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A photograph of a seated audience during a talk in a plain whitewashed hall. A standing presenter in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl stands beside a laptop and table at the front. Behind him a large projection screen shows a man in orange robes with a long mala, seated before a banyan tree trunk; the caption reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda on the slide. A small framed image of a deity hangs on the left wall, and a fan is mounted above. Red, white and blue drapery decorates the top of the screen. Audience members sit cross-legged on mats, mostly in white and light-coloured clothing, with several women wearing saris and braids visible in the foreground. Behind the presenter a white-haired man sits near a sound setup on the left. The scene reads as a discourse or screening, and the projected figure is shown on a screen, not present physically.

December 11 2011

A seated audience of devotees in white clothing fills a hall for a youth programme session, many on floor mats and others on white plastic chairs. On the right a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes seated on an ornate throne decorated with flowers and candles. A television on a wooden cabinet shows a seated figure in orange. A whiteboard, ceiling fans and speakers are visible. A man in an orange shirt sits near the front left. The portrait and screen depict a person but no candidate is physically on stage.

June 02 2009

A crowded indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white and colourful clothing, many holding small brass oil lamps and offering trays in front of them. Several people in white kurtas and saffron or orange shawls sit at the front, and some wear rudraksha malas. Two large screens at the top show a figure in saffron-coloured clothing with ornate adornments on a decorated stage, though those screen images are not physical people. The scene suggests a satsang or deepam gathering with lamps being held by the audience.

A photo of a seated audience in a white-walled hall, many wearing white clothes, some in yellow and orange, sitting on floor mats and cushions facing a television screen. The screen shows a figure in orange and red robes seated on a throne-like chair. Above, a framed portrait in orange garments is garlanded and set on a leopard-print seat beside potted plants and lamps. A tripod camera and speaker stand in the room. The people are seen from behind, mostly unidentifiable.

A large seated audience fills a hall, facing a projection screen at the top showing a ceremony with ornately dressed figures. In the foreground, a woman in a pink shawl and teal top sits beside an older woman in a yellow sari, while a younger woman in a white top and a woman in an orange sari sit nearby. Several people wear white, orange and yellow clothing, and the scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering. Only a few people are fully visible in front; many more are seated behind them.

A photograph of a large hall with white walls and an exposed steel roof truss, where a seated audience faces a flat-screen television showing a figure in orange. Many devotees sit on the floor and on white plastic chairs, mostly dressed in white, with some in orange, red and pink saris. A framed portrait in orange robes sits on a decorated stand at the right, with flower garlands and candles. A bald man in a light cream robe sits near the centre-left among the audience. Ceiling fans and hanging lamps are visible overhead, and a red panel is on the left wall.

June 02 2009

Large seated audience of devotees in white and cream clothes sits on mats in a hall with a red curtained stage. On the stage, a figure in orange-saffron robes stands beside a trident and a white ceremonial seat, with a large screen above showing a magnified image of a robed speaker. A golden deity murti stands at the left near the wall. Children sit among the adults, and several attendees wear orange and yellow garments. The swami on stage has long swept-back hair and saffron robes, with appearance cues that are not clear enough to confirm identity from this distance.

A large crowd of devotees dressed in white sits on the floor of a canopied tent facing a raised stage. Many attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas. On the stage, a framed portrait of a man in a white turban and white robe with a yellow-and-blue silk backdrop stands on a decorated table with flower arrangements, and a large backdrop photo shows a robed figure wearing a mala. A person in white stands at the stage edge near a microphone, and two people in white sit to the right of the stage. The setting suggests a satsang discourse.

Devotees sit on white floor sheets in a small room watching a projected video of a man in an orange-red sash with ornate gold trim, bare-shouldered, with long dark hair and a white forehead mark, seated and speaking with an open hand gesture against a golden halo backdrop. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari, a woman in a white top, a woman in a maroon sari, a man in an orange shirt, a boy in dark clothes and others sit facing the screen. A small altar with brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, flowers and a framed portrait sits at the right beside a red-draped table.