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June 27 2004

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Photograph of an indoor programme hall where an audience sits on wooden chairs and on white-covered floor mats facing a raised stage. A figure in orange robes sits on the stage speaking into a microphone, with a framed portrait on the wall behind and a large painted deity image to the left. Strings of red and gold bunting hang along the wall, and ceiling fans and fluorescent lights are visible. Many attendees wear white clothes; a woman in front wears a blue shawl.2004-06-27A wide indoor hall during a seated programme. In the centre, on a raised white-draped platform, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged with hands raised toward the audience, a microphone stand nearby. Behind him are framed pictures and drapes with festoon garland decorations along the upper wall. Rows of wooden chairs face the stage, filled with people in white clothing, many seen from behind, some seated on white mats in front. At the right, a whiteboard stands beside a person in dark clothing. Ceiling fluorescent lights and fans are visible above.2004-06-27A photograph of a large indoor hall during a seated session. Dozens of people in white clothing sit on red and patterned floor mats and white plastic chairs facing a raised stage with a red-draped backdrop, two brass lamp stands and potted palms. On the stage a figure in orange robes sits on a white seat, with a woman in white standing at the right side holding a microphone. Blue and white painted pillars with yellow fringe decorate the walls. A printed poster on an easel at left shows a diagram titled 7 Stages of Transformation. Several women in orange and saffron saris sit in the foreground. The orange-robed figure on stage is a person by appearance, though the image is small and distant.2008-01-25A photograph of a large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling and colourful hanging banners with yellow tassels. Rows of seated attendees in white and cream clothing sit on white plastic chairs and red mats facing a raised stage with a dark red curtain. A lone figure in orange robes stands at a small podium on the stage, with a microphone and a few floral arrangements nearby. A banner reading Healers Initiation Program hangs on the left wall. Many attendees wear white and some wear orange or saffron shawls.2008-01-25November 26 20052005-11-26January 04 20082008-01-04A large white tented hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes facing a raised stage at the front. Many attendees sit on white plastic chairs in rows, with others on the floor. Hanging from the tent ceiling are many tall cylindrical fabric banners in yellow, blue, red and white with geometric patterns and yellow fringe. The stage has a dark red curtain and a small shrine-like arrangement with flowers and a seated figure in orange, with a small table and a microphone. Flowers and an orange cloth appear at the right edge. A blue plaque hangs on the left wall.2008-11-07A large hall filled with a seated audience of devotees, mostly dressed in white, attending a talk or satsang. Many sit on chairs in the foreground while others sit cross-legged on mats and white cloth on the floor. Some hold books and notebooks. A woman in front wears a white top and dark trousers, and a bag reads Nithyanandapeetham. Colourful woven hangings in yellow, red and blue with elephant motifs decorate the ceiling, and white draped fabric lines the rafters. No clearly identifiable a person is visible among the seated audience, and the speaker area is out of frame.2009-12-12September 11 20102010-09-11Indoor hall photo of a seated group during the Healer's Initiation Program. Thirty-plus participants sit on floor rugs and mats facing a raised red stage, wearing white clothes and white headbands tied over their heads. A figure in orange robes sits on a white chair on the stage between two cross stands and potted palms, with a red curtain behind. A purple banner on the left reads Healer's Initiation Program and shows a portrait, and a board on the stage side displays a printed map. Colourful striped hanging panels decorate the ceiling.2008-01-25March 03 20062006-03-03A large photograph of a crowded indoor satsang hall with a white tent-like ceiling and hanging yellow and multicolored decorative panels. Hundreds of devotees, mostly women and girls in white and pastel clothing, sit on red mats on the floor facing forward. Some hold books and rosary-style malas. A man in white standing near the back stands out, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at right, with staff standing along the side walls.2008-01-01