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A large seated group during a ritual gathering in a hall with ornate wooden walls. Many participants wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas; several bare-chested men sit cross-legged on mats. Women in cream and gold-bordered white saris, and one in a green and orange sari, hold small brass oil lamps and cups. A woman in a white headband and a bearded man in glasses sit in the foreground. Brass vessels are arranged on a low table beside them. The photo suggests a puja or lamp offering, but no deity or throne is clearly visible.

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A large indoor ritual gathering of devotees seated on the floor in a golden-hued temple hall. Many women in white and cream saris with rudraksha malas hold small oil lamps or ritual objects and perform aarti. Men with bare upper bodies and white dhotis sit among them, some with tilak and bands on their heads. Women in rust-red and orange sarees sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera. A standing priest at upper left, in a white dhoti with a bare chest and an orange-red headcloth, holds a lit flame. A cameraman with a tripod is visible behind the crowd. Ornate golden shrine decor forms the background.2019-01-01A large seated congregation with palms pressed together in namaskar during a devotional gathering in a hall with cream walls and wooden doors. Many men wear saffron-orange cloths, some bare-chested with white tripundra marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Women wear white and cream saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, and one woman in the foreground wears a red-and-green sari. Several participants wear white dhotis and some wear white headbands. Some people in the background stand near an altar table with lamps, and a woman in white stands in the far background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this image.2019-01-01September 16 20142014-09-16July 27 20172017-07-27A large seated congregation of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wears red-brown shawls and green lanyards, sitting on white cloth in a hall with red and white draped tables in the background. In the foreground a young man with curly hair and yellow tilak sits cross-legged with his hands together. Beside him a shaved-headed man with orange-yellow forehead marks wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace over white clothes. Many people sit in rows with hands in laps, some with eyes closed, attending a satsang.2015-10-13A large indoor puja hall with many seated devotees in rows on mats, most bare-chested with white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls, sandalwood and white marks on their torsos and foreheads, and rudraksha malas. Many sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass pots, plates of flowers and lamps sit on the floor in front of them, and a few people in saffron robes stand at the back. The reference to a person on this page is not evidenced by any clearly identifiable figure, so no candidate is marked.2017-07-27January 02 20162016-01-02July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20192019-01-01A seated group of women performs a ritual with lit oil lamps and small brass dishes in a temple-like hall. Foreground, a woman in a white and beige patterned sari holds a lit lamp in front of her; beside her, a woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with a brass lamp in hand. Behind them, women in saffron-orange and rust-coloured robes hold lamps and incense dishes, many wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls. Scattered flower petals, small brass vessels and oil lamps cover the floor. Several people in the back rows wear white headbands. Readable text in the bottom corner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam, and the image is a people photograph of a devotional lamp-offering ritual.2014-04-04January 01 20192019-01-01July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copies