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A photograph inside a thatched palm-leaf hall where seated women face a framed portrait on a red wooden stand. The portrait, labelled "Nithyananda" on its base, shows a smiling man in a yellow turban and dark embroidered ornate garment with a white sash; it is a printed portrait, not a physical person. In the foreground a woman with a close-cropped grey head wears a purple patterned shawl and gold earrings, and beside her a woman in white with a long braid sits with hands folded. Other women in white and brown saris sit nearby, some with clasped hands, and white plastic chairs stand in the background.

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Seated devotees sit cross-legged on a mat in a thatched-roof hall during a meditation session in Cuddalore. Behind them hangs a long white banner printed with two portraits of a smiling figure in a white turban and dark clothing, flanked by Tamil text reading a title and the word for meditation. A bamboo pole supports the banner. Women in green, white, pink and maroon saris and salwar kameez sit with garlands and red bindis, while a girl in a blue dress and glasses sits in front. A man in white kurta sits at left. Several people appear in the foreground and middle rows.

A seated group of women and children face a framed portrait mounted on a wooden cabinet in a plain room with cream walls and a window grille. The portrait shows a smiling man in a cream turban and dark ornate tunic, draped in a garland of white flowers with red and green accents. Brass oil lamps flank the cabinet, with flowers and a small brass lamp placed in front. Among the devotees, a woman in white sari with a garland sits at left, women in orange, pink, teal, green and lavender saris sit on a patterned mat, and a child in lavender sits in front, with long braided hair and flowers visible. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene.

2005-07-09 +1 copies

A small room with pink walls hosts a puja before a framed photograph of a seated, long-haired figure in saffron and orange robes with a rudraksha mala, garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers, labelled "PARAMAHAMSA SRI NITHYANANDA". A man in white clothes sits cross-legged at left, lighting a lamp with a flame and holding a small brass vessel, a puja. Before him are bananas, oranges, coconuts, bowls of food and flower petals on a patterned cloth. Five devotees sit with palms pressed together: a woman in a white blouse and floral sari at left, a woman with a braid and orange-flower hair ornament, a woman in a gold sari, and a man in a white shirt at right, with a partially visible figure at the lower left.

2005-07-09 +1 copies

A seated group of devotees in a living room during a home visit, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits at lower left with hands joined; a woman in pink sari and gold bangles sits beside him. A young girl in an orange and blue dress kneels at right with hands folded. A man in white shirt and dhoti sits at lower right beside a woman in an orange sari, and an older man with glasses in white attire is seated at the front right. A woman in a red-and-gold sari stands near a staircase with a framed deity picture on the wall, and a sofa and TV are at left. The floor is covered with a beige cloth.

A seated group of women in a small room sits on the floor and on chairs, attentive toward something off-frame. Several wear white or cream saris with gold or red borders, one wears a blue sari, another a green and one a pink. Dark beaded mangalsutra-style necklaces and gold bangles are visible. A framed picture of a goddess hangs on the pink-painted wall, and a microphone stand stands at left beside a poster with Tamil lettering. The mood is a quiet gathering, possibly a satsang or program session.

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A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and a light blue shawl sits on a gold-and-red throne, his bare foot extended toward a gold tray. Before him, a woman in a yellow-and-orange sari kneels with pink lotus flowers and apples on gold plates. Around them, about a dozen women in saris, several in orange and white, sit on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer. A tray holds apples, purple flowers and sweets. a person is seated on the throne and receiving padapuja-style devotion from the kneeling devotees in a hall with red curtains.

2010-12-18 +1 copies