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February 24 20072007-02-24Indoor photo of a registration desk beneath a sign reading "ANANDASABHA" on a brown wooden door. Five people sit at a long dark table: a woman in a white and pink dress writes with a pen beside a stack of gold-and-green rosette badges; a woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl and red beaded necklace sits near a man with a white-and-orange shawl and sacred ash marks on his forehead, who holds papers; another man in a grey shirt writes, and a young man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl sits beside him. A woman in a pink patterned sari stands at the right edge. Framed photographs hang on the wall above the table, and a brochure lies on the desk.2007-02-15September 01 20092009-09-01Photograph of a large audience seated on the floor of a hall, filling the foreground in white clothing. On a raised stage under a draped canopy, a woman in orange robes stands with a microphone, gesturing toward a white flip-chart easel with a diagram. Beside her, a figure in white with a yellow shawl stands with their back to the camera. An empty ornate golden-brown armchair with a cushion sits centre stage with a small vase of flowers beside it. On the left, a large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi is labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A red and orange banner reads NSP and the Tamil title. A concentric-circle graphic panel stands on the right.2010-08-08A photograph of an outdoor registration tent with white draped fabric and a large orange banner reading "Nithyanandam Enlightenment Initiative" beside a banner for the "Ananda Spurana Program" and the "Nithyananda Spurana Program (NSP)". Two framed portrait photos of a smiling woman in orange clothing appear on the banners, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on one. Below, a table covered with a navy cloth holds brochures and papers. A young man in white kurta with an ID lanyard stands at the table, another man in white stands nearby, and a woman in orange and a man in white sit at the table. A man in a striped shirt stands at the right edge. Grey clouds and a white building are behind the tent.2009-07-07April 06 20122012-04-06A stage event with an orange and pink backdrop printed with the Tamil words for a person Smarana and NSP. A large tan armchair with dark carved wooden trim sits empty on the left, with a small white pedestal holding a flower vase beside it. A standing speaker in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a handheld microphone addresses the audience from the stage. To the right stands a white board with a colourful concentric-circle diagram of concentric rings in green, yellow, pink, lavender and orange. Seated audience members, several with shaved heads and orange or saffron garments, are visible in the foreground, facing the stage. Red and maroon draped curtains frame the upper right.2010-08-08A stage event at the a person Spurana Program in Salem: a seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in a white armchair-style throne at the centre of a decorated stage with floral arrangements and pink and blue drapery. Behind him a banner reads Nithyananda Spurana Dhyanapeetam Salem, and a large portrait labelled NITHYANANDA ... PROGRAMME hangs nearby. To the right, a poster shows a concentric rainbow-coloured circle diagram with Tamil labels. In front of the stage, many participants wear white blindfold bands over their eyes and white or light clothing, some with long braids, while a few wear orange garments. Ceiling fans and potted plants are visible.2006-07-29A photograph of a seminar hall during the a person Spurana convention. A woman in an orange-red sari stands on a red stage beside a white easel board, gesturing toward a large concentric rainbow-coloured diagram titled 7 sariras (seven bodies). A white armchair with a microphone stands empty on stage, and a banner behind shows a portrait of a smiling woman in red with the title Nithyananda Spurana Dhyana Anubava Program. Rows of seated attendees in white clothing and saris fill the foreground and right side, and several people sit cross-legged on the red floor. Plants, a standing air cooler and ceiling lights complete the room.2009-02-27A large hall audience faces a stage at a person Spurana convention. A figure in orange and saffron clothing sits on a white throne-like chair with a white canopy at the centre of the stage, a mic before them. Behind, a blue banner reads Nithyananda Spurana Programme in English and Tamil. To the right, a projection screen shows a multicoloured concentric target diagram titled 7 sharirams. Potted plants, a flipchart easel, ceiling fans and rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground.2009-02-27A photograph of a seated audience in a plain cream-walled hall during a satsang or discourse. Dozens of devotees sit on the floor in white clothes, several in white shirts and dhotis, with one man wearing an orange and white N.D.S. t-shirt. At the far left, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate patterned throne-like seat, flanked by a small framed picture and a speaker stand. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering from the right. Wooden-framed windows and a wall-mounted air conditioner are visible.2012-04-07February 27 20092009-02-27