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July 14 20122012-07-14A dim hall with a large projection screen showing a bearded... no—showing a smiling figure with long dark hair in saffron-orange clothing beside a golden shrine-like arch. In the foreground, a bald man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange sash stands with arms raised toward the screen, as several other devotees in white and orange sashes move and dance on red-striped mats. Backpacks and bags lie on the floor at left. The scene suggests a satsang or group devotional gathering.2012-07-14A group of devotees dances energetically in a hall with red patterned floor mats and a large projection screen behind them showing a figure in white. A central figure in saffron robes with a shaved head is being lifted or held by the arms by people in white kurtas and orange shawls, mid-dance. Others around wear white clothes and orange stoles, while a man in a grey shirt and orange scarf and a man in black with an orange stole raise their hands. The mood is festive and celebratory.2012-07-14Indoor hall with a plain tiled floor, a brown wooden double door, and a white projection screen on a stand at right. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with hands pressed together in anjali stands alone near the screen, facing left toward a group. To the left, a row of about ten men in white ashram clothes with hands folded in namaskar stand together; several wear yellow or white neck cords and one wears a red-and-saffron shawl. A yellow and blue decorated hanging is at upper left and white draped fabric lines the ceiling. A black bag sits on the floor by the group.2009-12-15December 01 20112011-12-01July 14 20122012-07-14A stage event with a large printed portrait of a long-haired man in white robes and a rudraksha mala hung on a dark backdrop. Below it a small figure in orange stands on a red-carpeted stage with steps. Many people in white clothes with orange shawls line the floor, some with hands raised in greeting. At left a man in a yellow turban and dark robe stands beside an orange-and-black banner. A circular concentric-ring artwork hangs at right. A printed sign at upper right is partly visible.2006-12-17December 31 20152015-12-31A photograph inside a hall with a white pull-down ceiling drape, a projector screen and a bright tiled floor. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, and stands with hands extended toward a row of devotees. Behind him, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths, some holding silver plates and pooja items, stand on mats with joined palms. To the left, a middle-aged man in a grey shirt and a man in white kurta stand with hands folded, and a young boy in an orange t-shirt with a printed portrait stands with hands joined. Several people in white and orange sit or stand along the room. A colourful ceremonial pole hangs at the top left.2011-02-02A large hall with many men in white ritual clothes standing and kneeling on pink, green and purple mats, with hands raised behind their heads in a group practice. In the centre background a golden throne-like altar holds a golden deity murti and a large white statue of a seated figure, flanked by golden pillars and orange and white decorative banners. Two framed portraits on red curtained side walls show a person with dark curly hair and a rudraksha-style garland, labelled in the caption as a portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A few people in orange and saffron garments are near the altar.2016-07-18A stage event on a red carpet with scattered yellow petals. Several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand in a line at right, some with rudraksha or beaded necklaces, while a man in an orange-saffron robe and a bald-headed man in white kneel at left and centre, one raising his hands. A large backdrop at right shows a smiling portrait of a man wearing an orange-saffron turban with a red tilak, against a pink floral design; a hanging orange lantern is overhead. A woman in orange-red sari stands at the far right edge. Roughly ten people are visible.2010-12-27November 26 20112011-11-26