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A woman in an orange sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands in a golden-walled kitchen, arranging a banana leaf over a clay pot with white wavy stripes on a stove where a flame flickers under a black cooking vessel. Brass and copper pots line shelves behind her, and orange bowls and green leaves sit on the counter.

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September 16 20162016-09-16A woman in an orange sari with gold border and a long rudraksha mala stirs a clay pot cooking over a flame, holding a wooden ladle and a green banana leaf with food. She wears a red bindi, white tilak and a small microphone headset. Behind her are brass vessels and clay pots on shelves. At left, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Red and yellow bowls with prepared food sit on the counter.2016-09-16A woman in an orange-red sari with a yellow border stands at a clay cooking hearth, stirring a dark mixture in a clay pot over a flame with a wooden ladle. She wears a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a vertical kumkum mark on her forehead. Behind her, shelves hold copper and brass vessels, clay pots and utensils, with a golden lion-bracket carved pillar and a small framed deity picture on the wall. A red bowl of rice sits in the foreground.2016-09-16A smiling woman in an orange sari with a wide gold border stands at a clay stove cooking flatbread on a wooden-handled spatula over a dark pan. She wears a rudraksha mala, white vertical tilaka and a red bindi, and gestures with her left hand. Behind her are shelves of brass and copper vessels, woven baskets, clay pots and a painted deity mural. A banana leaf and small bowls sit on the counter.2016-09-16September 16 20162016-09-16September 16 20162016-09-16January 15 20162016-01-15September 16 20162016-09-16A dark metal pot of boiling milk sits on a small clay stove built from stacked yellow-ochre bricks, with flames licking beneath it and steam rising. Two bricks are dusted with turmeric and white powder, and one has a white painted circle. Behind the stove a person in orange-red robes stirs with a long ladle and holds a brass vessel, and a second robed figure is partly visible at the top. The setting is an outdoor ground of sandy earth, consistent with a Pongal cooking ritual.2019-01-16A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border sits in the foreground holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame aloft in her right hand, while her left hand holds a folded gold-coloured cloth or offering. She wears a red bindi, a gold bangle, a black beaded necklace and a nose stud, and appears to be speaking. Behind her, other people in white and red clothing are seated, and a lit oil lamp is visible at left. The scene suggests a devotional gathering or satsang with aarti.2013-10-06A woman in a maroon sari with a green and yellow garland and gold bangles holds a brass aarti plate with a lit oil flame and red and white offerings toward a deity murti inside a small stone shrine lit from above. A man with bare head and glasses wears an orange robe and stands with palms joined in prayer beside her. A hanging brass oil lamp and chain hang at the right edge, and the murti is decorated with flower garlands.2014-07-01July 12 20162016-07-12