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A photograph of a large hall with a seated audience facing forward, many on orange mats on the floor. Most attendees wear white or pastel clothing: white sarees and kurtas, with a woman in a teal saree, a woman in a pink salwar, and a woman in a yellow shawl in the foreground. Children sit at right in colourful clothes. Overhead hang ceiling fans, colourful ceramic-style ornamental pillars and a yellow cloth draped from the ceiling. The scene suggests a satsang gathering, with many participants in white seated in rows.

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September 01 20092009-09-01A seated congregation fills a large hall with a white tiled floor, white ceiling fans and hanging decorative cylinders in orange and patterned fabric. Rows of people sit on orange and red mats, most women in saris and salwars in white, pink, purple, blue and maroon, and men in white shirts and dhotis. A few devotees sit on the left near red chairs. Nobody stands at a central dais in view.2010-07-04June 22 20092009-06-22A wide photograph of a large hall filled with seated attendees on yellow and green striped mats at a Nithyanandam conference. Most people wear white or cream clothing, and a few wear saffron or pastel saris; several women sit cross-legged in the foreground with handbags and bags beside them. Hanging from the ceiling are colourful striped fabric pillars with yellow tassels, white fans and tube lights, and a large saffron cloth draped overhead. The front of the hall is not visible, and no individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2009-09-07September 01 20092009-09-01A seated crowd fills a tented hall with a white domed ceiling during a gathering at the Gurukul inauguration. Rows of people sit on blue mats and white plastic chairs, many in white and cream traditional clothing, with saffron and orange shawls and garlands visible. Women in white and cream saris and children in white and orange sit at the front, while men in white kurtas sit further back. Hanging decorative banners in yellow, orange and patterned fabric hang from the ceiling, with colourful bunting strung across the hall. Framed portraits line the walls, and a camera operator stands at the right edge. A few people in orange robes sit near the back, and a man in a saffron top stands at the far right beside a portrait.2006-10-02A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing, many wearing white saris and white kurta-style garments, sitting on colourful striped mats in rows facing forward. Decorative cylindrical hangings in red, yellow, blue and white patterns hang from the ceiling, with an orange cloth canopy overhead and green garlands along the walls. Some attendees wear beaded necklaces and have hair in braids, and a few wear teal or yellow tops. The scene suggests a seated meditation or satsang gathering in an ashram hall.2009-08-29A seated audience fills a white-walled hall, with women and girls in white saris and white dresses, many wearing green-and-white rosette badges on their chests. Some women wear red, pink or blue saris, and a boy in blue sits in the foreground. Tall decorated cloth banners with blue, orange, red and floral patterns hang from the ceiling. In the background, men in white shirts and white clothing sit on chairs at the back of the room, and a figure at the upper right wears white, but no one is clearly identified as a specific person.2007-02-15A large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in white and cream sarees with coloured borders, some in orange, red, green and yellow saris. Many sit on orange and red mats with notebooks or papers, facing forward during a satsang. Standing figures in white dress stand along the back and sides. Paper lanterns and orange-and-gold festoons hang from the ceiling, with framed portraits on the walls. A woman in a green top in the foreground touches her forehead.2013-01-20A large seated crowd fills a tented hall with a blue carpet, where women and girls in white saris and mundus with gold borders sit cross-legged facing the front. Some wear orange or saffron shawls, and a few women in brown, yellow and green saris are mixed in. Colourful woven hanging banners and yellow lanterns decorate the tent ceiling, and portrait banners line the side walls. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2006-10-21September 01 20092009-09-01A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing during a meditation or satsang session. In the foreground, women sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats; several wear white saris and one wears an orange shawl over white. Some have rudraksha or beaded malas and name badges, and one woman in the centre holds her hands in anjali mudra. Behind them, rows of men and women in white fill the hall under a white tent ceiling hung with yellow fabric banners and decorative patterned pennants. A small screen and lighting rigs are visible at the sides. No speaker or deity is shown, and the crowd is seated in orderly rows.2008-07-24