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A photograph of a satsang hall with a large audience seated on red chairs and on the floor in white clothing. On a green-topped stage draped in white, a man in an orange-brown kurta sits cross-legged at a microphone beside a musician in a maroon garment playing a stringed instrument, and a woman in a yellow sari sits nearby. Colourful woven banners with orange tassels hang from the ceiling, and a golden figure stands at the right edge. Foreground devotees in white, some with yellow shawls, face the stage.

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A large indoor hall with a white fabric ceiling and draped white canopy, hung with multicoloured tassels. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor: many women in saris and salwar kameez, some in orange and yellow, and men in white kurtas. In the centre, a robed presenter in orange sits on a green-and-blue draped dais beside a microphone, with a few white-clad attendants nearby. Two large black screens hang on the walls, a camera crew with tripods films at the side, and portraits line the left wall. Some participants sit on yellow mats, others on plastic chairs. a person's presence is unclear from the wide view, so no appearance-based identification is made. Approximately 100 or more people are visible.2009-12-24A photograph of a large hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful striped pillar hangings, where a seated crowd of devotees sits on striped mats and orange cushions. On a raised red stage at left, several people in white and cream clothing sit with a drum, and a large red backdrop shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a turban, labelled by a caption. Many attendees wear white, with some in yellow or orange shawls. A camera on a tripod and a monitor at right record the proceedings.2010-12-27A photograph of a large hall at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam during Dasara celebrations. Five people in white dhotis or kurtas with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on a raised green-carpeted stage behind microphones, singing or chanting. Devotees in white and cream saris and white clothing sit on the floor in rows, some in orange and red, and an elderly woman in white sits in the foreground beside an orange cloth. Colourful striped cloth hangings and white ceiling drapes decorate the room, with ceiling fans overhead and small plates of offerings on the floor.2010-10-17December 28 20092009-12-28June 22 20092009-06-22A large indoor hall with white walls and a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful striped cloth banners. Many people sit on the floor in white clothes, while rows of seated devotees in white, some with orange shawls, face a performance area at the front. Musicians in white stand near a turquoise backdrop, one playing a drum. In the foreground a bald man wears an orange robe and a woman wears an orange and cream sari beside rows of white plastic chairs. Children in green and white clothes sit among the audience.2009-06-22A photograph of an evening cultural performance in a white-canopied hall with hanging colourful tassel decorations. Five musicians sit on orange and green mats on the floor, playing instruments: a man on the left plays a tanpura-style instrument with a long neck, a man in a black shirt plays a small drum, a woman in a green saree with gold border sings into a microphone, a man in a white shirt sits in the centre, and a man in an orange shirt plays a stringed instrument on the right. Behind them, a seated audience in white clothes watches. The scene is an ashram-style cultural programme.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a tented hall with white draped ceiling fabric and maroon swags along the stage front. On a raised green-carpeted stage, several seated performers in orange, red and white clothes face a central altar with a flower-decorated seat and a garlanded figure, with a leafy backdrop behind. Two projection screens on either side show the stage. Musicians play instruments on the right, and a seated audience in white and dark clothing fills the foreground seats. A camera tripod stands near the left aisle.2009-12-24A indoor hall stage draped with a green cloth and white skirting hosts a musical performance. Seated on the stage, two women in pink and red saris play long stringed instruments, one a tanpura-style lute. A man in an orange-brown kurta sits cross-legged on the right playing a large wooden drum, and a man in white on the left plays a small hand drum. Striped cloth hangings in red, yellow and blue with orange tassels hang from the white ceiling. Audience members in white and light clothing sit on the floor and chairs in front of the stage, with a small deity murti visible to the left.2010-10-16Wide view from the back of a large indoor hall with white fabric canopy ceiling and ceiling fans, where a seated audience of many people in white, orange and cream clothes faces a raised stage covered with green and blue cloth. Strings of colourful hanging decorations line the upper walls. On the stage, several seated figures in white and orange are gathered near a laptop and microphones, with a figure in orange at the centre. Audience members sit on orange mats and black chairs, and a cameraman stands at the right side. Many people fill the hall, with a dense crowd in the middle distance.2009-12-23December 26 20092009-12-26