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Outdoor ritual on red sandstone steps beside a reflecting pool, with a large dark stone kalasha-like basin at right. Many seated devotees in white dhotis and saffron/orange robes fill the tiered steps, some with bare upper bodies and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a figure in an orange-and-brown garment with a garland sits on a gold-carved throne/peetha, facing a group of women in white and orange saris seated on a striped mat with brass vessels and a small plant offering. A flag-decorated railing and a drum sit at left, with a camera on a tripod. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering; no clearly legible name appears in the image.

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May 29 20172017-05-29Photograph of a large outdoor ritual gathering on red sandstone steps beside a rectangular water tank. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and white saris fill the steps, many with rudraksha malas, some bare-chested, all facing the water. Dark stone kalasha-style pots stand before many of them. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree stands at the water's edge, her long hair down, facing the tank. Orange flags and a small shrine with a pale stone structure appear at upper left, with green trees behind the railing. Setting suggests a satsang or puja by the water. Roughly 100 people are visible.2017-05-29June 26 20172017-06-26December 03 20162016-12-03May 29 20172017-05-29July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesOctober 11 20162016-10-11May 22 20172017-05-22Wide view of a large open-air stepped amphitheatre around a rectangular water tank with a central raised platform and a lingam-like structure at its far end. Rows of seated participants fill the terraces, many wearing white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred threads and red and white markings, and several in orange saffron robes. Along the near railing, dozens of black stone lingam-shaped pedestals sit with small brass pots and bowls, and a figure with long braided hair in orange robes sits at the front left. Red and orange flags line the edges of the tank, and a red brick building with greenery and white flowers frames the upper left.2017-07-31May 29 20172017-05-29Outdoor scene of a riverside ghat with red stone steps where many people sit in rows in white ritual clothing, many men bare-chested with white dhotis and rudraksha malas, women in white saris. Small black stone shivalingam-style pillars and small brass lamps stand on the steps. A lone figure in a saffron-orange robe stands in shallow water at the bottom edge, facing the steps. Flowering shrubs and a chain-link fence sit behind the steps. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, 2020.2017-05-29Outdoor photograph of a large red-tiered stone amphitheatre-style ghat beside a water channel, lined with red and white flags on poles. Many people sit in rows on the steps, a large group of men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis, with women in colourful saris and salwar. Rows of small black ritual lamps or vessels line the steps, and drums sit near the front with several seated drummers. A red-draped table with offerings stands at the right edge by the water. A decorative parasol-style canopy is visible at upper left. Some figures appear to be seated in a puja or satsang gathering. No individual can be identified from appearance; the scene shows a group ritual or event.2016-12-03