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Indoor photograph of a large hall with white walls, brick-patterned ventilation panels and hanging woven banners with yellow fringe. Many young boys and men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with saffron or orange shawls, stand in rows and circle on a concrete floor marked with yellow lines. In the foreground a man in a white outfit with an orange shawl raises one arm high, while a bald man in white with an orange cloth stands centre-left reaching toward a boy. Behind them a wall display with photographs and a framed panel reads about the spiritual journey of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Roughly forty people are visible.

Photograph of a large indoor hall with a white curved ceiling and hanging colourful fabric banners with yellow tassels. Many young boys and men in white dhoti-style garments move in lines across a concrete floor marked with yellow lines, some carrying books or clipboards. A few wear orange or saffron cloth. Along the back wall are a framed screen, display cases and a sign reading Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age.

December 23 2008

October 01 2007

A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and tall vertical banners in yellow, red, blue and green patterns hanging from above. Hundreds of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas, stand on a blue-and-orange patterned mat with arms raised and hands folded, appearing to chant or sing together. Some devotees wear orange or saffron shawls near the back. Scattered paper and a small plastic bag lie on the floor. Framed photographs hang on the far wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.

A crowded indoor hall under a white tent-style ceiling, decorated with tall cylindrical hanging banners in red, yellow, blue and green patterns with elephant motifs. Many men in white clothing mill about, several wearing rudraksha malas, some with white shawls and lanyards. A man in the foreground centre wears an orange shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha mala. A red banner reading Nithyanandam hangs on the back wall beside a framed painting and a wall clock. The people are standing and talking in a dense group.

Indoor hall under a white tented ceiling hung with tall colourful cylindrical banners patterned with elephants and birds. A crowd of people dressed in white dhotis, white saris and white shirts moves and dances across a polished floor. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt and a rudraksha-style mala. A banner reads Dhyanapeetam Vedic Temple and another panel reads Nithyanandam. A deity murti is not clearly visible. a person's presence is not clearly established in this frame.

October 01 2007

December 23 2008

A photograph of a seated group of devotees in white clothing inside a dimly lit hall with a concrete floor. Most sit on the floor in rows, some on white plastic chairs, many wearing white kurta-style garments and rudraksha malas, several with white badges or lanyards. Behind them hang tall patterned fabric banners in red, yellow and brown with elephant motifs, and a wall display of framed photographs is visible. Several people stand at the back and sides of the room. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.

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A large hall filled with many devotees dressed in plain white clothing and white dhotis, several wearing lanyards with ID badges. Many stand with arms raised or hands folded in devotional movement, while others sit on striped woven mats on the floor at left. Hanging from the ceiling are long cylindrical decorative banners in yellow, red, green and blue patterns. In the background at upper left a small altar area with a deity murti is visible. A large group of more than twenty people is present in the scene.

A large white tented hall with a curved fabric ceiling hung with tall colourful cloth banners printed with elephants and birds. Many people in white clothes and some in saffron or orange stoles move about or sit on mats and floor cushions, while others sit on white chairs at the left. A man in white with a saffron stole walks in the foreground, and a shaved-headed person in white wears a garland. A framed picture and a wall clock are visible on the back wall, and an annadaan-style gathering appears to be underway.