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A photograph of a seated congregation during a ritual, with many women and girls sitting cross-legged on the floor. In the foreground, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with rudraksha malas sits with palms together, eyes closed. Beside her, a woman in a maroon sari and gold-bordered shawl holds her hands in anjali. To the right, a young woman in white with a long rudraksha mala holds her hands together. Behind them, women in orange and maroon garments and forehead markings sit with hands folded. Brass lamps, small silver bowls, flower petals and sliced fruit sit on trays on the floor in front of them. Ceremonial oil lamps and brass vessels are visible on the ground. No identifiable person matching the a person description is visible.

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November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 04 20142014-04-04A seated group of many devotees in an indoor hall with white walls and a light floor, sitting cross-legged on mats for satsang. Most wear orange or saffron sarees and dhotis with gold borders, while others wear white sarees with gold borders and white dhotis. Several have rudraksha malas around their necks and white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in an orange saree in the upper centre sits with her hands folded, and a young girl in an orange saree and mala in the foreground looks down with eyes closed. A foreground woman with a long blonde braid, wearing white with a red-and-blue striped border, sits with her eyes lowered. Large crowd present, with the audience fully seated in rows.2015-11-08September 16 20142014-09-16A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a group puja. Front rows of young women and girls wear saffron-orange sarees and rudraksha malas, with white tilak marks on their foreheads, holding brass oil lamps and small handbells. Behind them, women in white and cream clothing and some in red-brown sarees hold lit oil lamps and bells, with a few wearing red shawls. Brass plates with flowers and offerings lie on the floor in front. The crowd appears to number well over twenty people.2013-09-27A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on a white floor in prayer posture, palms pressed together. Most wear orange, saffron and maroon sarees, dhotis and wraps, with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. Brass plates with oil lamps, kumkum and small brass vessels sit on the mats in front of them. A woman in the foreground with grey-blonde hair wears orange and a rudraksha mala; a young woman at left wears rust-red clothing; a woman at right has a tilak on her forehead. No a person candidate is visible in this frame; the scene shows devotees in a satsang or prayer gathering.2016-08-04A seated group of women performs a ritual with lit oil lamps and small brass dishes in a temple-like hall. Foreground, a woman in a white and beige patterned sari holds a lit lamp in front of her; beside her, a woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with a brass lamp in hand. Behind them, women in saffron-orange and rust-coloured robes hold lamps and incense dishes, many wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls. Scattered flower petals, small brass vessels and oil lamps cover the floor. Several people in the back rows wear white headbands. Readable text in the bottom corner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam, and the image is a people photograph of a devotional lamp-offering ritual.2014-04-04A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall, mostly women, sits on the floor in meditation or satsang. Most wear saffron-orange and red saris or dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, and many have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Brass plates with flowers and small oil lamps sit in front of them on a red cloth. Behind them, more people in white and pastel clothes sit in rows, and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala is visible near the centre. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2013-08-02February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20132013-09-13July 05 20132013-07-05