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March 21 2004

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A crowded indoor hall with a tiled floor and white-washed walls, where many devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, dressed mostly in white. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear white and cream saris and salwar-style clothing, and one woman in the foreground wears a pale floral sari with purple print. Several participants have their eyes closed or look downward in devotion. Red curtains hang at the windows at left and back. The scene suggests a group energy darshan session with a crowd of attendees gathered in prayer, though the teacher is not visible in this frame.

February 24 2007

A photograph of a long hall where a central figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair walks forward, wearing a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, smiling and raising a hand in greeting. Around them, men in white dhoti and shirt press palms together in namaste, and several young men in white dhoti with gold borders and orange cloth walk alongside, some wearing rudraksha malas. Red-cushioned chairs line the right side, a framed picture hangs on the wall, and a dark screen stands behind.

Women seated cross-legged on a polished floor in a bright hall, listening attentively during a satsang at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Bidadi. The woman at left wears a white sari with a gold border and a green blouse, with a red bindi and red bangles. The woman in the centre wears all-white clothing, glasses and a name badge, with gold bangles and hands clasped in her lap. The woman at right wears white with a gold-bordered shawl. Others behind wear white and cream saris, some with vibhuti on their foreheads. A colourful striped mat and a small cushion lie in front of them.

A photograph of a seated audience in a wood-panelled hall with round metallic wall plaques. Rows of people wear white clothing and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces with ID badges on lanyards. In the foreground, a man in white on the left gestures while speaking, a woman in a white shawl with a red bindi sits centre-left, and a man in a white shirt sits centre-right. Others sit behind them, and a woman in an orange sari stands near the back. The scene looks like a delegate gathering or satsang session.

June 22 2009

A hall with orange curtains and orange cloth draped on the walls, with a line of devotees in white clothes moving across an orange floor covering with purple and blue border runners. Many women in white saris and white kurtas wear round orange-and-white badges on their chests; a woman in a red and gold sari stands in the line. An older woman in white holds her hands together in front. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at right. Rows of red chairs are visible in the background, and a person in white is seen at the lower right. Several people stand near a grey cabinet, and a portrait or stage area is partly visible near the top.

March 21 2004

A seated audience of women in white and cream saris fills plastic chairs in a bright hall, with stacked white sheets or boards behind them. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with green and orange border holds a pen and sits with her hands clasped. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with red blouse writes in a notebook, a black handbag with a gold chain resting on her lap. To the right, a woman in a white sari with a blue-beaded mala rests her arms crossed. Behind, a man with white hair and glasses wears a white kurta and beaded mala. No one in the frame is identifiable as a person from the visible cues.

October 07 2006