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Outdoor stage at a Bhagavad Gita satsang under a white tent canopy with a ring of multicoloured tinsel garlands overhead. A standing figure in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap stands at centre-left in front of a large banner, holding hands together near the face. The banner shows a smiling woman with a bindi beside a large Tamil title reading Bhagavad Gita and the phrase 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda's' at top. An ornate carved wooden throne with a low table sits at right, flanked by floral arrangements. The stage edge is lined with marigolds, orange and red flowers and white blooms, with a red carpet below and a metal railing on the left.

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January 11 20102010-01-11January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor satsang stage under a white canopy decorated with a concentric ring of green, red, orange and blue streamers. A seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-brown throne behind a carved wooden table with a laptop, gesturing with raised hands. The stage front is banked with orange, pink and white flower garlands over green foliage, and a red carpeted step lies in front. Behind is a large grey banner with a smiling woman portrait labelled as led by Paramahamsa Nithyananda, Tamil title text reading Bhagavad Gita and satsang, and a peacock feather graphic. A partly visible figure in orange stands at the right edge.2010-01-11 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesOutdoor stage under a white tent canopy with a ring of multicoloured tinsel garlands overhead. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe sits in a gold-and-brown ornate chair behind a dark wooden table, hands pressed together in greeting. Flower arrangements of orange, pink and white blooms line the stage edge with green foliage. A large banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman with a red bindi in a saffron top, a peacock-feather graphic on the right, and Tamil title text. A red-draped step sits in the foreground. Another saffron-robed person stands at the far right edge. The seated figure's presentation does not clearly match distinctive a person cues, so identity is uncertain.2010-01-11 +2 copiesJanuary 22 20102010-01-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a Bhagavad Gita satsang hall with a stage draped in red carpet and garlanded with flower arrangements. A seated speaker in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl sits on a white chair behind a laptop and microphone. Behind the stage hangs a large banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban with a red forehead mark, with a peacock-feather motif and Tamil text. A portrait labelled with Tamil text shows the orange-turbaned man, while the speaker's appearance is not clearly identifiable. A few people stand at the left edge near a cooler, and a white cloth hangs from the ceiling beams.2010-02-15A stage set for a Bhagavad Gita satsang under a blue-and-white draped canopy. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on the stage: one on the left in orange holds an open book or folder, and a central figure in orange robes with a mala stands behind a golden-brown armchair and wooden table with a microphone, hands folded in greeting. A large backdrop shows a smiling man with an orange turban and orange robes, with Tamil title text, and a rows of red, pink and white flowers line the stage edge with a monitor in front. Ornate gold pillars with flower arrangements frame the stage.2010-01-10A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a garland sits on a white cushioned chair behind a laptop on a low wooden table, at a microphone on a stage. The stage is lined with red carpet and bordered by flower arrangements in orange, red and yellow. Behind him a large banner shows a peacock-feather motif and a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and red bindi, with flowers on gold-rimmed pedestals on either side. Two pillars and a standing fan frame the hall. The banner text reads Bhagavad Gita in Tamil, a dhyana satsang.2010-02-15Evening outdoor satsang stage under a decorated canopy with yellow, orange and multicoloured fabric drapes and paper streamers. A seated speaker in orange robes sits on an orange cushioned seat behind a laptop, with a microphone at the front. Flower-filled pots and vases with white and marigold blooms line the stage, and a garland-edged rail frames the front. Behind the speaker is a large banner with peacock feather imagery and Tamil script. On the right, a large portrait shows a smiling man with an orange turban and red bindi, and a wooden lectern stands nearby. A camera on a tripod films the event. Dense audience members in the foreground watch from below the stage, with cameras and lights overhead.2010-01-23January 21 20102010-01-21