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A large tented gathering under white canopy with red and white striped poles and red-and-white draped valances. Many women and some men sit on red carpet and chairs in rows, many with eyes closed or hands folded, apparently in meditation or ritual participation. Women wear saris in orange, pink, blue, red and black, and white clothing; some wear lanyards. Brass plates with lamps, bowls and small offerings sit in front of them, and marigold petals lie along the mat edge. Cameras and a stand are visible at the tent edge, and crowds fill the background.

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A large tented hall with many seated women in white, pink, orange, blue and teal saris and dresses sits on a red carpet, many holding open books and small white ritual items. Rows of devotees fill the foreground, while a golden ornate altar and deity murti decorated with garlands stand at the left. A screen shows an image above the gathering, and a standing man in white dhoti at right holds a camera. Hanging paper lanterns and colourful garlands decorate the canopy.2016-12-15A large outdoor festival gathering under white and blue striped tent canopies at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Rows of seated devotees sit on a long red mat, many in white and cream clothing, with some in saffron, pink and blue saris and kurtas, each with brass plates and small pots of food and offerings before them. A camera on a tripod and a stage speaker stand at the edges. Behind the seated rows, many more people sit on blue chairs and stand in the background. No individual can be clearly identified as a person in this crowd view.2009-07-07A large outdoor gathering under a red and white striped tent canopy, with a purple drape hung at right. Seated on a red carpet in the foreground, many men wear white kurtas and yellow shawls, and several women wear orange saris. A woman in orange sits at right with hands pressed together. Brass plates with fruit, flowers and small lamps sit on the carpet in front of them, alongside plastic containers. A cameraman on a tripod stands at left near a black speaker, and the audience stretches back across the tent.2010-01-01A large outdoor gathering under a white tent with red and white striped poles and red drapery. Rows of seated devotees fill the frame, mostly women in saris of orange, pink, green, teal and blue, with red chairs and a red carpet in front. Several women in the foreground sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a blonde woman in an orange sari and red blouse is prominent at left. Further back, figures in white and orange clothing sit near a stage area. A camera on a tripod and speakers are visible.2010-01-01January 13 20152015-01-13A large crowd of seated devotees fills a red-and-white striped tent at an outdoor event. Foreground women wear saris in red, orange, pink, green and blue, some with hands pressed together in namaste; one woman in front wears a red sari with gold border. Lanyards with yellow cords and name badges are visible around necks. Rows of red chairs face a stage area at the far end, where a man in white clothing with a yellow shawl stands near a camera on a tripod. Red draped fabric lines the back wall and striped poles hold up the canopy. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible on stage, so the presence of a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-01-01September 17 20062006-09-17A large white event tent with red and white striped valances hosts a ritual gathering on a red carpet over green matting. Hundreds of devotees sit in rows, mostly men in white kurta-style clothing with yellow shawls and some in red or orange, many holding brass plates and small oil lamps. At the right, a long table holds ritual items, and several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand at the far right, one with a shaved head. A hanging purple cloth drapes from the tent frame in the centre. Some attendees wear rudraksha malas. Oil lamps and brass plates suggest a puja or aarti in progress.2010-01-01A large crowd of women sits cross-legged on a red carpet inside a tented hall at a person Spurana programme. Most wear white saris and white dresses, while a few wear pink, red, blue and cream. Several hold small metal plates with flower petals and offerings in their laps. Behind them, rows of seated participants stretch back under white draped ceilings, and a man in white stands at the right edge near a white-covered table. A woman in a red blouse and white sari sits at the left foreground.2006-12-17A large outdoor event under a white tent with red-and-white striped poles and red scalloped valances. Rows of red plastic chairs are filled with a dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white ritual clothes, with some women in orange, gold and cream saris. Many people sit with hands folded in prayer, and several wear lanyards and name badges. The foreground shows men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris seated attentively.2010-01-01A large open-sided tent hall with white canopy and hanging decorative lanterns in pink, green and purple. Hundreds of devotees sit on a red carpet in rows, most with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many men are bare-chested wearing white or saffron dhotis and rudraksha malas; women wear white, pink, green and red saris and salwars. A large camera on a crane and tripod operators film the crowd. At the right edge, a raised red-covered dais holds plates of food and fruit. Behind, a golden structure and garlanded deity murti are visible. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance in this image.2016-12-07July 20 20132013-07-20