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July 29 2007

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Indoor event hall with white walls and a white tent-style ceiling, decorated with marigold garlands and yellow and orange cloth banners. Two large portrait prints of a woman with long dark hair and a red bindi stand behind the stage, one labelled as a portrait of a spiritual teacher is not legible here. A man in a white kurta stands at a lectern with a microphone, a man in saffron robe stands barefoot beside him, and a man in white kneels at the left edge. Several women in white saris with orange shawls stand at the stage, and a row of girls in white dresses sits on a mat in front, with small brass oil lamps set before them. Multiple people stand along the right side.2007-07-29Indoor satsang hall at a Guru Poornima event with a white tented ceiling and two tall pillars wrapped in colourful painted patterns of elephants and birds. On a raised stage, a man in saffron robes stands at left beside a man in white kurta holding a microphone, while a woman in orange sits behind a table. Large portrait photographs of a woman with long hair flank the stage. Along the front, many women and girls in white clothes sit in rows before small oil lamps and offering plates on a blue cloth, a padapuja setting. Several seated devotees in white and orange sit at the right edge, and a woman in white stands at far left.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29Indoor hall with white cinder-block walls, white metal scaffolding and a strand of white and orange flower garlands along the top. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head and a short ponytail speaks into a handheld microphone. Beside him stand a woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered pallu and a man in white kurta with a lanyard, and another man in white kurta at left. Two large screens behind show portraits of women with dark hair and red bindi marks. A seated woman in white with an orange-gold shawl and another seated person in white sit at right near audio equipment.2007-07-29February 06 20072007-02-06Indoor satsang scene in a warehouse-style hall with exposed concrete block walls and a steel truss frame. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long hair in a braid stands center, holding a microphone to his mouth and speaking. To his left a man in white kurta and a woman in a white sari stand; to his right a man in white kurta wears an orange-and-black beaded lanyard. Two large portraits of a smiling woman with long dark hair, one with a red-dotted forehead, hang behind them on a white backdrop, and a garland of white flowers is strung across the top. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, sit along the right. A sound mixer and electronics sit on a table at right.2007-07-29A photograph of a large tented hall with white walls and a sloped white ceiling, lined with tall pillars decorated with colourful geometric patterns and hanging yellow and white fabric banners. Rows of seated audience members, mostly women and girls in white and orange clothing, face a raised platform at the far right. On the platform, a figure in orange robes sits on a white cushioned seat behind a microphone stand, with a fan beside them. Framed portraits hang on the walls, rangoli-like scattered petals or flowers lie on the floor, and strings of small bunting decorate the upper area.2006-10-02July 29 20072007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29A photo of a seated satsang in a white tented hall with colourful decorated pillars. Two figures sit on a raised dais before a backdrop of a painted deity murti and trees; one in red with a microphone, the other in orange robes with a garland. Seated devotees in orange and white on the floor, including a small child in pink, listen. A man in orange robes stands at left holding a framed photograph.2009-06-22A photograph of an Independence Day celebration in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof decorated with paper streamers and balloons. Several people in white and orange-bordered clothes sit on white plastic chairs facing a small stage area where a woman in a white sari holds up an Indian tricolour flag. A cameraman in white clothing films the scene from the left. On the wall hang a framed devotional picture and a large portrait of a figure with a white turban and ornate clothing, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Colourful paper streamers hang on a yellow board at right, and a white fan stands beside the stage. Most attendees wear orange shawls over white garments.2007-08-15November 05 20102010-11-05