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A seated congregation in a large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with decorative yellow, orange and blue cloth banners. Most participants wear white with red or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting on yellow and orange mats with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the front row, a man in white kurta sits beside a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, then a woman in orange with folded hands and a young man in white with red shawl. Further back, a monk in orange robes stands at the left edge. A camera on a tripod is set up in the middle aisle, and a raised altar with a lit lamp is visible at the far end.

A wide view of a large white tented hall at an Adi Kailasa event, with rows of seated attendees on orange and yellow mats across the floor. Many people wear white clothes, with some in orange and saffron garments, and a few women wear orange or red garlands. Colourful painted cylindrical hangings decorated with elephant motifs hang from the tent ceiling, and strings of small lights run across the space. In the foreground at left, a person in orange robes and a woman in a green sari stand near the audience, and a laptop sits at lower right. No clearly identifiable presenter is shown seated at a throne in this frame.

December 25 2008

A large hall with a white tent-like ceiling decorated with tall painted pillars in red, yellow, blue and green patterns. Many devotees sit cross-legged on orange and red floor mats, most in white clothes, some in yellow, pink and blue. Along the back and sides stand statues and deity murti with garlands and a stage area. A camera on a tripod is set up near the front in the foreground. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance here, so the a person field is unsure.

A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful patterned cylindrical banners in yellow, orange, red and blue. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on orange and yellow mats. In the foreground a man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on an orange mat, and beside him several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit facing forward. A brass lamp stand with a flame and a small brass plate sit at the left edge. Many attendees are dressed in white, saffron and yellow, some wearing rudraksha malas. A framed painted image is visible on the back wall at left. Some people sit on chairs at the right side of the hall.

December 23 2008

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December 23 2008

A large crowd of seated devotees fills a white tented hall decorated with colourful striped hanging banners. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and many women wear orange or yellow saris and shawls, with some in orange stoles. Some attendees sit on orange and yellow cloths on the floor, while others sit in rows on the floor mats. On a raised blue-skirted stage at left, a seated figure in white with an orange shawl sits in front of an orange chair. Cameras and loudspeakers are visible. The setting resembles a satsang or darshan gathering, with a wall sign reading Nithyanandam.

A large white tent hall during a Brahmotsava gathering, with many people seated on the floor in rows. Front rows are monastics in saffron/orange robes sitting on orange mats, and some saffron-clad figures sit on white plastic chairs at right. Others wear white and yellow clothing. A blue draped stage is at left with a figure seated near it. Tall cylindrical banners with colourful geometric patterns and yellow tassels hang from the ceiling. Banners reading Nithyananda and Dhyanapeetam are visible on the walls. A cameraman stands near the centre.

December 25 2008

A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the front left, a row of monks in saffron and orange robes and white sits on blue and orange mats, with one monk in a yellow shawl and another in an orange-red shawl. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering. A painted backdrop of a deity with a crown and trident hangs on the left wall, and orange cloth covers the floor at right. The scene is a seated satsang or discourse with a large audience, and a banner on the mat reads Dhyanapeetham.

A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall colourful striped pillars hung with orange tassels. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the room, many wearing orange or red stoles, with orange floor mats and orange-draped tables. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and white top with an orange stole stands facing the audience. Several seated women and girls sit on the floor in front, and a cameraman and microphone stands are visible at the right.