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A large seated audience of mostly women in saris and salwar kameez fills a hall, sitting on orange mats in rows facing a stage. On the stage, a man in white clothes sits on a white chair behind an orange-draped table, speaking into a microphone. Behind him hangs a maroon curtain with a banner reading Bhakti Spurana Program, showing a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a wreath of flowers. A standing white board and a poster titled Bhakthi Yoga with a diagram stand beside the stage, and colourful tassels hang from the ceiling. Some attendees wear headsets.

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A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes, facing a stage at the front for a Bhakti Spurana Program satsang. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on a golden chair behind a small orange-draped table, with a microphone. A printed banner on a backdrop shows a portrait of a saffron-clothed figure with long hair and a crown-like headwear, labelled Bhakti Spurana Program. Two large white charts labelled Bhakthi Yoga stand on either side, and a standing man in white robes stands near one chart. Colourful striped pillars hang from a white canopy ceiling, with projection screens on both sides.2010-11-09A wide-angle photograph of a seated audience of many women in saffron-and-white and colourful saris, sitting on orange floor mats in a large hall with white draped ceiling fabric and tall striped decorative pillars. On a raised stage with a maroon curtain, a figure in white sits on a throne-like chair behind a small table. A projected slide reads Bhakti Spurana Program, and a Bhakti Yoga diagram stands on an easel at left. The figure's face is too distant to read, and the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm the Swamiji candidate.2010-11-09A photograph of a seated satsang audience facing a stage in a hall with maroon curtains. A man in orange robes and a head wrap sits on a raised orange-draped seat behind a microphone, with a tripod-mounted camera in front. A banner above him shows a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Two large posters on either side show a Bhakthi Yoga quadrant diagram. The audience sits on the floor in white, orange, pink and green saris and kurtas, many women with long braided hair, and a few older men in white and pastel shirts. A bald man in white sits at the front left, and orange tassel decorations hang from the top corners.2010-11-09A photograph of a large indoor satsang hall with a crowd of devotees seated on orange and blue mats on the floor, facing a raised stage. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis, while a few wear colourful checked shirts and a red top. On the stage, a speaker in white sits at a lectern beside a framed portrait, with a backdrop of maroon drapes and a wall banner reading Bhakti Sphurana Program. Hanging decorative banners in orange, blue and red are suspended from the ceiling. Projection screens flank the stage, and a diagram labelled Bhakthi Yoga stands near the front.2010-11-09A large audience of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis sits cross-legged on orange mats in a hall, facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in light clothing sits at a wooden lectern beneath a banner reading Bhakti Sparsha Program, with a depiction of a saffron-clad figure on it. Orange and blue fabric drapes hang above, and a projection screen and a white board stand nearby. A woman in white stands at the right side of the hall, and a diagram chart of Bhakti Yoga hangs on the wall. The room is filled with seated devotees attending a satsang talk.2010-11-09Wide photograph of a satsang hall with a large audience of women seated on orange and blue striped mats on the floor, many in white saris with coloured borders. On a raised stage at the back, a seated figure in white sits beside a man in orange robes standing near a microphone on a tripod. Behind them hang maroon drapes and white swags, and a banner reads Bhakti Spurana Program with a framed portrait. A projection screen and a blue notice board are visible at the side.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A large indoor satsang hall with a white draped ceiling and tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in colourful geometric patterns with orange tassels. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats in rows, most wearing white clothing, facing a raised stage at the far end. On the stage, a figure in white sits on a cushioned seat behind an orange lectern, while a large banner above shows a portrait of a saffron-robed guru and the words Bhakti Satsang Program. Flanking screens and a whiteboard display diagrams, and a small white fan stands near the stage. The view is taken from the back of the hall.2010-11-09A large indoor satsang hall under a white draped fabric ceiling, with hanging colourful tassel decorations. Well over a hundred devotees, mostly women in white and pastel saris and salwar, sit cross-legged on orange and blue mats facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure seated at a wooden podium is partly visible beneath a maroon curtain with a small banner behind. Screens flank the stage and a whiteboard stands at the side.2010-11-09A large seated audience of devotees fills an orange-carpeted hall, most seen from behind. Many women wear white salwar-style outfits, others wear saffron, orange, pink, green and yellow saris. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an orange-draped dais at the far right, addressing the gathering with a microphone before a maroon velvet curtain. A projector screen shows a small image above the stage, and colourful woven tassel banners hang from the ceiling at the top left. A cameraman with a tripod stands near the front of the audience. a person: the speaker on the dais wears a saffron-orange robe and has a shaved head, with no long hair, crown or malas clearly visible, so identification is uncertain.2010-10-21Photograph of a large seated audience on orange and blue mats in a hall during a Bhakti Spuranu Program. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or white kurtas, with some in pink, green and grey. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt stands holding a microphone while a few people sit on the floor at the front. On the stage at the far left, two people sit on orange-cushioned chairs in front of a red curtain, one in white and one in orange, flanked by a framed portrait and a small floral arrangement. A projector screen hangs above the stage and orange and blue tassel banners decorate the walls. Clear view of the seated crowd and hall.2010-11-12A photograph of a discourse hall where a figure in orange robes sits on an orange-draped dais in front of a dark red curtain, with a framed portrait of a figure in orange clothing on the wall above. Seated devotees on orange mats face the speaker: men in white shirts and dhotis in the foreground, women in saris and salwar in pink, green and blue on the right. A poster titled BHAKTHI YOGA with diagrams of God, World, Unconscious and Conscious sits at left, a whiteboard and a flower vase stand nearby, and a floor mat is printed with text. The dais figure is a speaker giving a talk; appearance is uncertain, so identity is not asserted.2010-02-07