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October 22 2014

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A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang-style gathering. Most attendees wear white and cream sarees or dhotis, many with rudraksha malas around their necks, and they sit on orange and striped mats with small brass oil lamps and offering plates in front of them. Several women in white hold books, and a few people in the foreground press their palms together in namaskar. Some attendees wear yellow, orange and maroon garments. Hanging colourful striped tassels and orange drapes decorate the upper wall, and a blue information sign is mounted on the left. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person in this crowd view.2010-10-22April 14 20122012-04-14A large indoor hall during a seated group meditation or puja. Dozens of people sit cross-legged on mats, many in orange or saffron robes and some in white, with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with eyes closed and hands joined, and a woman in orange sits beside her. Small brass oil lamps and metal cups with offerings sit on red and orange cloths in front of them. Orange and multicoloured bunting hangs from the ceiling, and bookshelves line the back wall.2012-04-15A wide hall view of a large seated congregation with palms pressed together in namaste. In the foreground rows of women in saffron-orange saris and white garments sit on mats behind brass puja plates and small oil lamps with flowers. Further back, rows of people in white and yellow clothing sit in devotion. A red curtain hangs at the left edge, and orange and cream banners hang from the ceiling. No individual stands out as a central figure on stage.2010-10-23A large hall with cream walls and tiled floor where a crowd sits in rows on striped mats and orange cloth for a satsang. Many attendees wear white, while women wear saris in orange, pink, blue and green. Seated people in the foreground wear white and some hold water bottles. Colourful woven hanging banners with orange tassels decorate the ceiling. At the far right edge, a golden ornate seat or throne stands near a red-draped stand, but no clearly identifiable figure occupies it, so no a person candidate is visible. The audience appears to be listening to a talk.2010-10-16 +1 copiesApril 14 20122012-04-14February 16 20072007-02-16November 14 20102010-11-14A large hall with a polished white floor shows many seated devotees performing a pada puja-style worship. Women in white saris with red or yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats in rows, hands folded in prayer, with brass plates and small offering vessels arranged on orange cloth mats in front of them. Many more people sit in the background, some on chairs at the left. Orange and multicoloured woven hangings decorate the ceiling. A person in orange robes sits at the lower right with hands joined in namaskar. No clear a person candidate is visible.2010-09-18November 10 20102010-11-10A large hall filled with seated devotees on the floor, most dressed in white with some in saffron-orange. Many sit in rows on mats with small brass puja plates, lamps and bowls in front of them, performing a ritual or meditation. Colourful hanging pillar decorations line the ceiling, and a camera on a tripod and a video screen are visible at the front of the room. A woman in white with a pink shawl sits in the foreground, and a few people stand near the left edge.2010-12-04A large hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre has a crowd of seated devotees on the glossy white floor, many in white dhotis and shawls, some in yellow and white saris, sitting on mats with brass plates, bowls and small offerings before them. Tall hanging decorations in red, blue, yellow and orange with orange tassels line the white draped ceiling. At the far end a small shrine area with a deity murti and a stage stands in the background. Several men in front, including a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala, sit with hands folded in prayer.2010-10-17