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October 08 20062006-10-08A photograph of a large indoor hall where a seated audience dressed in white shirts and white dhotis sits on white sheets on the floor, facing a standing speaker in white with an orange shawl on a raised stage area. Several seated attendees wear lanyards with yellow and orange badges. Behind the speaker hangs a portrait-style image and a framed photo on the wall, and a decorated deity murti with garlands sits at the right. Strings of gold tinsel, red and orange festoons and tall decorated pillars hang across the ceiling. A figure in orange robes stands at the left edge near the stage steps. The room is lit with warm overhead lights.2007-02-15A photograph of a seated crowd in white clothes filling a decorated hall, viewed from behind the audience. Many men sit cross-legged on white sheets, their backs and shaven or short-haired heads toward the camera. At the far end, a raised stage holds a figure in orange robes seated on a throne-like seat before a small shrine with lamps, while a standing person in orange and another in white stand nearby. A large portrait of a bearded man with a serene expression hangs on a dark curtain behind the stage, and a framed image of a woman playing a violin appears at the right wall. Strings of multicoloured garlands, red and gold streamers and fans decorate the hall.2007-02-15A large indoor hall at a person event, viewed from behind a seated audience of many devotees dressed mostly in white, with women in white saris and some in saffron-bordered or patterned clothes. Their heads are visible from behind, many with hair in long plaits. At the front, a row of seated people in white sits on a raised stage before a backdrop with a large draped image and a red and white festoon. An ornate golden chair stands centre stage, with a figure in orange-saffron clothing seated there. A cameraman in white stands at the left edge of the crowd. Hanging colourful tassel decorations and yellow lanterns decorate the tented ceiling. The scene reads as a satsang or Ananda Samajam gathering. A man in white stands near the left edge, operating a camera, and a seated figure in saffron occupies the central chair, with a headshot-style portrait printed on the backdrop.2007-02-24Interior photograph of a hall with a sloped white fabric ceiling and hanging cylindrical banners in red, blue, yellow and white patterns. On a raised dais at the back, a large painted backdrop shows a temple-like scene with a deity murti, and a figure in orange sits on a golden seat with devotees around him. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the floor in front of the stage, many shaven-headed, with some in orange, sitting on a red striped mat. Oil lamps are lit on the stage steps and a projection screen hangs on the wall. The scene resembles a pada puja gathering. Roughly fifty or more people are visible.2010-09-16October 08 20062006-10-08A photograph of a large tented hall where many devotees in white clothes, several with orange saffron shawls, sit cross-legged on mats in rows facing a stage at the far end. On the stage a dark green backdrop displays a bronze Nataraja statue of dancing Shiva, with a small flame lamp and brass items at its base, and framed portraits of women hang on the walls. Hanging orange and multicoloured tassel banners decorate the tent ceiling, and warm lights illuminate the space. A standing figure in orange robes stands at left near the stage edge, and a few people in casual clothes stand near the entrance. Many people are visible, partly obscured in the crowd.2006-12-09A large hall with a red curtain backdrop and colourful striped pillars hung with yellow fringe. On a raised stage, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne, with a second orange-clad person seated beside a small table. Two men in white clothes stand near the stage. Rows of devotees in white garments sit cross-legged on striped mats facing the stage, while a camera on a tripod records the scene. Vases of flowers decorate the stage edge.2009-01-02A large indoor hall under a white tented ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothes, with many women in white saris bordered in gold, and some wearing orange or saffron shawls. On a raised stage draped in blue fabric with the word Anandam displayed, a dancer in orange-gold costume stands while several seated figures in saffron and orange robes sit at a low table. Orange-cushioned chairs are placed at the front, and a wall banner reads Nithyananda. The scene suggests a satsang or cultural programme.2008-12-25A large indoor hall under white tent-style canopy with ceiling fans, where a seated crowd in white and cream clothing sits on orange mats facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on a white-draped dais at a lectern, flanked by a tall mic stand and a tripod-mounted camera in the foreground. Decorative tall pillars in red, yellow, blue and white patterns hang from the ceiling, and a large orange banner is suspended above the audience. Many devotees, men and women, including saris in orange and gold, sit in rows, with a few people standing near the side aisles.2010-07-24Photograph of a seated congregation in a decorated hall during an evening gathering. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas; they sit on mats and cloth facing a raised stage. On the stage, a large ornate golden throne (peetha) stands in front of a large portrait of a man with long dark hair. Two saffron-clad attendants in orange garments stand near the stage, and a figure in white stands at the left edge. Colourful tassels, red and gold bunting and a fan decorate the stage. Printed caption on the photo reads Ananda-Samajam and Paduka-Yatra.2007-02-24December 23 20092009-12-23