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An outdoor satsang on a dirt courtyard at an ashram. In the foreground a woman with hair in a low bun, wearing a leopard-print shawl over a dark top and orange cloth, sits cross-legged on a raised mat within a stone-edged circle with white floral rangoli and a green cloth. Behind her, a seated audience of women in white and light clothing, some with white head coverings, sits on a low platform and steps facing her. Behind them a red-and-white painted wall, a red and orange banner, a palm-leaf roofed hut, and a silver pickup truck. A statue of a deity is partly visible at the top left.

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Outdoor satsang in a courtyard with a red-and-white striped platform in the lower left and colourful rangoli patterns drawn on the ground. A figure seated on a low wooden stool at right, seen from behind, wears saffron-orange robes with a dark sash and a rudraksha mala around the neck, with dark hair tied up. Facing them, a large seated audience of roughly thirty women in white, cream, yellow, green and pink saris sits along a raised platform, several with folded hands. A speaker stand and a black case sit near the platform, and a tall painted pillar with red, yellow and blue patterns stands between them. Red banners with white text and a white-and-blue notice board are on the wall behind, with palm trees and a thatched hut beyond.2010-11-14Outdoor photograph at an ashram courtyard with an orange-painted building bearing a sign reading Sri Ananda Sthaleshwara Devasthana, and a red-and-white banded platform in the foreground. A barefoot figure in an orange dhoti wears a leopard-print shawl and stands facing a group of about twenty-five women and a few men in white, cream and pink saris and kurtas, many with hands pressed together in anjali. A tall wooden post topped with a pale ring and a hanging orange cloth stands in the courtyard, with a painted kalasha-like pillar nearby. Palm trees, a thatched hut and a silver SUV complete the scene. A red-and-orange banner on the left reads Life Bliss Program with contact numbers. The figure in the leopard-print shawl has long dark hair, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-11-30Outdoor photo of a figure in an orange saffron robe seated cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste on a raised circular platform. The circle is ringed with dark pebbles and decorated with colourful rangoli patterns in pink, green and yellow on the sandy ground. Behind, a crowd of seated devotees, many in white and pastel saris and white clothing, watches in front of an orange building with a red-and-white border wall. A silver SUV is parked to the right and palm trees and thatched roofs appear in the background, with a banner reading Life Bliss Program at the upper left.2010-11-14A photograph of an outdoor satsang at Sri Anandeshwara Temple. In the foreground, a person in a leopard-print top sits cross-legged on an orange cushion inside a circle of white pebbles and white rangoli designs, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside them. Facing them, a red-and-white striped platform leads to a shrine with lit lamps, garlanded deity murtis and a flag. Two large framed portraits, one with an orange-robed figure, flank the steps. Many seated devotees, mostly in white and in saffron and pink saris, sit in rows on the right. A red-and-white banner on the right reads Life Bliss Program and shows a smiling figure in an orange headwrap beside it. Matting lies on the left.2010-11-30A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with a white-and-red striped raised platform in the foreground and a red-orange building behind it. A woman in a leopard-print shawl over orange clothing stands at the right, facing a row of about a dozen people in white and pink clothes who stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A silver SUV is parked on dirt ground near palm trees, and a thatched hut and tall decorated poles with tassels stand nearby. A banner reads Life Bliss Program, 2 Days Meditation Camp. A signboard reads Sri Ananda Eshwara Devasthana. The scene suggests a morning satsang gathering.2010-11-30A group of devotees sits cross-legged with eyes closed on woven mats in front of an orange-walled hall labelled Sri Anandeshwara. Most wear white or cream clothing, while a few wear saris in pink, green and beige, and a woman in a tan headscarf sits near the front. Two dark stone statues with orange garlands flank the open doorway, and a large orange banner on the right shows a smiling saffron-robed figure labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda beside text about meditation sessions. Several people are seated on the steps and at the back, and a small child sits among the adults.2010-09-18Outdoor satsang at an ashram courtyard with a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt seated cross-legged on a mat at the front, facing a large seated audience of about 40-60 people, mostly women in white and pastel clothing, some in saffron and blue, many sitting on mats. Floor is decorated with white rangoli kolam patterns and a circle of white powder around a small brass kalasha vessel and marigold garland. Behind are a red-and-white painted wall, palm trees, thatched huts and a silver SUV. Sign on the building reads Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana and a banner shows a saffron-robed figure with long hair; no clearly identifiable a person is present in the scene.2010-09-19Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with a raised white and red-striped platform in the foreground. A figure in a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment and a leopard-print shawl stands at the platform's edge with back to the camera, facing a line of about twenty devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Many devotees wear white, cream, pink and beige saris and kurtas. Behind them stand a red-orange brick building, tall palm trees, a thatched-roof hut, and a silver SUV parked on the dirt ground. Two saffron-and-orange hanging ceremonial tassels and a decorated pole with circular rings frame the scene. A wall banner shows a photo of a saffron-robed figure. Ashram greeting or satsang gathering.2010-11-30Outdoor photo of a seated woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap sitting cross-legged on a woven mat and orange cushion at the centre of a circular stone-and-white-gravel altar with coloured kolam designs. Her back is to the camera, and her dark hair is tied back. Around the front, about two dozen people in white and orange clothes sit on a low platform and on the ground in rows, watching. Behind them is a red-and-white striped plinth, a large orange wall, a banner with a Kannada event announcement and a deity image, decorative cloth-wrapped pillars, potted plants, a palm tree and a parked silver pickup.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees, mostly women, sits on a raised concrete platform outdoors in front of a red and white wall with a large orange sign reading Powerful Nithya Dhyanam Meditation is taught in this program, Every Saturday and Sunday, Entry FREE, with contact numbers and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Bidadi, Bengaluru. Several women in white and cream saris and salwar kameez sit with eyes closed in meditation, one with palms joined in namaste at left. A woman in a purple and brown patterned sari sits centrally with hands folded, and another in a rust shawl and black trousers sits barefoot at right. A saffron and gold flag hangs on a pole at left, and green foliage grows behind the wall.2010-11-13Outdoor photo at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a courtyard with orange walls and a red-and-white striped temple platform. A person in a leopard-print wrap sits cross-legged from behind on a raised circular mud platform rimmed with white stones, decorated with white floral kolam patterns and pink lines, with a brass pot beside them. Mats lead toward the seated figure. Rows of seated devotees in white and colourful clothes watch from the right and left. A red banner reads Life Bliss Program with a photo of a saffron-robed man and a 2 Days Meditation Camp notice. Two dark statues flank the temple entrance, and a kalasha and flags hang from the walls.2010-11-30