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A crowded indoor hall with orange walls and a corrugated metal roof, where many people in white clothes stand in lines behind metal railings. Women in white saris with gold borders wear jasmine garlands and red flower garlands, and some hold small white cards or envelopes. Men in white dhotis and shirts, several wearing garlands, stand along the rails. Paper and flower decorations hang from the ceiling, and a floral backdrop with green foliage is visible at the far end. A banner on the right wall shows a group photo and a temple image. Orange cloths line the floor near the front.

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A large crowd of devotees fills an orange-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. Many women wear white or cream saris and dhotis-style white clothing; several carry orange and red rosette badges pinned to their chests. Women in the foreground wear white garlands of jasmine flowers in their hair and around their necks, and one woman holds a small bunch of orange flowers. Yellow-and-white flower strands hang from the ceiling. A banner with photos and printed text is mounted on the orange wall at right. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand among the crowd, moving through the hall.2010-07-24A crowded indoor hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated metal roof strung with cream and yellow paper decorations. A dense line of devotees, mostly women in white and cream sarees with orange-bordered rosette badges, and men in white shirts and white dhotis, stands packed together along a metal railing. Several women wear white and jasmine flower garlands in their hair and around their necks. A wall banner at right shows printed photographs and text, and a small framed picture hangs above. The crowd is waiting closely, with some faces turned toward the front. No identifiable individual is clearly shown; the scene appears to be a darshan queue.2010-07-24A large hall with a white ceiling draped with cloth and tall hanging banners in red, blue, yellow and orange patterns. Many devotees in white and cream clothes, some in orange saris, stand in long lines and kneel on orange cloth mats laid across the floor. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands at centre, and a woman in a red and white sari holds a small child nearby. Orange and blue patterned runners lead toward a stage at the back. Plastic chairs in orange and blue line the left wall. Visible people number in the dozens.2010-07-24A photograph of a long covered walkway lined with metal railings, decorated with green leaf garlands and colourful woven patterned pillars. Several white-clad devotees stand on both sides with palms pressed together in greeting. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe and a second person in orange hold a tray of white cloth and offerings, moving down the path. Further back, a shrine hall with a decorated deity murti is visible. A line of devotees in white garments and rudraksha malas waits along the railings.2009-12-21December 27 20072007-12-27A crowded indoor hall with a metal-framed glass roof where many devotees queue and mill about. Most wear white garments, with some women in saris of teal, blue, peach and red, and several have white flowers in their hair. A middle-aged man in a pink shirt and glasses stands in the foreground beside a man in a white shirt. Along the wall hang orange-and-white posters and a banner reading Nithyananda Gallery, showing portraits of saffron-clad figures and printed text. No individual can be confirmed as a person from the image.2010-02-14A large crowd of devotees seated on mats in a decorated hall during a Hindu ritual, with smoke or incense haze hanging in the air. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts with marigold and rose garlands, while women wear sarees in green, red, yellow and orange; several men wear yellow garments. Some people hold small brass vessels and offering trays, and red plastic trays with flowers, lamps and ritual items sit before them. Framed portraits hang on the wall at left, and colourful paper lanterns and balloons decorate the ceiling. Dozens of people fill the frame, with more seated beyond the front rows.2008-12-26Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra inside a covered hall with a corrugated roof and paper bunting hanging overhead. Several wear long white flower garlands with orange marigold tassels and some have pink and blue ribbon badges. Behind them a crowd stands watching, and a metal barrier runs along the left side. On the left a man in white with raised hand gestures toward the group, and a woman in a blue sari stands near the rail. Framed portraits hang on the wall at the back. The scene appears to be a darshan welcome for padayatra participants.2010-07-24December 26 20082008-12-26A crowd of devotees lines a temple hall decorated with green garlands and colourful woven hangings, with a deity murti and shrine visible at the far end. A saffron-robed figure with short hair, in an orange robe, walks down the central aisle distributing items to people on both sides, who are clasping their hands in anjali. Most devotees wear white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas; women nearby wear blue and white saris. Banana leaves line the aisle between metal railings, and a pale shawl-clad man stands at the left edge.2009-12-21A large crowd of devotees dressed in white clothes and white head coverings stands closely packed indoors, many with hands pressed together in namaskar. Several women in white saris and men in white shirts wear black lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded malas. A woman in the centre, wearing an orange-bordered sari, holds a small white plate or bowl of prasad, and a man beside her holds a white bowl. Behind them are rows of people, a video camera on a tripod at upper right, and pale banners on the far wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this image.December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copies