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A photograph of a crowded indoor hall where men are gathered for a sarva darshan-style gathering. Many men sit cross-legged on mats on the floor, some with hands pressed together in prayer, while others stand along the walls. Several wear white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha-style malas; one seated man in an orange t-shirt and another in a grey shirt sit at the front. A standing older man in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands to the right, and a man in a plaid shirt with an ID lanyard stands near the wall. A small boy in a white shirt is visible among the crowd. A metal table with a bench sits in the lower right. Framed printed panels with text and a photo of a man seated in meditation hang on the back wall, and a ceiling fan and corrugated roof are visible above.

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A photograph inside a plain hall with a corrugated roof where a crowd of men sits and stands along a white wall. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear rudraksha malas. One man in an orange shirt and white dhoti stands at right, and a man in a pink shirt stands beside him. Colourful painted pillars with geometric and floral patterns hang from the ceiling at left and rear. A framed printed photograph of a seated man in orange on a hillside, with paragraph text beside it, hangs on the wall at top right. Several people sit in the foreground, one holding a young child in blue overalls. A caption on the wall reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam copyright text.2010-06-27Photo of a hall with a corrugated metal roof where a crowd waits in a queue, mostly men in white ritual clothes and some in striped shirts. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl stands at left near seated devotees on mats. 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Framed text notices hang on the walls.2010-07-21August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a seated audience in a hall with cream walls and orange and blue decorative hangings at the top. Rows of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on chairs and floor mats, many wearing lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Some hold printed booklets or papers, and one man in a pink shirt and another in an orange shirt appear among them. A sign on the back wall reads in English about photography, video, audio and mobile services, and a stack of folded orange and red cloths sits at the left. No speaker's face is shown; the viewers are attentively listening to a talk.2010-08-08A photograph of a large hall with a white ceiling canopy and orange-and-yellow hanging cloth panels. 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