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Devotees sit on mats on a tiled floor in an open-sided white hall decorated with framed colourful pictures along the top, striped bunting, and tall painted pillars. A man in a white shirt sits on a white plastic chair at the front, facing the seated group. Around 20 seated people wear saffron, orange, pink and purple clothing, several with shawls; a woman in a purple top sits cross-legged near the center. Greenery and a palm tree are visible through the open walls.

Interior of an open-sided temple hall at dusk, with white pillars and a dark polished floor reflecting the room. Several people sit on the floor and on a chair at left, one man in a white shirt seated on a plastic chair near a red-cushioned seat. A devotee in an orange kurta and a man in white sit near a low stone platform. Ornate gold-coloured shrine structure at right with stacked tiers. Strings of small cloth pennants hang across the openings, and framed pictures line the upper wall. Green trees and buildings are visible outside.

A photograph of a white-pillared temple hall where a man in a white shirt and dark trousers sits on a chair before a framed portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi wearing a beaded necklace. Dozens of seated devotees, mostly children and men in plain clothes, face the speaker on a pink-tiled floor. Striped white, red and blue pillar cloths hang along the columns, and a large deity murti stands at the left edge. Framed photographs line the upper wall.

A hall with blue-framed metal roof trusses and hanging colourful decorative banners with orange tassels. Dozens of men and women sit cross-legged on striped mats facing the front, many in white dhotis and cream shirts, some wearing name badges. A man in a white shirt stands near the back. A blue plastic chair sits empty at right, and a speaker and cardboard boxes are at left. No person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this image.

September 14 2009

A photograph of a homa or puja in a temple hall with a red carpet and white floor mats. Several priests in white garments sit near a fire pit and ritual objects at the front, with a dark-clothed figure seated beside them. A gold pyramid-shaped structure and a black stone deity murti stand near tall decorated pillars with colourful cloth and garlands. Devotees, including children in striped shirts and women in saris, sit cross-legged in rows facing the altar. Oil lamps and flowers are visible near the altar, and a framed picture hangs on the wall.

December 20 2011

Interior of a white-walled temple hall with a tiled floor and a ceiling fan and hanging bell. Devotees sit on the floor in the foreground, a man in white shirt and dhoti sits on a red cushioned seat at left beside a framed portrait of a woman in orange. Two shrines are decorated with colourful woven pillar cloths in red, blue, yellow and orange, and framed photographs line the walls. In the right shrine a white-robed figure sits before a deity murti. Trees are visible through the open side.

September 03 2008

A photograph of a seated group in a white-walled hall open to greenery through large windows, with a ceiling fan and bunting above. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers sits on a white plastic chair facing the group, his back to the camera. About twenty people sit cross-legged on patterned mats: a man in an orange shirt with a white shoulder cloth sits front centre, a girl in a purple top and orange skirt beside him, and women in saris sit at left. Framed photographs hang along the upper wall, and decorated pillars with striped cloth stand at intervals. A gold-coloured shrine stands at the right edge. The setting suggests a satsang or meditation session at an ashram-style hall.

May 28 2009

A photograph inside a white-pillared temple hall with polished reddish floor. A man in white shirt and dark trousers sits in a cane armchair on the right, in front of a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a figure in orange robes with long hair. Around him, about nine people sit on mats: a man in a striped shirt, a man in an orange-and-white cloth, a boy in blue, a child in a grey shirt, women in pink and purple saris with flowers in their hair, and a girl in a yellow dress. Two more people stand near a golden stepped pedestal and kalasha-like altar on the left, and a standing figure in white stands in the background near a dark stone statue. Colourful striped and patterned pillar wraps and green garland decorations hang around the hall.