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2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesPhotograph of a multi-armed deity murti, a decorated figure in pink and gold cloth, placed on a wooden platform and covered with a dense garland of yellow, red, green and white flowers arranged in a large arch behind it. Around it stand a man in a white shirt, a man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, and a woman in white wearing an orange shawl on the right, all looking toward the murti in a plain concrete room with a metal pipe and doorway behind them. Three visible people, all standing, with the figures attending the murti.2007-05-09Photo of sannyasis at a workshop in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, learning to tie a kattumurthy, a decorated wooden frame draped in red cloth and wrapped with yellow and green marigold garlands and brass fittings. Two men in white shirts and orange shawls, one wearing a rudraksha mala, guide the work with their hands while a person with shoulder-length dark hair in a white top leans in to adjust the garlands. Other hands and a yellow cloth appear at the right edge, with a broom and tools against a plain whitewashed wall.2007-05-09September 11 20142014-09-112008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a temple aarti at an outdoor shrine. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and a white-and-red flower garland, raises a brass aarti lamp toward a large decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in red and pink silk, adorned with a gold crown and garlands of yellow, orange, red and purple flowers, with a tall garland column alongside. Behind him, several seated men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas sit in attendance, and a flower-laden tray lies in front. A white canopy and a banner are visible in the background. The a person candidate is shown performing aarti with distinctive long hair, saffron attire and rudraksha-style garland cues.2008-01-01July 20 20102010-07-20November 22 20102010-11-22A photograph at a temple at night beside a row of decorated deity murtis draped in marigold, red rose and white garlands with gold crowns. On the left, a young man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head wrap, with a rudraksha mala, smiles and turns toward the group. Beside him, a bald man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a gold-chained pendant and a long gold necklace stands with hands clasped in greeting. A bearded man bare-chested with a sacred thread and a yellow sash stands between them. Behind them, a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala, and uniformed police officers stand under a white canopy. A purple cloth covers the offering table, with a brass vessel in front of the deities.2008-11-11July 21 20102010-07-21Photograph of a ceremonial scene indoors at a gilded throne dais. A seated figure in a red-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace and a long red and white flower garland, smiles and rests a hand on the gold armrest, with bangles on the wrist and a bindi on the forehead. Beside the seat, a priest in an orange-red turban, bare-chested with an orange-gold dhoti and rudraksha beads, holds a silver lamp with a burning flame toward a bowl set on the dais. Behind them stand a gold lion figure, a silver trident, an ornate gold-embroidered parasol, and a large backdrop of yellow and orange marigold garlands.2015-07-06