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Evening outdoor gathering under a large red and gold patterned canopy with hanging coloured fringe. A standing attendant in white clothes and white garland holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame, offering it toward a seated group. A woman in white sits in a wheelchair with a white garland, centre-right, beside a gold-covered backdrop. Rows of seated devotees in white garments and garlands fill the floor, many with eyes closed. A young boy in white sits at lower right and a man in white with rudraksha mala and garland sits at lower right corner. Rudraksha malas and white attire dominate, with a gold shrine structure at right.

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Evening ceremony under a large red and orange patterned fabric canopy with hanging colourful bunting. A standing woman in an orange saffron garment with a maroon border, flowers in her long dark hair, raises one arm toward the canopy. In front of her a seated woman in white holds a brass lamp, with a flame burning on a brass dish. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes and garlands sit on red mats, including a woman in a wheelchair on the right and a young boy in white in the foreground. A golden backdrop and a banner are visible behind. Oil lamps and flower petals are on the floor.2005-07-21A standing figure in an orange saffron robe with a red-and-white striped shawl, long dark hair and white flower adornments, holds a long-handled torch of flaming fire above a brass arati setup. Seated devotees in white clothes and white garlands sit on a carpet with scattered white petals, several with eyes closed in meditation. A woman in a white sari and garland sits in a wheelchair at right, and a young boy in white sits in the foreground. Ornate brass lamps and a silver plate of flowers lie on the floor beneath a red patterned fabric canopy with colourful bunting. Oil lamps and a golden backdrop appear at right.2005-07-21A photograph of a ceremonial aarti in a decorated open-air pavilion with red carpets. In the foreground, a man with his back to the camera wears white dhoti and a pink-and-gold shawl and raises a flaming lamp toward a seated figure. Seated devotees in white clothes, many with flower garlands, sit in rows on the carpet. On the right, a seated figure in saffron clothing and rudraksha beads sits within a throne heavily decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands. A banner with Kannada script hangs at the upper right, and a brass lamp stand and kalasha-like vessels sit near the centre. Probable Swamiji is seated on the decorated throne, shown with long hair, saffron clothing and ornate garlands.2004-01-01Evening devotional gathering under a decorated tent with dark blue and patterned draping. In the foreground, a man with his back to the camera, wearing a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border and a white shawl, holds up a lit oil lamp toward a seated figure. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and white garlands sit on red and patterned carpets scattered with petals. At right, a large ornate seat is heavily decorated with orange and white flower garlands and marigolds, and a seated figure in orange and white robes sits upon it. A banner at upper right shows portrait photographs and Kannada script, and a sign reads Dhyanapeetha Festival in the background. A small brass kalasha and brass lamps stand near the decorated seat. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2004-01-01Evening puja under a red and blue patterned canopy at an open-air ashram hall. A long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a garland at his neck, raises a brass lamp in his right hand while holding a small brass vessel in his left. Seated on a red carpet strewn with flower petals, rows of devotees in white clothes and white garlands sit with folded hands. A woman in a wheelchair in white sits at right. Brass oil lamps and a plate of offerings lie on the carpet in front, and a gold-framed ornamental panel stands behind. Overhead string lights glow.2005-07-21A photograph of a golden-draped stage under a red and green patterned canopy at an ashram satsang. A central figure with long dark hair stands in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold-toned necklaces, before a decorated arch of marigold garlands and a golden kalasha-style canopy. Probable Swamiji in an orange robe with long hair and rudraksha beads, presiding over the gathering. Seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls face the stage; a man in white stands at left and monks in orange robes sit at right near a deity murti on a gilded altar. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2005-07-21A large indoor gathering under a red and orange patterned fabric canopy, with rows of seated devotees dressed in white and wearing white flower garlands. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari sits in a wheelchair on the left, and a young boy in white with a garland sits below. A bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala sits in the centre-front. On a raised stage backed by golden panels and an ornate gilded arch, a figure in orange robes stands at a microphone with long hair, flanked by a cameraman filming and a deity murti shrine. Coloured pennants and triangular flags hang along the canopy edge.2005-07-21Indoor ceremony under a decorated tent with red carpets and seated devotees. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with a green-and-orange border stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp aarti flame aloft toward a raised seat. Seated in white garments and garlands, dozens of devotees face the dais, some with hands joined. On the right, a throne-like seat is covered in orange and red flower garlands and a central figure sits on it. A blue banner with small portrait photos and the word Dhyanapeetam hangs at upper right, along with a sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam at left. Marigold petals cover the carpet.2004-01-01A large seated congregation in white clothes and white flower garlands fills a covered pavilion, with many people sitting on red and patterned mats in front of a stage. The stage has gold metallic backdrops and a gold arched shrine with a deity murti, and an orange-robed figure stands at the centre. Ceiling drapes in red and patterned fabric and striped bunting frame the scene. At the front a young boy in white with a garland sits beside a man with a rudraksha mala and a bald man in white with folded hands. A man in a white shirt stands near the stage holding a camera, and a person in yellow and a seated figure in orange sit on the platform. Some people sit in a wheelchair at the left edge.2005-07-21A large seated crowd of devotees in white clothes and white flower garlands sits on mats under a red and patterned canopy at an outdoor-style pavilion. Gold metallic panels frame a central arched altar decorated with red and gold ornaments and an image of a deity. In the foreground, a man with a rudraksha mala and a teal bag beside him sits with eyes closed, while a boy in white sits at left and a woman in a wheelchair appears at far left. Near the altar, a figure in white stands beside a figure in orange, and a robed figure in yellow stands to the right. Multiple people are visible in the crowd, many wearing white with garlands.2005-07-21January 01 20042004-01-01A figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair, seen from behind, raises one hand in blessing while standing before a seated audience under a red patterned canopy. Petals or flower blossoms fall through the air above. On a red carpet in front stand brass oil lamps and ritual vessels, with a lit flame burning. Many devotees sit on the floor in white clothes, several wearing white and flower garlands, and a woman in white sits in a wheelchair at the right. Ornate gold-coloured pillars and a decorated backdrop stand behind the stage area, with a yellow banner at the right edge.2005-07-21