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January 29 2011

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A photograph of a seated congregation facing a stage in a plain hall with cream walls and hanging ceiling lights. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on red and patterned mats, many with their backs to the camera, wearing jackets, sweaters, plaid shirts and saris. On the stage stand several life-size colourful deity murti dressed in bright orange, pink, green and gold garments with crowns, including a figure playing a flute. A flat-screen television in the centre shows a red-clad figure seated among lotus-like imagery. A decorated shrine with a red and gold canopy stands at right, and a brown curtain with a patterned border hangs behind the stage. Several people in the back-row seating appear in white clothing near the shrine.2011-01-29March 29 20092009-03-29A photograph of a seated congregation in a hall facing a stage at the front. On the stage, a figure in orange and red sits on a golden throne decorated with flowers, and beside them a large deity murti with a golden crown and a purple, yellow and white backdrop is set against a red curtain and a carved stone arch. Many people in white, saffron-orange and red clothes sit cross-legged on red mats in the foreground, some with hair in long braids. Tripod cameras stand at the sides, and a large screen on the right shows a figure in white and red with a garland. The crowd appears to be a large group of devotees.2016-08-28A bhajan session in a hall with a red-draped altar of decorated murtis of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman, plus a kalasha-like figure, all garlanded with marigold chains. Seated on the carpet, a man in a maroon shirt holds a microphone and sings while a man in a dark vest sits beside him, with a harmonium player and rows of devotees in salwar kameez and saris, one in purple, one in peach, one in pink and green, before them. A standing Hanuman murti with a green-and-orange form stands to the left. Audience members sit barefoot on the floor watching.2008-07-13March 29 20092009-03-29A seated satsang audience fills a hall with rows of devotees on mats and chairs, mostly women in orange, red, pink and white saris, and some in white kurtas. Foreground participants sit near blue and yellow patterned hanging banners. On a raised stage at the back, an ornate painted backdrop shows large standing deity murtis flanking a central seat, with a small figure seated on the platform. A projection screen on the left shows a group photograph, and a man in white stands near the left side with a camera tripod beside him. Devotees sit on mats with bags and water bottles, and a blue Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo is visible on a chair.2014-04-04A seated group of devotees faces a shrine with large painted deity murtis in ornate crowns and bright garments. At the right, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised platform beside brass lamps and offerings, with a red-cloth-draped table. Devotees in white, orange, pink and blue clothing sit on mats before him, some with offering plates of fruit and flowers. A garlanded deity figure stands at the far right edge, and garlanded figures stand in the background. Several people are visible in the foreground, seated on the carpet.Wide view of a large hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful cloth-wrapped pillars, where a large crowd sits cross-legged on striped red-and-white and blue mats facing a stage. Many seated devotees wear white, orange, and pastel clothes, with children among them. On the right, a large red backdrop shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and robe, and a bearded man in white stands near the stage edge. On the stage, a decorated deity murti sits beneath a painted backdrop. A projection screen hangs at the left, and a dark cloth-covered table sits by the wall.2010-12-22A group of devotees sits on white sheets and cushions in a temple hall, watching a flat-screen television mounted at the back. A shrine in the background holds several deity murtis with garlands, and a row of small figurines sits on a side table. Beside the shrine, a red-draped table holds literature. Seated attendees wear casual clothes: a child in pink at left, a man in a blue shirt, a woman in a green sari, and a man in a green shirt in the foreground. A vertical banner on the right edge displays a portrait and text.2011-09-01November 14 20102010-11-14February 24 20152015-02-24A large tented hall with white draped ceiling and ceiling fans, decorated with tall striped pillars topped with orange tassels. Rows of devotees sit on striped mats facing a stage backdrop showing a deity murti framed by red and gold pillars. On the stage, several people in white and orange clothing sit near a central peetha with flowers and an ornate golden lamp. Many seated attendees wear white clothes, and a man in orange sits at the lower left. Projection screens flank the stage.2010-09-18