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October 27 2012

A large hall during a seated puja gathering. Rows of people sit on mats and an orange-red runner, facing forward; in the front left, a row of saffron-robed monks with shaved heads and orange shawls sits before brass-like plates and offerings on small mats. Many participants in white dhotis and white shirts with red-and-white shoulder cloths sit cross-legged before small plates and leaf trays. Colourful striped fabric pillars with orange tassels hang from the white ceiling. A camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. Many attendees are visible, including people in the right foreground and a masked person.

October 16 2010

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A large seated gathering in a tented hall with white draped ceiling, ceiling fans and colourful hanging cylindrical banners with orange tassels. Many people sit cross-legged on striped red-and-blue mats in rows. Most wear white clothes, and several wear yellow shawls or saffron and orange robes, including monastic figures at the front left. A man in a pink shirt sits at the left foreground, and a man in light blue shirt sits on the right. A video camera on a tripod is at the left edge. Participants appear to be listening attentively to a talk. a person is not visibly identified in this image.

A 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.

A photograph of a seated audience at an indoor satsang hall with pale pink walls and tall windows with red curtains. Rows of devotees sit on orange, red and blue striped mats; many men in white ritual clothing sit in front, one in a yellow vest, and women in saris of orange, teal, pink and green sit behind. Colourful woven banners hang from the ceiling and a white-draped table with a green cloth stands at left. The front of the hall is not shown, so no speaker or dais is visible.

2010-10-16 +1 copies

A seated audience fills a hall during a discourse session. Many attendees wear white clothing, and several men wear saffron or orange shawls over white garments and yellow or red sashes. Some people sit on mats on a polished floor, while others sit on chairs toward the back. Colourful woven banners hang from the upper walls, and a portrait-style frame and wall niche appear at the right. A man in orange robes sits in the lower left foreground, and a bald man in a white shirt with a lanyard sits near the center right. The scene appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering.

June 05 2011

A large tent hall lit with strings of fairy lights and hung with colourful embroidered cylindrical banners. Many devotees sit on mats and white chairs in white kurtas, cream and yellow shawls, and some with orange-red shawls. A standing man in a cream robe with a yellow shawl walks through the centre aisle. Two young children in colourful outfits sit in the front right. A framed deity painting hangs on the left wall, and a clock is visible on the back wall.

A large hall filled with seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many sitting on orange and white mats on the floor. Foreground men wear yellow or white shawls, rudraksha malas and gold chains; some hold books. Overhead hang colourful tasselled banners in red, blue, yellow and orange beneath white fabric ceiling drapes. Rows of attendees face toward a distant front area with a stage and altar. A large crowd of white-clad devotees fills the room.

A large indoor hall filled with many seated devotees on mats, most in white or light clothing, some in saffron or orange. Foreground figures sit with hands folded in anjali and eyes closed, while a row of oil lamps glows on the floor. Decorative hanging banners with orange tassels and colourful patterns line the ceiling, and a sunbeam streams in from the right. At the far front, a figure in orange robes is partly visible near a dais. A printed caption-free photo; the seated audience is the main subject.

A large hall with a tented white fabric ceiling and tall decorative pillars wrapped in red, yellow and blue patterned cloth hang from above. Many seated people sit on blue and patterned mats in rows, with children in the foreground in striped shirts and white shirts, and several adults in white and orange clothing and saffron stoles. A man in front with folded hands wears an orange stole over white, and a bald man in white sits nearby. A deity murti sits on an altar at the back, with a small framed portrait on the wall. Red chairs line the right side. The scene appears to be a seated satsang or meditation gathering.