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A photograph of a large seated assembly at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event. In the foreground, four young people wear saffron/orange draped garments, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, with long dreadlocked hair wound up on top of their heads and white tilak marks on their foreheads. Several are smiling and one gestures with a raised hand while speaking. Behind them, a dense crowd sits closely packed, many in white ritual clothes with white tilaks, and some in orange. Ornate gold-toned decoration is visible in the background. The image shows ashram participants during a gathering rather than a single identifiable ritual.

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A large seated gathering of devotees in saffron-orange dhoti-style clothing and rudraksha malas, many with white vibhuti bands across their foreheads, sits on a light tiled hall floor. Most face forward toward an unseen focal point. In the foreground, young boys and girls with long hair sit close to the camera. On the right, a woman in a white shawl and glasses sits among them with her hands folded. Behind the crowd, other attendees stand or walk, and gold decorations and a shrine-like area are visible in the background.2017-11-08November 17 20172017-11-17October 11 20172017-10-11September 11 20162016-09-11A packed indoor assembly of many people seated closely together, most of them young boys and girls wearing saffron-orange cloth and orange turbans or headwraps, with rudraksha mala beads around their necks and white vibhuti lines painted across their foreheads. Behind them, older men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls sit among the crowd. A large video screen glows at the upper left and framed religious pictures hang on a pale wall. Several seated adults at the upper right wear orange and saffron garments and turbans. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering.2017-10-03November 15 20172017-11-15August 13 20162016-08-13A large seated crowd of devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas fills the frame at an ashram gathering. In the foreground a young man with a bare chest and white tilak marks presses his palms together in front of his heart, flanked by smiling young devotees in orange shawls with rudraksha beads. Behind them, rows of men and boys in orange and white clothing sit closely together, some with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. The background shows a gold-trimmed red and white decorated hall with hanging banners. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2017-08-04November 22 20182018-11-22March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesJuly 17 20172017-07-17 +1 copiesA seated group of young sannyasi-style devotees in orange saffron robes and orange turbans fills the foreground of a hall, many with rudraksha malas and white vertical forehead markings. Several sit cross-legged on orange mats with hands in anjali or resting on their knees. Behind them, adults in white and pastel clothes sit among gold-topped pillars, and a woman in a green-and-pink sari stands near the left edge. A blurred table with blue cloth and a framed picture appears at the top. No clear a person figure is visible among the people shown.2017-11-15