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A photograph of a seated audience in a large indoor hall with cream walls and an orange floor covering. Rows of people sit cross-legged with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, a gesture of respect. Foreground figures include a woman in a yellow printed kurta with grey hair, a woman in a white top with curly brown hair, and a woman in a white top with a red headband and hair clip. A man in white clothing sits in the middle rows. Water bottles, a dark bag and a wooden chair lie on the mat. A speaker or presenter sits at a small podium at the back of the hall, partly visible. No clear visual evidence of a person's presence appears in this frame.

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A seated group of devotees fills a tiled hall with a thatched roof and white walls, sitting on orange mats with blue-and-purple woven runners. Most wear white kurtas or white clothing with lanyard badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and many clap with hands raised in unison. Several women in white saris and salwar sit among them. At the front right, a standing speaker in an orange vest and white garment holds a microphone and addresses the room, with orange drapes and a stage behind and a water dispenser on a side table. Two small printed booklets lie on the floor near the front row.2010-02-08A large seated audience of mostly women in white clothing sits on orange mats in a hall, many clapping with palms together. Several wear yellow lanyards around their necks, and a few wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A woman in the foreground at left wears a white top and a yellow lanyard. Behind the crowd, a camera operator on a tripod and a cameraman film the scene, and a figure in an orange garment stands at the far back. Pillars and a tall lattice window frame the room.2010-02-09Photograph of a large seated audience inside a plain whitewashed hall with ceiling fans and a red-framed doorway. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some in orange, red and green shawls, and many have rudraksha beads around their necks. Several sit with hands in anjali mudra or eyes closed in meditation, while others sit upright on chairs and mats facing the front. On the rear wall hangs a framed image of a deity murti, and a small satsang-style gathering is taking place. Dozens of people are visible in the frame, including partially visible figures at the edges.2009-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated congregation in a bright hall during a satsang. Many devotees wear white clothes and sit on mats or chairs with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, a woman in a pink top sits on a red mat, a woman in a green shawl and dark-rimmed glasses sits beside her, and a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala sits in the centre. To the right, a woman with curly hair in a white top sits on a red cushion next to a woman in a black-and-white patterned skirt. Behind them, men in white kurtas and women in white sit in rows of chairs and mats, with a banana-leaf display and water bottles visible near a wall painting of a smiling face. Some participants wear bindis, glasses and beaded necklaces.2013-10-04A large seated congregation at a Sri Vidya Pooja satsang inside an ashram hall. Dozens of devotees sit close together with palms pressed in anjali, many dressed in white kurtas and saris; a woman in a yellow saree and red blouse at center, a woman in a white sari with red bangles at lower left, and a woman in an orange sari with dark-rimmed glasses at left are prominent. Brass plates with offerings sit before some worshippers, and framed devotional pictures hang on the walls behind the crowd. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2007-09-03A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall with white walls, ceiling fans and hanging decorative banners in blue, orange and yellow. Many devotees sit on orange and red mats, mostly women in white and pastel clothes, some in saffron, blue and green. Several sit on chairs at the back. A woman in the foreground wears an orange top and cream shawl and holds a small book open. A blue mat reads 'Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham' in the foreground. A camera on a tripod stands at the right edge. The room is a satsang or discourse setting with a seated congregation facing forward.2010-02-10A large seated audience fills a wide auditorium with wooden wall panels, applauding and clapping toward the stage. Many attendees wear white ritual clothing, some with saffron or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and several wear red, orange, or green garments. In the lower left, a bald man in white and gold-bordered dhoti clothing sits near a tray, while a shaved-headed man in a white shirt with orange and white lanyards applauds at right. The scene shows a satsang-style gathering during a Nithyanandoham session, with the speaker not visible in the frame.2015-12-15A seated group of devotees in a hall performs a padapuja-style ceremony with hands pressed in anjali. Many wear white dhoti-style clothing with yellow shawls, while some women wear orange or peach shawls. Brass oil lamps, metal plates with flowers and offerings, and small bowls sit on colourful striped mats in front of them. A bearded man in the lower right wears white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala, and a man in the foreground with eyes closed is in prayer.2009-08-25December 15 20152015-12-15A large seated audience of devotees in white ritual clothing fills an indoor hall with orange mats and red-and-gold banners hanging from the ceiling. Many are clapping with palms pressed together, and some wear yellow and blue garlands or lanyards. Film cameras and lights on tripods are set up near the front, and a few standing staff in white are visible along the back. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, and the scene shows a satsang-style gathering with participants in prayerful clapping.2010-02-09A photograph of a large evening session in a hall with a white floor. Many seated participants in white clothes, several women wearing yellow dupattas or yellow scarves, sit in rows on orange mats and white mats facing the front. A few people in white and orange garments sit nearby, and a man in white stands at the front near a camera tripod. A small plate sits on the orange mat in the foreground. A man in white with a white shawl and beaded necklace sits at the far right edge.2010-09-28January 12 20132013-01-12