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August 01 2008

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September 20 20122012-09-20A large audience seated on the floor of a bright white hall, facing forward toward an unseen speaker. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many with lanyard ID badges around their necks; some wear coloured shirts. Women in saris and salwars sit in the back rows, some in white and some in bright colours. Plastic water bottles and red and yellow cushions are visible in the foreground. Framed pictures hang on the back wall, and a man in white stands near the right edge. The room is packed with dozens of attendees, and the scene reads as a seminar or Q&A session.2016-03-06 +1 copiesA dense seated audience at a satsang hall, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing lanyards. In the foreground a bald, bearded man in a white kurta with a red bindi sits at centre, hands folded in his lap. To the left a younger man with a white head bandage and a maroon-and-gold shawl sits near the bottom edge, and a man in an ivory embroidered kurta with a rudraksha-style mala is at right. Many people in the back rows are looking forward toward the front of the hall, which is not visible. No speaker is visible in the frame. Yellow walls and bright ceiling lights frame the room.2013-01-19A large seated audience of men fills a hall at a Nithyananda Spurana program, dressed mostly in white shirts and trousers with name badges on lanyards. Many sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on red mats. Blue and white banners line the back wall, with framed portraits and a blue backdrop behind them. In the foreground a man in a peach shirt with glasses and a man in a blue shirt sit with hands folded.2006-12-14July 30 20062006-07-30February 27 20092009-02-27A large seated audience fills a decorated pandal with green mats, draped white and maroon fabric and hanging lights. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, with some in colourful clothes, and many have lanyard badges. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right, and a framed portrait of a bald-headed man with a white beard hangs on the back wall, identified only by a caption not legible here. The photo appears to capture a yoga or meditation session.2006-11-26A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on striped blue and white mats, most in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many wearing rudraksha malas and white identification badges on lanyards. Some sit on a green mat at left and others watch from a balcony railing above. Loudspeakers stand on tall stands at the right and left, and the pillared hall has high windows and ceiling fans. The gathering appears to be a satsang or sarva darshan session, with attendees facing forward toward an unseen stage.2012-09-20A large seated audience fills a hall at a satsang, most people in white shirts and dhotis or trousers, with some in yellow and orange. Men sit close together in rows, many wearing lanyard-style badges. Two television cameras on tripods stand near the centre, and several pedestal fans are placed among the crowd. Red and white draping decorates the background, and a stage area with a deity image is partly visible at the top. Nobody is clearly identifiable as a speaker on stage in this frame.2015-05-31October 07 20062006-10-07A large seated audience of men in white shirts and white dhotis fills a whitewashed hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, many wearing white lanyards with ID badges and some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Rows of attendees sit cross-legged on the floor facing a raised platform at the upper right, where a figure in saffron-coloured clothing stands near a display of orange and yellow banners. Bookshelves stocked with books and DVDs stand along the back wall beneath a window. Several people stand near the left side of the hall. The scene reads as a satsang or darshan session with delegates seated in orderly rows, though the platform figure is too small and distant to identify with confidence.2008-06-22November 25 20062006-11-25 +1 copies