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August 27 2011

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October 29 20112011-10-29November 21 20112011-11-21November 05 20112011-11-05August 29 20112011-08-29 +1 copiesA seated audience of women fills a hall with red-striped floor mats, attending a satsang-style gathering. Most wear white, pastel or saffron-toned salwar and sarees, and many sit cross-legged with bottles of water and notebooks beside them. Red curtains hang at the windows, and framed portraits line the upper walls, including one labelled "Forever Charming" showing a figure holding a microphone, and another showing a figure in orange robes. Near the right, a figure in yellow-gold robes sits at the far end of the room, apart from the audience. A small pedestal table and speakers stand near the left wall.2011-11-05A large hall with cream walls and a tiled floor holds a seated congregation performing a group ritual. In the foreground, several women and girls wear yellow and cream saris and hold small oil lamps and brass plates. One woman on the left wears an orange sari and sits with hands folded. Other participants wear red, green and orange saris. Plates of fruit, sweets and flower offerings sit on banana leaves and cloth, with steel bowls nearby. Framed portraits hang along the back wall, and orange cloth hangs at the far right. Some people are standing in the background. The scene resembles a satsang or puja with oil lamp offerings.2011-09-01A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits hanging high on the wall, with red-and-gold drapes at the windows. Dozens of women and girls sit cross-legged on woven mats in rows, many holding small lit oil lamps (diyas) and offering plates with flowers, fruit and food on the floor before them. Most wear saffron-orange, yellow, red-bordered cream, and white saris or dhotis-style clothing. In the foreground a woman in orange sari holds a lamp, while others in yellow shawls and white attire perform a lamp-lit puja or aarti ceremony. Plastic containers, brass plates and kumkum-marked offerings sit on the floor.2011-09-01August 22 20112011-08-22A large hall filled with seated participants on red-and-white striped mats, many dressed in white kurtas and salwar, with some in orange and pink. Most wear lanyards and sit with backpacks and water bottles nearby. Framed portraits hang along the back wall above red drapes: the leftmost shows a man in white holding a microphone, and others show figures in orange and saffron robes. A projection screen is visible at the right.2011-11-24A large indoor satsang hall with many women seated on chairs and red-striped mats, most wearing white or pastel clothing and lanyards, listening attentively toward the front. Some have headphones, others hold notebooks or water bottles. Behind them stand framed deity pictures and a glass case containing a deity murti, with a framed portrait of a saint in a red and white shawl on the upper wall. A large dark screen hangs from the ceiling. Several in the foreground wear rudraksha-style malas and white kurtas.2011-12-06A wide hall with pink walls and red curtains holds a large seated audience of women and girls on woven mats, many in orange, red, white and yellow saris and salwar outfits. Framed portraits hang on the walls, including one labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda by caption. A figure in white sits at the far front near a table with a laptop. Brass plates and plastic containers of offerings sit on the floor among the mats.2011-12-24November 19 20112011-11-19