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September 10 2015

2015-09-10 +1 copies

June 01 2014

A large hall filled with seated devotees on red and white mats during a satsang gathering. Many men wear white kurtas or dhotis with saffron/orange shawls, and young boys in saffron and red robes sit in the foreground, some holding small objects. A standing photographer with a camera on a tripod is at the left. At the right, a decorated stage has a golden swan and ornate pillars, with a figure in colourful traditional dress seated near it. Walls display framed pictures and a large backdrop. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights are visible. Over a hundred people are visible in the room.

Indoor yoga or kriya session under a corrugated roof with ceiling fans and hanging decorative tassels. A large audience of many people sits on the floor in white, orange and colourful saris and kurtas. At the front, a seated figure on a red-and-gold ornate throne wears red robes and a beaded necklace, with a bald attendant in orange beside it. Musicians in the foreground play drums and wind instruments on mats, and a red carpet runs toward the throne. A wall banner reads Nithyananda Vedic Temples and a world map is mounted on the wall.

Indoor ritual gathering in a hall with a deep red feature wall and purple damask-patterned panels. A saffron-robed figure seated on a gold-and-red throne at the right, wearing a saffron turban and a red shawl, faces a large seated group on the floor. Rows of people in saffron and orange robes sit on the left and centre, while others in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit and stand along the back. A red patterned rug, brass bowls of food, metal dishes, a steel flask and leaf-plates are arranged in front. Several printed panels hang on the wall behind. The figure on the throne matches the page's description of a person only with a probable appearance cue of a saffron turban and ornate seating, so this is recorded as an appearance-based candidate.

December 27 2007

2007-12-27 +1 copies

August 17 2014

A large hall with pink walls and a red curtained stage at the back holds a seated gathering on a white tiled floor for a Navaratri darbar. Many people sit in rows and a loose circle, most in saffron orange robes and orange head wraps, while others wear white dhotis and white shirts. A small wooden stand with a red cushion and a red-and-gold throne sit near the centre front. Several people stand near the stage, and a cameraman with a tripod works at the left. Framed photographs hang on the far walls, and a large screen shows a figure on the stage.

A photograph of a seated group chanting in a hall with a red floor covered in scattered flower petals. Five men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and orange turbans sit with palms pressed together in prayer, one holding a long gold-wrapped staff with a decorated top. Two women in orange saris with malas sit at a microphone at left, and a man in white with a white shawl and tilak plays a large drum. A red curtain and a tapestry of temple carvings form the backdrop. Several people sit in the background. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone, so the sannyasi figures are described by role only.

Indoor event in a tented hall with a dark red curtain backdrop and purple stage lights. Rows of seated people in saffron and orange clothing sit on striped woven mats facing a gilded ornate throne and carved golden pillars. Brass oil lamps stand in a line along the aisle, and marigold garlands and flower offerings are placed on the mats. In the foreground a bearded man in orange clothes sits with palms pressed together, and a woman in an orange sari holds a plate of marigolds. A large crowd of seated devotees fills the back of the hall, and colourful hanging decorations line the metal roof beams.

December 30 2008

A photograph of a devotional music performance in an ornate temple hall with gold-carved panels behind the stage. On a raised red-draped platform, several women in red and orange saris play instruments and sing into microphones, one in white and orange sitting at centre. Below them, a row of shaven-headed men in orange robes play drums including a dholak-style drum. In the foreground, a figure in white dhoti and shawl kneels by a small fire or incense offering near a line of rope barriers, while many seated people in orange clothing, several with long dark hair, face the stage. A plain stone and brass setting with a small kalasha-like offering appears on the floor.