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January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of a large open-sided tent with striped blue, green and purple canopy fabric, strung with bright tube lights, where many people sit cross-legged on blue tarpaulins and white sheets on the ground. Men in white kurtas and dhotis sit in rows at the front left, while others in casual shirts and trousers sit on the right, some with eyes closed. Tables, chairs and cooking equipment fill the background. Trees and palms are visible outside under misty morning light. No single person is clearly identifiable as a specific individual from appearance.2012-01-07A relief camp under a striped canvas tent on bare dirt. Many men and some women sit cross-legged on blue tarpaulins and white woven sacks, most facing the same direction in quiet attention. Several wear white dhotis and white shirts; one man in the foreground wears a pale beige kurta, and a man at right wears a grey checked shirt. A man in a light green head covering sits near the centre. Tables, plastic chairs and a loudspeaker stand at the edges, and a small tree grows at left. Nearby tarpaulin shelters and a white building complete the scene.2012-01-07Outdoor relief camp under striped tarpaulin awnings on sandy ground, with a group of people seated in rows on blue and white plastic sheets, many with eyes closed as if meditating. Most wear white dhotis and kurtas; one man in the foreground wears an orange cloth and white shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace and a sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam on his garment. A standing man in white dhoti stands at left near metal cooking vessels and tables. Palm trees, a small white building and a brick-and-debris heap are in the background, and a banner hangs at right.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of a open-air relief camp under a patterned tarpaulin canopy with red, green and maroon stripes. Many people sit seated on blue tarpaulin sheets on a dirt ground, mostly seen from behind, wearing white shirts with printed lettering and some in green hair caps. Plastic chairs stand at the left, a white building and collapsed brick rubble are behind them, and a banner hangs on a pole at the right in the background.2012-01-07December 14 20062006-12-14A open-sided tent with a striped red, green and blue canopy shows a seated group on a bare concrete floor, with people sitting in rows and a few standing near the back. In the foreground, a bald man with a bare upper body wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and sits beside a water bottle and a cloth bundle; another man in orange sits at the right. Others wear white shirts and white dhotis, and some wear green or saffron cloth. Green mesh screens and bamboo poles frame the tent, and a steel plate is visible at the right edge. The scene resembles a seated community meal or satsang gathering.2012-04-06Night-time relief camp under a tarpaulin canopy lit by bright floodlights. In the foreground, a row of people sits cross-legged on blue tarpaulins on bare ground: a figure in orange robes at the left, a figure in a dark wrap, a figure in a yellow-and-white garment, and others in white and pale clothing. Behind them, more seated people on pink and white sheets, and volunteers in white and teal caps move among steel cooking pots, tables and sacks at the food station. No readable name is visible, and no person can be identified as a person.2012-01-07A large tent hall filled with hundreds of men seated cross-legged on green mats in a yoga program session. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with lanyards and name badges, and a few in checked shirts. Red and white draped valances line the tent ceiling, and banners with portraits hang on the back wall. The crowd sits attentively with hands folded in meditation practice.2006-11-25 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11A large open-air tent gathering of seated devotees dressed almost entirely in white, many sitting cross-legged on coloured mats and rugs in rows across a wide hall. Several men in the foreground wear rudraksha malas and white shirts; one older man at left wears a white dhoti and mala. A standing figure in white stands near the far wall, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at left. White tent canopy with blue trim, ceiling fans and hanging lights overhead, and a white banner along the rear wall. The setting suggests a satsang or programme.2007-12-12