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October 16 2010

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Night photo of an outdoor ritual gathering on bare ground. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a reddish-maroon border carries a silver plate toward seated devotees. Seated devotees wear white, saffron-orange and red clothes; a woman in a maroon and gold sari with a rudraksha mala stands at right holding a fruit or flower, and a young woman in white and yellow stands at the right edge. Brass plates, a white cloth bundle and offerings lie in the foreground, and a large orange-and-red structure with a light-coloured canopy stands behind. Many people sit in rows in the background, some in white and others in saffron, and a figure in white stands at upper right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2010-10-16A seated group of young boys and men in orange robes and pink-red waist sashes sits on the floor of a hall, many with white vibhuti bands on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several boys have their palms open or hands joined in prayer before small brass plates and a lamp on low white platforms. Behind them, a larger crowd of seated devotees in white and red garments watches, and a golden shrine canopy stands at the back of the room. Two boys wear round glasses. The scene looks like a satsang or meditation session.2013-09-13Night outdoor gathering at an ashram courtyard with a large crowd seated on mats in white, saffron, red and yellow clothing. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and cloth with maroon borders holds a silver tray and offers fruit to seated children in white. A woman in a maroon and gold sari with a beaded necklace stands at right, holding fruit and smiling. Behind them, more people stand near a decorated pillar with floral painted patterns, and a brass plate sits in the lower left foreground.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10June 07 20132013-06-07Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesA homa ritual under an orange and green decorated canopy at night. A standing man in orange robes with a hood and a beaded necklace presses his palms together at the right of a square fire pit (homa kund) with smoke rising, flower garlands and marigold petals around its edge. Seated devotees in orange and red garments surround the pit, some with brass bowls and offerings. Behind them, a framed portrait labelled 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' is garlanded with flowers. Men in white with yellow shawls stand at the right and lower right, and banana plants and leaf festoons decorate the tent. A brass vessel with flowers sits in the lower left.2009-09-25Night-time outdoor ritual scene. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a vertical white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala stands centre, watching a woman in a red blouse and orange shawl with a long braid pour rice from a silver plate into a girl's cupped hands. The girl wears a purple dress and a white flower garland. Other children in white and orange clothing, one boy with a yellow garland, and women in white stand around. Orange cloths hang on a red pillar behind them, and the men's white garments and ritual stance suggest a puja offering. No identity can be established from appearance; the white-clad man is described by role only.2012-04-30October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor evening gathering at night. Seated rows of young boys and adults sit on mats and cloth, many wearing white dhotis and shawls with yellow borders. On the left, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with yellow trim stands near a small orange table, raising a hand toward an object held up at the top left, possibly a ritual vessel. Behind them, a standing person in white and another in orange saffron robes stand near a white board with green printed text. Women in saris and salwar kameez, some in saffron and pink, sit on chairs and mats toward the right, along with foreign-looking women and a bald man in white. Red pillars and a red wall frame the background under dim lights, with a tree and lamp posts visible.2011-10-05Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined compound with banana-plant pillars tied with leaves. A man in an orange saffron garment with a red border and a draped orange head covering, wearing a gold beaded necklace, holds a silver bell and a brass tray of small lamps and offerings. Seated devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls with rudraksha malas surround a brass plate of fruit, flower garlands in pink and yellow, and a lit oil lamp. A man in white with yellow shawl and glasses sits in the foreground. a person cues are present, though the face is not identifiable from this view, so the candidate's presence is uncertain.2009-09-25 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies