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A photo of a group of sannyasis seated on a concrete floor in a plain room, learning to tie kattumurthy and play udal. Four men and a woman in white clothes and orange shawls sit around a teal cloth scattered with red and gold ornaments and tools. A woman in white with a blonde head faces away in the foreground. Behind them stands a wooden frame with bamboo poles and a seated figure draped in orange and red cloth. An orange gas cylinder, a fan and hanging laundry are visible on the right.

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Photo of a workshop room where people are learning to tie kattumurthy and play the udal drum. A woman in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a teal cloth at left, working on brass and metal pieces. A man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits beside her, and another man in white sits on a chair at right, holding an item and looking forward. A bald man in white with an orange shawl bows low to the floor in the foreground. A blonde woman in white sits at lower left with her back to the camera. Behind them, a bamboo frame is draped with red and orange cloth, and an orange-red gas cylinder stands at right. A red cloth lies on the floor at left, along with a metal box.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09Photo of a group seated on a bare floor in a plain room with peeling walls and a red-painted door, learning to tie kattumurthy. A man on the left wears a white turban, white clothes and an orange shawl, and holds a red cord. A young woman with curly hair in white clothes with a rudraksha-style mala works with a red cord beside him. A woman in the upper centre wears a white top, an orange shawl and a mala as she handles red cloth. A man in white sits centre-right, and a woman on the right in white with an orange shawl holds a red cord. Brass instruments, red cloth, paper sheets and a water bottle lie on the floor.2007-05-09Seated on a patterned cloth on a bare floor, a woman with long curly dark hair wears a white top and white trousers with a rudraksha mala. She reaches across a spread of brass ritual pieces, including arms, feet and small figurine parts, while a man in a white shirt beside her handles the items. Behind her a person in white with a red-beaded necklace holds a length of red cloth. A man in orange sits at the left edge, and red and orange cloths lie around. Paper sheets and small scissors are scattered among the items.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09Seated sannyasis on a patterned cloth learn to tie a red kattumurthy cord around gold-coloured brass ritual parts. A woman in white clothes and a rudraksha mala, with long curly hair, holds a brass hand-shaped piece and works the red cord. Beside her a man in white with an orange shawl and white turban watches. Brass figures, feet, hands and cups lie scattered, with red cloth, scissors and paper sheets in the foreground.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09Photograph of a group of sannyasis in white and orange shawls seated indoors on a floor mat, learning the traditional way of tying a kattumurthy with red cord. A young man in white clothes with a tilak on his forehead, a red-and-white cord in his hands, sits at center; a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and bangles holds a red cord beside him. A woman in an orange shawl sits in the foreground, and a foreigner in white with an orange sash stands in the background. Red cloth, cardboard boxes and a wooden plank lie on a worn plaster floor.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a group of men in white shirts and saffron-orange cloths tying bamboo poles together around a red-wrapped wooden staff with a brass finial, which appears to be a kattumurthy construction. A man in white with red forehead mark leans over the bamboo lashed with cord at top centre, while a seated man in white with an orange cloth works on the lower frame. A man in a white shirt and moustache watches, and a woman in orange stands behind. Indoors with plain walls. A woman on the left sits with a stringed instrument.2007-05-09