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A seated puja gathering in a hall with orange walls and a red carpeted floor, with a video camera on a tripod at left. Shaved-headed men in white dhotis and shawls sit with palms pressed together, and a bald man in saffron-orange robes kneels at left. Women in orange and yellow saris sit in rows behind a metal railing. Brass plates, small bowls and oil lamps sit on orange cloths before the participants. Two tall decorated banners with blue and red patterns hang at the upper right, and framed photographs line the wall above.

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September 07 20102010-09-07 +2 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesA large hall with a crowd of seated devotees, mostly women in white and orange or saffron, many with yellow or orange shawls, pressing their palms together in prayer. In the foreground, brass plates with flowers, fruit, lamps and small brass vessels rest on orange cloths. A red carpet runs toward a seated group of monastics in saffron and white, one with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style mala. A video camera on a tripod records the scene. Hanging decorative pillars with blue, red and orange patterns frame the room, and a banner at the bottom reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham.2010-09-14October 30 20102010-10-30September 14 20102010-09-14Wide interior photo of a large hall with a corrugated metal roof, exposed beams, and ceiling fans. Crowds of seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the floor, many with hands folded or holding small brass plates and oil lamps on mats. In the foreground, several women in orange saris and a man in white sit on the red carpet, sharing offerings in brass plates. At the right, monastic figures in saffron and white sit at a low table near a camera on a tripod. Tall decorative cloth-and-paper banners hang from the rafters, and framed photographs line the orange wall at right. A ceremony such as a satsang or puja appears to be underway.2010-09-13September 14 20102010-09-14February 07 20132013-02-07 +1 copiesOctober 06 20102010-10-06October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual gathering in an open hall with a red-brown wall and a corrugated roof, with smoke drifting through the scene. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-trimmed cloth sit cross-legged on mats, one holding a small flame over a brass plate heaped with offerings and flowers. A shaved-headed man in white and a woman in white with a yellow shawl sit with hands pressed in prayer. On the right, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe and rudraksha beads sits on a mat with hands folded, and a man in white holds a small bell beside a microphone and notepad. Rows of participants in white, yellow and orange shawls sit behind a metal railing lined with oil lamps, and a red carpet runs toward a small platform. A banner on the wall reads a title with a small caption. The total visible people are roughly twenty to thirty.2010-09-08September 14 20102010-09-14