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Indoor ritual scene in a white-walled hall with ceiling fans, a projector, and a red-and-white striped runner beside stanchions. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold border and a red mala stands at left, holding hands with a young woman in a maroon sari with gold border, whose long hair is pulled back. Beside them a man in saffron-orange robes, gold necklaces, a gold armband and a white tripundra on his forehead holds a small red-covered tray and papers. Another man in orange with a tripundra and gold chain stands behind, and a bare-chested attendant in orange with a rudraksha mala appears at right. Onlookers in white stand in the background.

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A photograph of a temple or ashram ritual on a red carpet. In the foreground, a young girl in white with a red sash kneels and receives something from a man in cream kurta and shawl with a lanyard, who bends forward to guide her hands. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with gold borders stands at left, and an older man in white shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at right. A man in an orange cloth stands behind the group. In the right foreground, a person wearing an orange turban and gold ornaments is seen from behind, facing the group. Several other people in white and orange clothing stand in the background.2015-11-22A photograph inside a hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style event. In the foreground, a line of men in white clothes with blue lanyards stands with palms pressed together in namaste, heads bowed. On the right, a figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing layered orange-brown beaded necklaces and gold armbands, extends a hand toward the devotees, appearing to bless or touch them. Another man beside him in white with gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala stands with tilak marks. Behind them, a decorated altar with a deity murti under a gold-edged canopy and red curtains lines the back wall. Approximately six to twenty people are visible.2013-09-13A photograph of an indoor gathering in a bright hall with ceiling lights and framed pictures on the wall. In the centre, a man in a cream turban and a maroon-red cloth, wearing layered rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, raises his right hand over the head of a bald man in a white dhoti and white shoulder cloth who bows with hands pressed together. Onlookers stand around, including a man in a striped grey shirt holding the bowing man's arm, a man in white with a yellow border at right, and a figure in an orange garment behind.2011-12-29A photograph of a blessing scene in an airy hall with orange and white draped ceiling and decorated pillars. A bare-chested man with swept-back hair, white vibhuti on his forehead, and multiple rudraksha malas wears a cream dhoti with gold border and maroon waist cloth, smiling as he places his palm on the head of a kneeling man in a red kurta with folded hands. A woman in a pink sari with gold bangles stands beside him, holding a small child. Behind them a bald priest in saffron/orange robes and other men in white stand by, with a brass tray of gold items in the foreground.2011-03-05A photograph inside a white tented hall with striped decorative pillars and draped white fabric overhead. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair gestures with his raised hand toward a young woman in a white sari-style garment who holds a small brass plate. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a striped shawl stands with his hands together, and a bald man in white with an orange scarf and a rudraksha-style necklace stands nearby. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the right edge. Several other people in white and casual clothes stand in the background near tables. A red cloth-draped seat is visible at the right. The seated saffron-clad figure shows distinctive long hair and orange robes; identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-08-04A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne receiving a greeting from a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl. The seated figure is bare-chested with long dreadlocked hair swept back, wearing a brown-maroon cloth and a beaded necklace, and extends his hands to clasp the visitor's hands. Beside them a young man in an orange upper cloth and cream-and-maroon dhoti, wearing a heavy gold beaded mala, stands holding a tall gold ceremonial staff. Behind them a man in white and a bare-chested man with orange-and-white cloth stand nearby, and a woman with a red bindi and a seated man in glasses sit at the lower edge beside a brass vessel.2016-05-17September 11 20132013-09-11 +1 copiesMarch 25 20142014-03-25July 30 20132013-07-30A photograph inside a bright hall with white floors and red curtains, showing a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold armlets. He places his hand on the head of a devotee in white shirt who bows with folded hands, while another devotee in white holds a rudraksha mala. Several other people in white stand behind, with a crowd and a screen in the background. The scene looks like a blessing or darshan in an ashram setting.2013-10-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee-home pada puja in Pudukkotai. A seated man in a white sleeveless top and orange cloth, with wooden-framed glasses, a red-orange rudraksha-style mala, and white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms, has his arm held by a woman in a white sari with gold border and gold bangles who bends over his arm. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a long mala kneels, and a figure in an orange robe with a gold necklace and beaded bracelets sits near the front. Standing devotees in white dhotis and orange stand behind, and a red-robed person bends over a brass vessel with flower garlands in the lower right. The floor has a colourful striped mat.2014-07-01A hall with pink walls and orange curtains, decorated with colourful striped pillar banners. A smiling man with slicked-back hair, vertical white tilak, red bindi and a rudraksha mala stands bare-chested in a white dhoti with gold border and maroon waist cloth, placing his hand on the head of a man in a red kurta who bows with palms joined. A woman in a red sari and a child in a blue outfit stand beside them. Around them, a bald man in orange robes and others in white shirts and dhotis watch, and a brass plate with offerings is held at the lower right.2011-03-05