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A photograph of a seated audience in an open hall with a terracotta tiled floor and a thatched roof. Participants sit cross-legged on orange mats with blue-and-purple woven runners. A woman in a red patterned sari wears headphones, as does a girl in a red top beside her. A woman in a white salwar and a woman in a mustard-yellow sari sit near a black bag. Behind them, men in white kurtas and light clothing sit on the floor and in plastic chairs. Two large banners stand at the back: one reads 4 States of Consciousness with the words Jagrat, Turiya, Swapna and Sushupti, and the other reads How the Mind. A small figure in saffron appears in the crowd at the right. A few audience members are seated on chairs along the left wall.

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October 31 20102010-10-31A photograph of a seated group in a large open hall with a thatched roof and white walls, participants sitting cross-legged on orange and blue mats across a tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in a pink and red sari wears headphones, a girl in yellow sits beside a girl in red, and a woman in white sits near a woman in an orange sari. Behind them rows of seated attendees fill the room, some in white. Two blue banners display the terms 'Jagrat', 'Turiya', 'Swapna', 'Sushupti' under '4 States of Consciousness' and 'Know the Mind Work' with 'Mind', 'Memory', 'Chitta' and 'Chakshu'. Plastic chairs line the left side.2010-10-31 +1 copiesA seated audience listens to a speaker in a large hall with a thatched roof and white walls. Attendees sit cross-legged on orange mats and cushions, many in saffron, orange, white and pink clothing; a girl in front wears headphones and a woman in a pink-and-white sari sits near the front. On the right, a woman in an orange-and-cream sari speaks into a microphone beside a stand and easel. Behind them are backdrop banners reading 4 States of Consciousness with Jagrat, Turiya, Swapna and Sushupti, and How the Mind Works with Mind, Memory, DSP and Eye panels. Some attendees take notes on paper.October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesA photo of a satsang or teaching session in a thatched-roof hall with terracotta tiles. Students sit cross-legged on orange mats edged with purple-and-white striped runners, several wearing headphones. In the foreground a woman in white with a dark patterned shawl sits with her back to the camera; a girl in an orange top and a child in a yellow dress sit nearby. On the right, two people sit in armchairs in front of a maroon curtain beside a framed portrait on a stand, with a whiteboard on an easel. Two banners hang on the left wall, one showing the 4 States of Consciousness (Jagrat, Swapna, Sushupti, Turiya) and one titled How the Mind Works.2010-10-31 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated satsang session in an open pavilion with a thatched roof and white walls. A woman in a cream and orange sari sits in a cream armchair at the right, speaking into a microphone on a stand, with a potted plant and a speaker beside her. Facing her on orange mats sit a group of students: a man in white kurta on the left, a woman in a yellow-orange sari in the centre, a man in a light blue shirt, and several men in white kurtas and white dhotis. A woman in a white sari sits in the foreground with a black bag. Behind them hang two banners: a blue one reading 4 States of Consciousness with Jagrat, Swapna, Sushupti and Turiya, and a white one titled How the Mind works showing Mind, Memory, DSP, Eye, Chitta and Chakshu. The floor is terracotta tile with orange mats. The scene shows no a person candidate.2010-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a thatched-roof hall where children and adults sit on orange and blue-striped mats facing a lecture area. Banners on the left read "4 States of Consciousness" with Jagrat, Turiya and Sushupti labels, and a second banner reads "How the Mind Works" with a diagram of Mind, Memory, Ego and Intellect. A seated presenter in a white top sits at the right beside a small table and a whiteboard on an easel. A girl in a yellow dress sits in the foreground, with a boy in a green shirt and girls in red, pink and orange outfits nearby, and a man in white sits at the lower left. Mats show the printed words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.A seated audience fills an open-sided hall with a thatched roof and terracotta tile floor during a session. In the foreground, men in plastic chairs wear white and striped shirts, and some take notes with pens. Further back, people sit cross-legged on orange and blue striped mats. At the far right, a speaker in orange robes sits on a raised stage before a dark red curtain, near a small flower arrangement and microphone. Two blue panels display a chart titled '4 States of Consciousness' with boxes labelled Jagrat, Swapna, Sushupti and Turya, plus a second chart.October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang discourse in an orange-and-white hall with striped orange curtains and a thatched ceiling. A man in white clothes with a white cloth over his shoulder sits on a cream cushioned chair behind a microphone stand, speaking to the room; a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure sits on an easel to his left. Around 15 men in white dhotis and shirts, some in dark or checked shirts, sit cross-legged on orange floor mats and face him. Behind them stand blue posters reading 4 States of Consciousness (Jagrat, Turiya, Swapna, Sushupti) and a diagram of the 7 Chakras, with a poster titled How the Mind Works beside them. Orange and green garlands hang from the ceiling.2010-08-01A satsang in a thatched-roof hall with a maroon curtain backdrop. A man in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised chair beside a framed portrait of a deity, speaking into a microphone. Nearby stand a whiteboard, a fan and a small wooden cabinet with an old television. Around thirty seated devotees face him on blue-and-white striped mats: men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in saris, including one older woman in white. A large banner on the left reads 4 States of Consciousness with Kannada text. A printed caption on the photo reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam area. The seated man in saffron appears to be a person, distinguished by his saffron robes and ceremonial seat, though the face is not clearly visible enough to be certain.2011-02-27