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Photo of several people seated cross-legged on a stone floor in an outdoor courtyard beside an ancient stone wall and a stone pillar. A man in a white shirt and white trousers, barefoot, with a ring and a black wrist cord, writes in a notebook with a blue pen while another seated person in a white garment and orange shawl, wearing glasses and a red bindi, rests a hand on her chin. A third person with long curly dark hair in white clothes leans in over a notebook at the lower right. Brass ritual items such as lamps sit on a cloth at the lower left and cloth lies draped over a stone at the upper left. The setting suggests a traditional learning session on instruments and ritual cords.

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Overhead photo of a group seated on a stone floor learning to make traditional instruments. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged, pointing at papers spread on the floor among small brass-coloured tubular pieces. Behind him a young person with long curly dark hair in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits beside a large grey stone. Two other people in white with orange shawls sit on a teal cloth, and a fifth person in white is at the lower right near a brass item. A dark maroon cloth pouch lies among the papers.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a group of people seated on the floor of a plain courtyard against a weathered, peeling wall, learning a traditional craft. Several people wear white clothing with orange shawls or orange sashes, while others wear white or striped shirts. Some sit with notebooks and pens, writing or listening. On the left, brass or copper percussion-type instruments and pieces lie on the ground. A teal and green cloth is spread on the floor, and a metal frame stands at the right edge. A woman in an orange shawl smiles while seated among the students. No clear identification of any individual is made.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a man seated on bare red earth, wearing an orange saffron shawl over a bare chest, his dark hair tied in a bun at the back of his head. He holds a pen and studies a spiral notebook open on his lap, which shows hand-drawn plan lines and a grid of measurements. Behind him, two men in white dhotis and shirts lean in to look, one wearing a wooden rudraksha mala. A surveying measuring tape runs across the ground at the left edge. The scene reads as a site survey for construction work on land.2008-04-06A seated person in an orange saffron wrap sits on red earth, bent over an open notebook held on the lap and writing with a pen while sketching a plan. The notebook page shows a grid and layout diagram. Two standing men in white dhotis and white shirts stand behind, one with a rudraksha mala around the neck and a gold-toned bangle on the wrist, their hands resting on their knees as they watch the plan. The setting is open ground for site measurement and construction work.2008-04-06July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08February 07 20082008-02-07Night photo on a temple-courtyard step with red-and-white painted walls and a patterned floor. Three women sit on the step playing udal drums, with a standing man in a khaki shirt and dark trousers bending over at left to adjust the drum lacing. The seated woman at left wears white with an orange shawl and a white headband, the woman in centre wears white with an orange shawl, and the woman at right wears white with an orange shawl and a beaded necklace. An older bare-chested man stands at upper left. A water bottle and a dark bag sit on the step behind them.2007-05-09A photograph inside a plain white-walled ritual room with brass vessels hanging on the left wall and a steel sink unit behind. A smiling bald man in white clothes and an orange shawl sits on his knees with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with red blouse sits on a red-and-blue striped mat, arranging items on a leaf and tray. A young woman in white with an orange shawl sits with hands folded, and a bearded man in orange robes sits in the foreground with palms joined. A man lies face-down on the mat near the center, and a standing person in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala is at the right edge. Seven people are visible.2008-01-12