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A three-panel graphic collage of temple ritual photographs with a caption. Top left: an elderly woman in a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala stirs a metal bowl of grain while a young woman in orange sari helps, beside a woman in white. Top right: a young woman in orange sari and orange turban feeds a fire with a long rod before a deity murti and a bull statue decorated with flowers. Bottom: a bald man in white dhoti, glasses, rudraksha malas and a red bindi reads from a book beside a fire pit; two young girls in orange robes and a turban tend the fire with a metal vessel, flowers and a basket of puffed grain. The caption reads 'The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam empowering the rural girl children and rural women through temple science'. The seated man in white with malas matches the page's a person reference only by role-appearance cues, which are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so a person is unsure.

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October 15 20212021-10-15October 15 20212021-10-15A group of young women and girls in orange saffron saris with maroon and gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor during a ritual. Several wear rudraksha mala necklaces and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a young woman with a ponytail pours liquid from a small brass vessel, while others hold brass bells, brass lamps and small offering bowls on a low metal tray. A pink bag sits in the lower right. The setting appears to be a temple hall during puja or abhishekam. Only the visible women and girls are counted.2013-06-07A four-panel collage of ritual scenes in an orange-walled hall. Top left: a seated priest in white beside a fire pit of stacked bricks with a flame, with two garlanded deity murtis or decorated idols behind. Top right: several people in orange and saffron clothing seated on mats before a fire pit, with brass plates of offerings and a kalasha-like vessel. Bottom left: a seated priest in white tending a fire pit, with a row of seated devotees in white and orange behind. Bottom right: a woman in orange sari seated on a red and gold throne while a priest in white and saffron presses a fire pit or puja plate near her feet, with a brass plate of offerings. Banners on the walls show printed text and images.2011-11-29 +2 copiesOctober 15 20212021-10-15A large group of devotees, mostly women and girls in saffron-orange saris and tunics with gold borders, sits cross-legged on a floor in an open hall before a red wall. Many wear rudraksha malas and white or ash forehead markings. Several hold small brass vessels and brass pots, and a girl in the foreground wearing a long rudraksha mala and white tilaka tends brass pots. Some participants wear white and yellow clothing. Brass kalasha-style pots and a few bowls are arranged on the floor in front.2016-08-18A two-panel collage in a document layout with a captioned photo strip. Top left: a group of girls and a few boys sit on a patterned rug before a glass cabinet and deity statues, some playing small hand drums and cymbals. Top right: girls in pink, red and orange saris sit before a deity murti on a raised throne with trident-shaped finials, singing into microphones. Bottom: a large outdoor group of about 60 women and girls in orange saris and rudraksha malas sit in rows before golden pillars and rows of lamps, with plates of flowers and offerings in front, performing a puja. The captions read that indigenous girls participate in Nithyananda Gurukul and that KAILASA trains rural women and girls in Nithya Puja. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2021-10-15July 21 20102010-07-21 +1 copiesMarch 06 20182018-03-06August 11 20102010-08-11Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20162016-01-15