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Indoor devotional gathering in a hall with green floor mats. Seated devotees face a central woman in a white sari standing before a decorated shrine that holds a golden deity murti, lamps and an offering. Behind the shrine, a large painted mural shows a smiling figure with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, and a tiered display shelf with small figurines stands at the right. Several seated people wear orange, maroon, gold and red clothing, with long braids and white garments among them. The scene looks like a puja or satsang with lamps lit before the shrine.

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A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with a green floor where a group sits facing a shrine. A large painted portrait of a smiling long-haired figure with a red bindi and beaded mala hangs on the left wall, labelled with no readable caption. In front of a golden-roofed shrine stands a person in white clothing with a long braid, tending a central deity murti decorated with flowers. Beside it, a tiered display shelf holds many small figurines. Seated devotees in front wear checked shirts, blue, white and pink saris, and an orange patterned shawl. Oil lamps and garlands surround the altar.2009-10-10A photo of devotees seated on a green mat in a shrine room during an evening devotional gathering. A woman in a white sari stands before a small decorated shrine with a red-and-gold deity murti and a kalasha-like lamp setup, arm raised toward it. Seated worshippers wear pink, blue, green, orange and white garments, with several girls in braids and a small child in a striped shirt. Behind them a large black-and-white portrait of a smiling long-haired figure with a beaded mala hangs on the wall beside a tiered shelf of small painted figurines. A woman in red sits at left near a glass counter. The scene suggests puja or satsang.2009-10-10A photograph of a devotional gathering inside a hall with a green floor. A large painted portrait of a smiling long-haired man with a red bindi and a dark beaded mala fills the back wall, showing a man in ochre-toned robes. Beneath it stands a decorated shrine with a deity murti surrounded by a golden kalasha-style canopy, lights and garlands, with a second seated deity figure in red and gold on a lower altar. A tiered display shelf to the right holds many small figurines and framed pictures. A woman in a white salwar kameez with a long braid stands near the shrine with her arm raised. Around 15 seated devotees, mostly children and young people in colourful clothes such as yellow, red, teal and pink, face the shrine with their backs to the camera. A text overlay in the bottom right reads a copyright notice.2009-10-10Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a small hall with a teal wall painting of a smiling long-haired figure with a long braid, shown in profile. A woman in a white dress with a white shawl stands at a microphone, one hand raised to her forehead, while about seven seated people in front watch: an older man with white hair, children, and women in colourful saris. In front of the painting is a tiered shrine with a deity murti under a domed canopy, a blue platform with painted figures, and a white shelf of small figurines and lamps. A paper sign reads in Tamil script. Garlands and lamps are visible.2009-10-10Indoor devotional scene in a hall with speckled grey floor and green mat. Seated devotees, mostly viewed from behind, face a small decorated shrine with a deity murti, flowers and oil lamps under a golden dome. A standing woman in a white sari with hair in a braid stands beside the shrine, facing the group. Behind the shrine, a tiered stepped display holds small figures and framed photos. A large painted portrait of a smiling long-haired man in a white garment and rudraksha mala is on the left wall, labelled as Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam on the photo's copyright line. Several children in pink and white sit on the left. Most attendees wear white kurtas or shirts.2009-10-10Indoor photo of children seated on the floor before a Navaratri golu display with a multi-tiered white stepped stand holding small colourful dolls and figurines, and a painted shrine with a seated deity murti in red and gold dress beside brass vessels, fruit and flowers. A large grey-toned painted portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi, identified by no printed caption, fills the wall behind the shrine. A girl in a white dress with a plait stands at left with hands folded, while several children sit in front with hands raised in prayer; one wears a yellow shirt, one a blue-and-white checked shirt, and one a white outfit with a pink wrist band. Nearby a small placard with Tamil text is mounted on the wall.2009-10-10Indoor photo of a seated congregation facing a shrine in a hall with a mural. A standing priest in a light grey kurta and white dhoti stands at a small temple-style shrine with an orange domed roof and string lights, holding a lit lamp before deity murtis. Around a dozen seated devotees, mostly from behind, sit on a green mat: women in orange, yellow, blue and striped saris, and men in white shirts and a red shirt. On the left wall a large painted mural shows a smiling long-haired figure in saffron-toned clothing with a rudraksha mala, beside a painted lake and mountain landscape. Colourful balloons hang at upper left.A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a small hall with a green floor covering, facing a shrine. Most are seen from behind, wearing white shirts and kurtas, a red shirt, a checked shirt, and a white and blue salwar with a braid and white flower. A standing person in white stands before an altar with a deity murti, a kalasha-like lamp, and a tiered shelf of small figurines. A large painted portrait of a smiling long-haired man with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi hangs on the back wall, reading as a depiction rather than a person present. Oil lamps and garlands decorate the shrine.2009-10-10Indoor photo of a group of devotees seated on a green mat facing a decorated shrine with a deity murti and small figures under a multi-tiered red and teal canopy lit with string lights. A large painted portrait of a long-haired smiling figure in a light shawl covers the left wall, and a standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the right near the shrine, with a wall of posters beyond. Several seated participants wear white headbands; they wear white shirts, yellow, orange and maroon clothing. A woman in a striped sari sits at the left edge. The setting resembles a puja or satsang in a hall. The painted portrait is a depiction, and no one visible is clearly identifiable by appearance.A photograph of a seated group of devotees on a green mat in a plain whitewashed room, facing a white-draped table with a framed painting of a seated female deity with a lotus and attendant figures, flanked by two brass lamps. A woman in white with a gold border sits at the table in front of the altar. Around a dozen devotees sit in rows: women in orange, gold, maroon and green saris with braided hair and white flowers, men in white shirts, and a young man in a brown shirt at right. A small child sits among them. To the right, a framed photograph of a smiling woman leans against the wall beside a bundled white sack.2009-10-10Indoor photo of a devotional shrine room. A large painted portrait on the left wall shows a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red mark on the forehead and a dark rudraksha mala, wearing a light wrap; the figure is a painting, not a physical person. Centre: a golden-roofed shrine with blue and pink columns, garlands and a deity murti seated on a pink lotus, with brass oil lamps and flowers on a tiered platform. A standing woman in a white robe with a long braid faces the shrine. Seated devotees in the foreground, including a man in white and children, watch. A girl in a blue dress stands at left. Tiered white steps on the right hold small painted figurines.2009-10-10Devotees sit on a green mat in a room facing a shrine. On the back wall a large painted portrait shows a man with long dark hair and a moustache, wearing a white robe and a dark bead necklace, one hand raised. Beneath it stands a shrine with a deity murti, a pink lotus, a kalasha-like brass vessel, flower garlands and a tiered display of small figurines to the right. In the foreground an older woman in a green patterned sari with a teal blouse and an older woman in a white garment with a red border sit with their backs to the camera. Others in striped shirts and an orange garment sit nearby. Ceiling fan and framed pictures are visible at upper left.2009-10-10