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A hall with marble floor and ceiling fan where many young boys sit cross-legged on the floor, most bare-chested and wearing white dhotis. A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands at the left back. On the right, a person in an orange-saffron robe sits on a blue plastic chair, a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands beside them, and a figure in white with an orange shawl holds a bunch of yellow and pink flowers. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari and another in white stand near a wall with an image of a deity murti on red and a framed picture of a goddess on a lotus. Oil lamps hang from the ceiling.

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A photograph inside a plain hall with white walls, a ceiling fan, and tall louvred windows. Around 25 young boys sit cross-legged on a marble floor, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis and sacred threads. In the centre, a woman in an orange saffron sari sits on a chair facing them, flanked by an older woman in orange. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl and a woman in white with an orange shawl stand with their hands folded in greeting, one holding flowers. Standing figures in white dhotis are behind the boys, and pictures of goddess deities hang on the wall, with brass pooja vessels on a side table.2010-02-18A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall where a group of young boys with shaved heads, bare upper bodies and white dhotis sit cross-legged on a tiled floor facing several adults. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand near the centre, one holding a folded orange cloth; a man in white kurta and dhoti stands at right holding a garland of yellow and orange flowers, and a person in white with a red shawl stands at the far right. Behind them are a small shrine with deity figures and a framed colourful goddess poster on the left wall, beside an open window grille and hanging lamps.2010-02-18A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall with tiled floor, barred windows and hanging lamps. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, sits on a blue plastic chair and smiles while a group of young boys in white dhotis, several bare-chested with red threads and sacred cords, crouch and lean toward him. Standing at right is a man in a white shirt holding a bunch of pink and yellow flowers and gesturing with his hands. Behind them stand additional men in white and orange, and a red devotional picture hangs on the wall beside a small shrine-like altar. The seated man has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a seated pose consistent with a visit; the appearance is an appearance-based candidate, so this is labelled a probable Swamiji present in person.2010-02-18January 02 20122012-01-02A photograph of a large hall where a seated crowd of many schoolchildren in mixed casual and school clothes, including yellow, blue, red and white shirts, sits on the floor facing a front area. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a deep red-orange saffron garment with a golden border and a matching red-orange turban sits on a beige plastic chair with long hair and rudraksha-style wrist beads, appearing to address the children. Another person in a white dhoti with gold border stands at the right, and a woman in white stands at the left near the wall. White papers lie on the floor and a plastic chair row fills the right side under ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights, with a pink wall behind.2015-07-26Indoor meeting in a plain white-walled hall with a tiled floor. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe sits on a brown cushioned seat draped with a garland, with a fruit plate and water bottle on a small orange-cloth table beside him. Behind him hangs a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" garlanded in red, a blue-robed figure in a poster above, and a brass lamp stand at left. Seated devotees in white dhotis and saris fill the floor, and a standing man in a white shirt and grey trousers gestures while holding an orange. Chairs line the right wall. A blurred man in white walks past at right.July 05 20092009-07-05August 28 20152015-08-28Photograph of a satsang in a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. A standing woman in an orange sari with a mic stands at a white podium on the right, addressing a seated audience. Seated near the centre, a man in an orange robe sits with others in white. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor, women in white saris with yellow borders and men in white shirts and dhotis. To the left, a large colourful Ganesha statue and a decorative yellow-and-blue wall plaque with a face motif stand beside seated elders.2010-01-08June 25 20152015-06-25September 09 20132013-09-09A indoor hall with a tented ceiling and banners on the walls, where a seated gathering is in session. A woman in a red top sits at the centre-right behind a microphone stand and a small table holding a flower arrangement. Around her, a row of seated saffron-robed monastics face her on white chairs and on the floor, with several devotees in white and orange clothing seated in front. A man with a shaved head in orange robes sits at the right edge, and a television screen is mounted on a cabinet at the back. Several people in white and orange sit in a semicircle on the sand-coloured floor.2007-08-09