene resembles a flag-hoisting or ceremonial tying of a sacred cloth.2008-03-26Indoor photo of a small room with a concrete floor and peeling walls. Three people stand around a wooden table on which a long metal rod is upright, with white cloth and a red bundle nearby. A woman on the left with long curly hair wears white clothes and a rudraksha mala and stands with arms folded. A young man in the centre wears white dhoti-style clothing, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. A woman on the right in white with an orange shawl points toward the rod. A cloth-clad figure stands in the doorway behind them, and a small white fan and bamboo poles lie along the wall. The setting suggests a hands-on practical lesson in preparing a traditional drum-related implement.2007-05-09