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A photograph of several women and a young girl gathered outside a red brick building with a sign reading Nithyananda Sabha. A woman in a white sari with gold border and rudraksha mala holds a steel bowl and serves something from it to a woman in orange sari with rudraksha mala, while a young girl in a blue and yellow top holds out her cupped hands. Behind them, women in orange saris and rudraksha malas stand in a doorway beside saffron flags on poles. No man is clearly identifiable as a person in the image.

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Photograph of a group of women and a young boy gathered at a red-brick doorway. In the foreground a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and a rudraksha mala pours or distributes from a small metal vessel into the outstretched hand of a child in a blue top. Behind them, several women wear saffron-orange robes with maroon borders, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. A young woman at right in an orange robe raises her hand near her face. A woman in white with embroidered kurta stands center. Wooden poles are visible at the upper edges. Several people appear in the scene, including a boy and five or six women.2006-10-06October 06 20062006-10-06October 06 20062006-10-06Photograph of a group of young women and a child at a red-brick doorway. Several women wear orange saris with maroon borders, rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. A woman in a white sari with a gold border offers food from a steel bowl to a woman in front. A child in a blue and yellow garment stands at the lower right.2006-10-06Photo of devotees gathered outside a red brick building with a green corrugated roof and a sign reading "Ananda Sabha". A woman with light hair wears an orange saffron-coloured sari-style garment and stands at the centre, holding a brass kalasha-type vessel and a bamboo pole strung with orange cloths. Around her, several young people wear orange robes and white dhotis or white kurtas. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a small brass vessel. A young girl in a yellow and blue dress stands at the right with hands folded in prayer. Sandals lie on the floor near the doorway. The scene suggests a ritual gathering at the entrance of the hall.2006-10-06A photograph taken outside a red-brick building with a green corrugated roof and a yellow sign reading Dhyanapeetham. A young man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands in the doorway, with a woman in a white sari with gold border adjusting his garment at the waist. Beside him, a young man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with arms folded, and an older man in white shirt and glasses stands at right holding a small object. Several other devotees in white clothes stand behind, and a long orange cloth hangs from a bamboo pole at centre.2006-10-06A photograph of a festive outdoor procession beside a red-brick building with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red bindi wears a coral bead necklace and holds a brass pot with mango leaves. To her right, a young girl in an orange shawl and orange sari stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl is visible at the right edge, and a woman in a white and gold sari smiles at the left. Colourful fringed decorative umbrellas and banners hang near the wall, and a pot of water with a ceremonial tassel rests at the lower left.2007-02-15A photograph of a line of devotees standing outdoors in front of a red-painted building and greenery, all with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The central woman in front wears a cream and gold-bordered sari, a dark rudraksha mala around her neck, and a bindi with a white forehead mark. Women behind her wear orange and rust-red saris with white vibhuti on their foreheads. Several are wearing glasses. A stringed garland of yellow and red flowers hangs on a pillar at left, and a blue patterned cloth lies at right. No swami is visible in the frame.2016-08-12July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession outside a red-walled building with a corrugated metal roof. A young woman in a white and turquoise sari with an orange shawl holds a brass tray with a covered brass pot decorated with mango leaves. Behind her, a woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a similar brass pot, and a young girl in a green dress stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Men and women in white with orange shawls stand in the background beside a floral garland hanging on a wall. A man in white with a rudraksha mala is seen from behind at right. A decorative red and green patterned canopy edge appears at left, and a painted banner with elephants and floral motifs hangs at upper right. Visible lettering on a sign reads Ananda. The scene suggests a ceremonial welcome with pot offerings.2007-02-15April 24 20132013-04-24December 31 20062006-12-31