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August 23 20142014-08-23A group of women seated on the floor in orange and maroon saris with gold borders performs an aarti with lit oil lamps held in brass dishes. Several women wear rudraksha malas and forehead vibhuti. Trays with flowers, small brass bowls and offerings sit in front. Pink flowers lie in a dish at lower left. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2013-07-11A 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.2014-04-04September 19 20142014-09-19A seated group of devotees in a satsang or puja setting, with many women in orange and maroon saris and white forehead markings, some with rudraksha malas. A central woman in orange sits with hands folded and eyes closed, while a woman at right in maroon wears glasses and holds her hands together. Brass oil lamps, small brass vessels, a plate of rice and flowers, and red offerings sit on the floor in front. Several women in white garments are visible behind. Fewer than thirty people appear in view, several partly cropped. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2014-10-11July 13 20132013-07-13A large group of women seated on the floor in an ashram hall, dressed in saffron-orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Many hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames, some with palms pressed together in prayer, some with eyes closed. Several have white vertical forehead markings. Background shows more seated devotees in orange and maroon, a red-draped stage area, and a plastic water bottle and small brass vessels in the foreground. Appears to be a lamp-lighting or aarti moment in a group ritual.2013-06-14A seated group of devotees in a hall performs a ritual. In the foreground, a young woman in orange robes with a maroon-and-orange sash and a white forehead band holds her hands together, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. Beside her, several women in orange and maroon saris sit before brass puja trays, kalasha-style vessels, small oil lamps, bowls and flower offerings laid on red and pink cloths. Behind them, more participants in white and orange sit on the floor, and additional people in white clothing sit along the back wall beneath a window with red curtains. Many wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings.2013-03-20A seated group of devotees with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, at a puja or satsang setting. Many wear orange and rust-red saris and robes with rudraksha malas, and several have white and red forehead tilaka lines. Dreadlocked hair is worn in tall buns. In the background a man in a white robe sits behind a white-draped table with a green cloth and brass vessels, and another man in cream clothing sits on the right. Small banana-leaf offerings with food lie on the mat in front of the devotees.2019-01-01A row of seated devotees in white and orange clothing with rudraksha malas performs a pada puja or satsang with eyes closed and hands folded. Brass oil lamps and small brass vessels with flowers sit on the floor in front of them, and lit lamps glow along the line. Behind them a carved wooden lattice wall and a red cloth backdrop frame the hall. No individual in the row is identified as a person.2014-09-07July 30 20172017-07-30April 04 20142014-04-04