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January 05 20082008-01-05A photograph from a hall with pale floor tiles where rows of seated participants wear white blindfolds across their eyes. They sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in two facing blocks, most dressed in white kurtas and shirts, while several women wear white, green and pink saris. Each person has an ID badge clipped to the clothing. In the foreground, a person in a bright yellow-orange turban sits at the front edge with a microphone stand, facing the rows. A small white plastic chair and an open doorway appear at the back of the room.2004-05-05A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, most dressed in white with white headbands tied over their eyes. Many wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and some hold their hands together in prayer. They sit on colourful striped woven mats and floor cushions in rows facing forward. Above them hang tall decorative banners with yellow, orange and geometric diamond patterns. A few people stand at the back and a man in a teal shirt sits near the centre. The walls show framed pictures and a small wall plaque. The scene appears to be a group meditation or satsang session.2007-12-23December 22 20092009-12-22August 27 20092009-08-27A large hall packed with hundreds of seated participants on green floor mats, most wearing white headbands tied over their eyes in a blindfold-style practice. Many wear white, orange, yellow and pink saris or dhotis, and a few women in the foreground wear red and green. Some hold small white papers or cloth. Ceiling lights, tall windows and a large dark projection screen are visible at the back. Vertical text on the right edge reads copyright credit lines. No speaker or dais figure is clearly identifiable in the visible frame.2010-08-08A large indoor hall under a white tent-style roof decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners and yellow lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly women and girls in white and yellow clothing, some with orange shawls. At the far right, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate cushioned seat on a raised platform, appearing to address the gathering, with a person candidate identified by the orange saffron clothing and seated dais role, though the appearance is only partly visible. A yellow line marks the floor in the foreground.2008-07-17A large hall packed with hundreds of seated participants, most wearing white clothes and white blindfold-style headbands, many with hands pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a woman with long dark wavy hair in an orange-red sari stands with her back to the camera, hands raised together before the crowd, facing a red-carpeted stage area. Participants in cream, yellow and maroon saris and dhotis sit on red mats. White pillars with red bases line the walls and tube lights hang from the ceiling.2009-02-25January 31 20092009-01-31February 15 20092009-02-15February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large indoor hall at the AadiKailaasa event shows a dense seated crowd of devotees on striped rugs, mostly women in white and cream saris and kurtas, some in pastel and green saris, with white head cloths on many. Hanging decorative cylinders in yellow, blue and red patterns fill the ceiling above a white tent-style roof. In the upper right, a saffron-robed figure stands in the aisle, and a shaved-headed person in white stands near the centre. The front rows sit cross-legged in quiet meditation or satsang, with a bookshelf and stage area visible at the back.2008-06-22