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A large group of men seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with coloured borders, sacred threads across their torsos and white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and bodies. Several hold small wooden tablets or pieces in their hands and appear absorbed in a sacred observance such as a Shiva Deeksha initiation. Their eyes are lowered and the background is blurred with more participants and framed pictures on the walls. A faint circular logo appears in the upper left corner.

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A large seated group of bare-chested men in white dhotis, with white sacred-thread cords across their chests and white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on forehead and arms, performs a ritual while sitting cross-legged on a red cloth. Several hold small wooden or palm-leaf tablets in their hands at their laps; some have hands pressed together in prayer. Prominent foreground men wear rudraksha-style pendant necklaces. The background is filled with more seated devotees in a hall, and a small purple-and-white logo appears at upper left. This appears to be an initiation ceremony with participants reciting or holding ritual texts.2017-02-22Photograph of a large seated group of men in a hall performing a Shiva Deeksha initiation ritual. In the foreground, three shirtless men sit cross-legged on red mats wearing white dhotis with coloured borders; they wear white sacred thread across their chests, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white horizontal tilak marks on their foreheads. The central man holds two small wooden sticks in his hands and appears to chant with eyes lowered, while the men at left and right hold wooden pieces and look down in meditation. Behind them many more shirtless men with white body markings sit in rows, some with hands folded, and a blurred background shows a hall with lamps and a wall painting.2017-02-22February 22 20172017-02-22December 10 20172017-12-10February 22 20172017-02-22A large group of bare-chested men sits closely together on striped mats during a Shiva Deeksha initiation at Nithyananda Peetham. Most wear white dhoti cloths and white sacred threads over the shoulder, with rudraksha or pendant necklaces, and many have white vibhuti or sandalwood marks on the forehead and chest. In the foreground, a man with grey hair and a red bindi holds a small wooden stick in both hands while seated cross-legged, with a dark-haired man with a white-striped forehead beside him. Others on the right and left wear white-rimmed glasses or hold their hands in prayer posture, and an overlay logo appears in the upper left corner.2017-02-22February 22 20172017-02-22Seated devotees in a large hall during a ritual gathering. In the foreground a young boy with a short haircut, white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha-style necklace, and a white dhoti reads from a small booklet held in both hands. Beside him a man with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti and a sacred thread, reads from a leaf-like sheet. Other bare-chested men in white cloth sit behind them, with a man in white clothes at the left edge and yellow cloth in the background.2017-04-03February 22 20172017-02-22February 22 20172017-02-22A large group of young men sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in a hall, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with sacred threads across their chests. Many have white vibhuti or ash marks on their foreheads and bodies, and several wear gold pendant necklaces and rudraksha malas. The foreground man in the center holds a small object in his hands and appears to be in meditation. Others sit with eyes closed or gaze downward in quiet concentration.2017-04-03A photograph of a group of shirtless men seated in a row during a ritual, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, chests and arms, and white sacred threads over their shoulders. The central man, wearing glasses and a red rudraksha mala with a pendant, sits with eyes lowered and hands near a small object on a cloth. Others around him sit with eyes closed, some chanting, dressed in white and yellow cloths. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with white walls and a blurred background.2017-02-26