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July 22 2013

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June 01 2014

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A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang. In the foreground, women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas sit close together, several with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Behind them, rows of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis sit on red cushioned mats, with a woman in a red head wrap and a white outfit at left and a woman with a rudraksha mala in white at centre. White pillars with a rope divider run through the seating area and red curtains hang on the back wall. The overall scene is a crowd of many devotees listening in silence.

June 01 2014

Large seated assembly of women in orange and white clothing inside a bright hall with pink walls and framed pictures. Many wear rudraksha malas, and some sit on woven mats with small bags and bottles beside them. Foreground devotees in orange saris and tops listen attentively, with a girl in orange sitting at the front. A distant figure sits at the far back of the hall, but no clear candidate for a person is identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made.

A large seated congregation of devotees fills a hall during a satsang gathering. Many women in front wear saffron-orange garments with rudraksha malas and white vertical forehead markings, and several sit with hands folded in namaskar. Behind them, rows of men and women in white clothing and some in orange and maroon sit on mats. No single figure can be identified as the a person from the visible scene, and no speaker or dais is clearly shown.

A seated group of devotees fills a hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rust-coloured shawl and red-brown mala sits cross-legged, forehead marked with white vibhuti, and several people in the rows behind wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas. Women in white and pastel saris sit among them, some with hands folded in meditation. Metal stands and a brass vessel sit on the floor, and the audience faces forward toward an unseen speaker. Visible people number roughly two dozen.

April 17 2016

A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang, filling a hall with many rows of devotees sitting on the floor. In the foreground, women wear saffron and orange sarees with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, while others wear white or red sarees and some wear glasses. Several women have eyes closed in meditation with hands folded, and a small brass lamp sits on the floor at the lower right. Further back, more devotees in white and colourful clothing sit attentively, and a banner with a purple emblem hangs at the upper left. No individual is identifiable as a person in this crowd shot.

2014-07-06 +1 copies

A large indoor hall filled with a dense audience seated on the floor in rows, facing forward. Most devotees wear saffron-orange garments and rudraksha malas, while many older women wear white saris with gold borders. Several women in front have short or cropped hair, and a young girl in the foreground wears an orange top and a small pendant. Pink walls, framed religious paintings and wall-mounted lights surround the hall. Floor mats and cushions are visible, along with a water bottle and a small bag. No identifiable central figure is visible in the frame.

A large seated congregation fills a hall at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam during a Satsang. Many women in saffron-orange saris with yellow borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats in the foreground and middle rows, with some in white saris. A man in a white shirt with a red scarf and lanyard sits at lower right, and a young man in a blue shirt with an ID badge sits at lower left. Framed portraits and a deity murti stand on an altar at the back, with an oil lamp visible near the platform. A large screen above shows another image, and rows of white-clad attendants stand near the walls. No identifiable depiction of a person is clearly visible.

A photograph of a large indoor satsang gathering with a seated audience filling the hall. In the foreground, young women and girls in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and forehead markings sit on red floor mats. Behind them, a central low couch with a white cloth draped over it holds a man in a white kurta with a saffron-and-gold shawl, seated beside another man in white. Devotees sit on the floor and on the left side in pink, white and red saris and shirts. Behind the group, framed artwork, a deity murti display and a bright stage backdrop are visible. Text on wall posters is not legible enough to read.