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A large indoor programme under a white tent with blue-lit ceiling. Dozens of men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with their backs to the camera, many with hands raised, facing a stage. A large backdrop shows a smiling woman in a white turban and beaded necklace, holding a microphone, with a Tamil-script banner and a concentric circular emblem beside it. A yellow cloth hangs at the left of the stage. The scene is a devotional gathering, with the photographed people counted in the 21-100 range. The stage figure is a backdrop portrait, not a physical person, so no identification is made from it.

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December 14 20062006-12-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large indoor tented gathering at the a person Spurana program in Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, some in pastel or checked shirts, standing and raising their arms toward a stage. Rows of metal support poles run through the hall and white drapes line the walls. A large backdrop shows a smiling woman in a light turban beside Tamil text reading the event name and a logo. A small figure in orange sits on the distant stage beneath a colourful circular target-like graphic. Ceiling lights illuminate the tent.2006-12-14December 15 20062006-12-15December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 15 20062006-12-15 +1 copiesA photo from a large seated gathering inside a tented hall at the a person Spurana programme. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor facing a stage draped with white cloth and garlands. A large backdrop banner shows a smiling man in a white turban holding up one hand, with the Tamil title 'நித்யானந்த ஸ்புரண தியானமுகா' above it. On stage, a figure in orange robes stands at a lectern, and a cameraman in orange stands at right. Ceiling fans and pink drapes hang overhead.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14A large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts fills a tented hall at a person Spurana convention. A huge banner shows a smiling young man in a white turban and dark robe, labelled in Tamil with the Nithyananda Spurana and Dhyanapeetam names. At the far end, a figure in a saffron-and-white robe sits on a raised dais beside a flower-decorated stage. Several men in the foreground smile and gesture, and one man in a red shirt stands at left.2006-12-15A large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts fills a white-draped tent hall, many with arms raised. A huge banner behind the stage shows a smiling figure in a white turban with long dark hair and beads, with Tamil text reading நித்யானந்த ஸ்புரண (Nithyananda Spurana). A small figure in saffron sits on the stage below the banner, and a yellow cloth hangs at the left edge. The image is a photograph of an assembly, not a depiction of a single speaker.2006-12-14Photograph of a large outdoor tent event with a crowd of many hundreds seated in white plastic chairs, viewed from behind, mostly men in white and light shirts. At the front a stage is decorated with white and gold drapes; a large printed banner portrait shows a smiling figure in a white turban and dark robe, and beside it a Tamil banner reads Nithyananda Spurana with Dhyanapeetam. On the stage a figure in orange robes sits at a lectern with a microphone, and a smaller orange-clad person stands at the side. Ceiling fans and speakers are visible under the white tent canopy.2006-12-14A large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts fills a covered hall, many with raised arms, facing a stage at the front. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling person in a white turban and light robe, raising one hand, with orange and red sunburst colours behind. The banner reads Nithyananda Spurana Dhyanapeetam. Small figures sit on the stage below, with a yellow cloth hanging at the left side and a round target-like graphic on the right. Ceiling fans, lights and white drapes frame the hall.2006-12-14 +1 copies