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Three women in white clothing sit on a floor in a plain room with peeling pale walls, working with red cloth. The woman at left, wearing glasses and an orange shawl with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, twists a red cloth strip with both hands. The central woman, with long dark hair and white clothes, holds a long red cloth loop taut, and a third woman behind her raises her arms. A wooden frame and a striped cloth are visible at the right, and a green cord hangs at the left. The scene shows traditional tying of kattumurthy cloth and udal preparation, with three people visible.

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2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a small, worn room with peeling plaster walls and an iron grille door. A standing man in a white shirt and white trousers holds a length of red cloth wound around a stick. Seated on a teal mat, a young man in white with an orange shawl, a woman in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha beads, a woman in white with a bead necklace, and a Western woman in a white top are working with red cloth, rope and small brass items. Metal boxes and brass objects sit on the floor behind them.2007-05-09March 08 20132013-03-08A large seated congregation in a hall fills the frame, with many women in white clothes. In the foreground a young woman in a white garment looks ahead, while behind her women wear white or yellow and orange shawls and rudraksha malas, some with hands folded in devotion. Some wear white forehead markings. Rows of seated people extend toward the back of the hall, which has tall white columns and a stage area at the far end.2014-08-23A night-time photograph of a sacred consecration in progress. In the foreground, a man in white with rudraksha beads and a red forehead mark sits beside a golden Shiva Meru, a pyramidal sacred structure. Beside him, a man in a dark grey sweater rests his hands on a figure lying on a white cloth-covered platform, dressed in an orange cloth. The figure lies prone with hair loose, in a ritual posture. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and orange shawls stands watching and some have their hands folded in prayer. A tube light hangs at right. The scene suggests a garbha consecration ritual at a temple sanctum.2006-12-11A photograph of a seated group at an outdoor ceremony under a tin-roofed pavilion with a hanging blue, orange and red cloth banner in the upper left. On the right, a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange-red shawl and sits with his hands clasped; the appearance is a person with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and an orange shawl, seated among devotees. Beside him, a man in a yellow shawl with long curly hair sits, and next to them a man with a tilak on his forehead and orange cloth, wearing rudraksha beads. Further left, a bearded man in an orange shawl and white clothes sits, and white-clad devotees fill the background.2007-08-09July 08 20172017-07-08Three women sit cross-legged on a red-and-white striped mat during a group activity. The woman on the left wears a cream sari with a green border and a dark beaded necklace. The woman in the centre wears a pink embroidered kurta over black trousers, a gold pendant necklace and several gold bangles. The woman on the right wears white clothing, glasses and a beaded necklace, and gold bangles. They are handling small white folded papers in their hands. Behind them, other seated devotees in orange and white clothes sit near brass plates, a small bowl of food and a yellow-garlanded figure.2011-08-20A photograph of a seated group of women in a meditation or satsang gathering, most wearing rudraksha malas over saffron, orange and red or white clothing. Several have yellow turmeric marks on their foreheads and raise hands holding small objects, possibly incense sticks or prayer items, in a raised-arm gesture. Behind them is a striped cushioned sofa and a red and blue backdrop. A blonde woman at right wears white with a rudraksha mala.2014-05-11A photograph of a seated crowd of devotees, mostly women, at a satsang gathering on a red floor covering. In the foreground, two women in white sit side by side: the left one wears a plain white garment with white vibhuti on her forehead and a visitor badge, while the right one wears a white sari with gold border, white vibhuti, a small red bindi, a thin necklace, and a gold bangle, smiling with her hands clasped in the background. Behind them, other devotees in white and yellow clothing, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti, sit attentively. A cloth bag and printed material are visible among them. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2017-06-08September 25 20112011-09-25Women in white traditional Kerala-style sarees with gold borders sit on a red carpet at an outdoor gathering. The foreground women wear rudraksha malas and name badges; one holds a folded piece of paper. Behind them, many more seated devotees in white attire and a few in orange and saffron-toned saris fill the red-carpeted space. A white canopy and standing figures in white appear at the top left.2017-06-08