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Indoor hall with an orange carpet and blue-patterned mats where a crowd stands with hands pressed in anjali, many in white traditional clothing. A white-robed man in the centre holds a bundle of flowers. A woman in a white saree with red blouse stands in front, a man at the far right wears a rudraksha mala and white kurta, and a bald man in dark glasses and white clothes stands near the foreground. Hanging woven banners with elephant motifs decorate the ceiling, and white draped fabric lines the walls. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from visible cues, so this reads as a group devotional gathering.

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A photograph of a large hall with peach-coloured walls and a matching orange floor mat, where a crowd of about thirty people stands and sits in rows of red chairs. In the foreground, a bald man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl, with a rudraksha mala, stands with hands folded. Beside him, a grey-haired man in a white dhoti and orange shawl sits with palms together, and a man in a light blue shirt sits near them. Women in orange and yellow saris and men in white kurtas and yellow shawls fill the room. Colourful decorative tassels hang from the ceiling, and framed pictures are arranged on a table at the right.2009-12-30A photograph of a large indoor hall with white walls, ceiling fans and colourful woven hangings on the pillars, where many people in white clothing stand in devotional postures on orange and striped mats. In the foreground a bald man with glasses and a white t-shirt and a rudraksha mala stands with hands at his sides. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a red blouse presses her palms together near her chest. On the right a woman in a cream and gold sari and a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala hold their palms together in namaste. Others in the background stand in rows, some with folded hands, and a sign with text is on the left wall. No person wearing saffron or distinctive a person cues is clearly visible.2010-07-24July 11 20102010-07-11A crowded indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling and hanging decorative cloth columns printed with elephants and patterns. Many devotees, mostly women in white and pastel saris and children, stand in rows with palms pressed together in namaskar, some holding hands at chest level. On the right, a figure in an orange saffron robe walks along a central aisle lined with a red-brown strip. Ceiling fans, a wall clock and a framed picture with blue lettering are visible. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2010-07-24A large white tent-like hall with colourful striped hanging banners and a mandala-style painting on the far wall. Many devotees in white clothing stand and sit on striped rugs and mats during a group practice. In the foreground, a man with grey hair in a white kurta stands with his back partly turned. Beside him, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti wears a beaded necklace and holds his hands together. On the right, a young man with a white shawl over his shoulder and bare feet stands, and a man in white with palms pressed together stands near him. Water bottles and plastic bags lie on the mats, and a camera on a tripod is visible at left.2007-01-27July 17 20082008-07-17A photograph of a standing group of devotees in white ritual clothing with palms pressed together in anjali, barefoot on a colourful striped mat over an orange floor in a tented hall with white ceiling fabric and decorated pillars with elephant and geometric patterns. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, one bearded man wears glasses and a rudraksha-style mala, women wear white saris and salwar kameez, and a young child in an orange outfit is held by a woman. A red chair stands at right. No clearly identifiable a person is shown in this frame.2010-07-24October 08 20062006-10-08Large tented hall during a yoga session at AadiKailaasa, with many people standing in rows on patterned floor mats, hands pressed together in namaste. Most wear white clothing: men in white kurtas and dhotis, women in white saris with coloured borders. Some have lanyards and identification badges. A woman in front wears a white sari with a gold border and rudraksha-style beads, a woman on the right wears a red blouse and cream sari, and a video camera on a tripod stands at the left. Hanging cylindrical banners with yellow, orange and dark geometric and animal patterns decorate the ceiling, and a screen is visible at the back. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the presence is unsure.2008-07-16A photograph inside a hall with white draped ceiling fabric and decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterned cloth. A group of devotees stands on orange and blue mats with hands folded in namaskar. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear cream and white saris with gold borders, and a boy in a striped shirt stands at the left edge. A man in a white kurta and a white-clad man holding a folded paper stand in the centre, and a cameraman stands behind a tripod-mounted camera. A woman in a yellow sari and a woman in a pale yellow top appear at the right edge. A man wearing a rudraksha-style mala and white clothes stands in the centre of the line. The scene suggests a satsang or pada puja gathering.2010-07-24October 12 20102010-10-12 +1 copiesA large tented hall with white ceiling fabric and hanging colourful decorative cylinders. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with yellow shawls and one with an orange shawl, stand on orange and blue-patterned mats, facing toward the left side of the hall. Younger men in light shirts and grey trousers stand in the background among others. A man in an orange garment kneels or bows low on the mat at the left, and women in white and red saris stand near the front left. Along the mat border is printed text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. The room has fans, ceiling lights and a clock on the right wall.2010-08-08