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Outdoor group devotional scene with several people in orange and white attire. Foreground, a woman in a mustard-yellow kurta with a short haircut and an orange sash holds a small oil lamp. Beside her, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and orange sash presses his palms together in anjali. Next, a man in cream kurta and orange sash holds a lamp while another man in white with glasses and orange sash offers a lit lamp and plate. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in orange scarves stands with hands folded, and a man in a maroon shirt on the right has a tilak on his forehead. A tall lamp post and brick wall form the background. Scarves carry the printed mantra 'Om hreem Nithyanandaya namah'.2012-07-08July 08 20122012-07-08June 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered at a stone ritual platform beside a lamp post, many with palms pressed together in namaste. Most wear orange saffron shawls or scarves, with women in white, cream and yellow saffron-accented saris and salwar kameez, and a man in a maroon kurta at centre with hands folded. Silver pots and jugs line the low wall at left, and a brass bell and small brass vessels sit on the platform at right beside green cloth and offerings. Some people kneel in front, including a boy in a white shirt with an orange shawl. Several figures wear rudraksha-style beads. Scene suggests satsang or puja with devotees. No visible a person candidate is identifiable from appearance.2012-07-08A photograph of a procession line outdoors on a sandy path at an ashram. Devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many barefoot. Men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand alongside men in saffron-orange robes with red-and-orange sashes, one bearded man in saffron at right smiling with hands joined. A bearded man in white with a long-haired appearance and gold-trimmed garment stands centre. Women in white salwar kameez stand at left. Behind them, a white temple entrance with orange-draped deity murti and a colourful fringed canopy with tassels at top right. Potted plants and a green-draped table appear at right. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2009-06-17 +1 copiesApril 23 20162016-04-23A photograph of a ceremonial moment at an outdoor platform with red and white striped steps. A woman in a cream and white embroidered sari offers a silver plate or bowl to a seated man in a cream dhoti with gold border and a leopard-print shawl. A shaven-headed young sannyasi in saffron-orange robes stands at right, holding a cloth and watching. Brass oil lamps and small offerings are on the platform. Behind them, several men and women in white clothing and white rudraksha-style necklaces stand and sit watching. The seated man has long dark hair and is not presented with distinctive a person cues, so identity is uncertain. Photograph credit text appears at lower right.2010-12-19February 24 20152015-02-24Night outdoor gathering at a temple-like courtyard with string lights overhead and a crowd of onlookers behind. In the foreground, several people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar on green leaves laid on the stone floor. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds a folded orange cloth and wears a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak. Others wear white dhotis or kurtas with red shawls, and a woman in a white sari and red shawl stands centre with hands joined. A woman in a yellow sari kneels at lower left. Garlands and a dark deity murti appear at the right edge.2015-07-07August 03 20082008-08-03December 19 20102010-12-19