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A man in a pink button-up shirt and yellow dhoti stands in a carpeted hall carrying a tray of lit oil lamps in front of him, walking toward a group of devotees. Behind him, a line of about a dozen people stand holding papers and pamphlets, including women in orange and green sarees and a young girl in a purple top. A banner on the back wall shows framed photographs of spiritual leaders above the words The Spiritual Assembly Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead, with a pillar at the right edge.

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May 07 20132013-05-07A photograph inside a temple hall with pale ceiling lights and a carpeted floor. A man in an orange robe with a shaved head, standing at right, holds a small object near a flower-garlanded altar, while a woman in a blue sari offers a lamp before a dark Shiva lingam set on a gold-coloured base draped with a blue cloth. Around forty devotees stand in rows at left and centre, many in colourful saris and salwar kameez, several holding papers. Marigold and yellow garlands decorate the altar and a deity murti under a glass case is visible at lower right. Framed pictures hang on the wall at top right.2013-05-07A photograph of a crowd of devotees standing on a red carpet in a hall, palms pressed together in prayer or aarti posture while looking upward. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, purple, blue, green and orange; men wear white kurtas and shirts. A young girl in a purple dress stands at the right edge, and a child in a pink outfit beside her. Wall hangings with tall decorative banners in red and yellow hang on the white walls, and a projection screen is visible at the back. A man in a saffron-orange top stands near the right side of the crowd, appearing to be a devotee rather than a clearly identifiable figure.2009-10-17A temple-hall ritual in progress. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a lit aarti lamp high in his right hand while a small bell is in his left. Around him, devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar face the altar; a woman in a red and gold sari stands near the center, and a woman in a blue sari with white hair is at left. Behind the group, a row of dark deity murtis and a decorated altar with flowers, garlands and a kalasha line the back wall. A man in white kurta stands near the altar, and a child in a striped shirt is at the lower right beside a purple and gold cloth. This appears to be an aarti ceremony.2008-04-27A seated group of devotees fills a carpeted hall during a satsang gathering, many sitting cross-legged on a floral carpet with rows of people behind them. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a pink-and-gold border and presses her palms together, while a man at left wears a pink shirt and yellow dhoti-style lower garment. Women wear orange, red, teal and blue saris and salwar kameez. A banner reading The Spiritual Journey of Paramahamsa Nithyananda hangs high on the back wall above framed pictures and wall hangings. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible; the gathering appears to be a seated devotional audience.2013-05-07A group of devotees sit cross-legged on striped floor mats in a bright hall, performing a puja. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari reads from a printed sheet, while a young woman in a maroon top sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a green sari tends brass oil lamps and a silver plate of offerings on a red cloth. Others in saris and white and orange clothing sit in rows behind them. Brass pots and a flower arrangement stand nearby, and a lit shrine with garlands is visible through a doorway to the left. No a person candidate is visible.2011-10-07A large hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed portraits hanging high on the walls. Many seated women and girls sit on woven mats and white floor mats, facing forward, with small brass plates of offerings, oil lamps and lit wicks in front of them. Several women wear white or cream clothes, while others wear pink, yellow, green, orange and magenta saris and salwar kameez. Some hold up lit lamps or hands in prayer. Behind them, more seated attendees fill the room, and a few people stand near the back. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the people present.2011-12-17Indoor ashram hall with a white ceiling canopy and orange-and-patterned hanging drapes. Along a central aisle lined with devotees pressing palms together in anjali, a woman in an orange sari with a dark shawl walks forward, while a man in a white dhoti and orange sash carries a brass aarti tray. Another man in white dhoti with a bare chest raises one arm toward the aisle. Devotees in white kurtas, saffron-trimmed garments and red or green saris stand on colourful woven mats along both sides. Projector screens and a stage backdrop are visible at the far end. The scene resembles an aarti welcome procession.2010-12-02Indoor ritual scene in a plain whitewashed hall with a tiled floor. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a brass tray with a lit camphor flame and offerings, performing aarti. Around him, women and men with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a woman in a purple sari and a woman in green, many with kumkum on their foreheads. Behind them, saffron-robed monks and men in white stand watching, one in a saffron turban at right. A tall brass lamp with flower garlands stands at the right edge. The setting suggests a devotional puja or aarti in an ashram.2007-02-02Indoor photograph of a group of about a dozen people gathered in a room with pale walls and a red carpet, many with hands pressed in prayer. In the foreground, a seated man in a light blue shirt bends over a dark mat before a brass oil lamp with a lit wick and a tray of white and yellow flowers. Beside him, a woman in a white dress stands with clasped hands, and several men in white kurtas and shirts stand nearby. A tall brass lamp burns at the left edge, and a wall clock and cabinets are visible behind the group. The scene appears to be a devotional gathering with an oil-lamp offering on a mat.2007-01-07A large hall filled with seated devotees during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a woman in a pink and red sari sits on a striped mat, and several women in white and blue saris and orange garments hold lit oil lamps in cupped hands. Rows of men on the right sit bare-chested with white dhotis and rudraksha malas, several with hands pressed in anjali. A man in a saffron-orange robe with white tilaka and ash on his forehead sits at the right with palms joined beside brass cups and leaf plates of offerings. White chairs line the back wall, paper bunting hangs from the ceiling, and framed pictures are mounted on the walls. Dozens of people are visible, the scene.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08