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A row of women devotees in rust-red and saffron-bordered robes sits cross-legged on the floor during a ritual, hands pressed in anjali mudra or holding a rudraksha mala. Several wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings. In front of them are rows of brass bowls, small brass cones and oil lamps set on low stone platforms. The room has pink walls, red curtains and white wall air conditioners. A Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo is visible in the corner. No one in the photo is identified as a person.

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A row of women in rust-red and saffron-bordered sannyasini-style robes sits cross-legged on a tiled floor in a hall with red curtains and wall-mounted air conditioners. Their palms are pressed together in namaskar, and several wear rudraksha malas; the woman in the foreground has a white vertical tilak on her forehead. Before them stand rows of small brass bowls, steel pots, conical brass kalashas and small oil lamps arranged on silver trays. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2013-09-30A photograph of a hall with pink walls, red curtains and wall-mounted air conditioners, where a row of women in rust-red and saffron-bordered robes sit cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer. Several women wear rudraksha malas, and the foreground woman has a white vertical tilak on her forehead. In front of them lie long rows of brass pots, bowls and small oil lamps on low tables alongside tall golden cone-shaped vessels. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2013-09-30September 24 20132013-09-24A row of women in orange and rust-red saris sit cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a hall with pink walls and red curtains, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Several wear rudraksha malas; the foreground woman on the right has glasses and a red bindi, and others have gold bangles. In front of them are brass thalis with sliced fruit, flower petals, small brass bowls, oil lamps and bells on orange and red mats. No swami or a person figure is visible among the people.2013-09-11Seated rows of women in rust-red and maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, during a ritual with food offerings laid on green banana leaves in front of them. Several have hair pulled back in buns and wear pottu or tilak markings, and bangles and earrings. Orange-robed participants sit behind them in a hall with bamboo matting and a vase of yellow flowers. The scene resembles a Maheshwara Puja offering of food and prayer.2016-02-23A large ritual hall with pink walls and red curtains shows rows of young women and girls seated on the floor in orange and saffron sarees with red borders, many wearing rudraksha necklaces and white forehead markings. In the foreground, a young woman with folded hands and a red kumkum dot on her forehead sits in prayer. Beside the rows, low grey wooden stands hold brass plates with flowers, fruit, betel leaves and small brass kalasha pots with oil lamps and bells, indicating puja offerings. Several older women and men in white clothes sit behind them among the devotees.2013-09-22A large hall with white walls and a polished tiled floor shows many young women seated in rows, dressed in saffron-orange saris and wearing rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several have palms pressed together in prayer or hands folded in meditation. In front of them are low silver-topped stands holding brass lamps, small bowls, kalasha-type vessels, flowers and offerings, with a lit oil lamp visible at right. Behind the front rows, more seated devotees in orange and maroon are visible near the back of the hall, along with red curtains and wall-mounted air conditioners. This appears to be a group puja or satsang.2013-09-11February 02 20132013-02-02September 26 20132013-09-26April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesA row of women seated in profile on the floor at a satsang, wearing rust-red and orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, and their hands are folded in their laps. Brass vessels, a small brass lamp and red flower petals sit on a white cloth in the foreground, with red drapes behind them. The older woman on the right has grey hair and a rudraksha mala. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-10-22A photograph of a row of women seated on the floor in an ashram hall performing a puja. Most wear orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas, and several hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames aloft in their right hands. In the foreground an older woman in a maroon sari with gold border holds a brass lamp, while a woman at right with a sacred ash mark on her forehead lifts a lit lamp. Brass bowls, flowers, kumkum and offerings sit on maroon cloths and a white tray in front. Red curtains and white walls form the background.2013-07-13