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A large seated congregation of devotees fills a hall with cream and white fabric ceiling drapes and tall decorative banners with colourful geometric patterns and orange tassels hanging from the ceiling. Rows of men and women in white kurta-style and white clothes sit cross-legged on orange and pink mats, many wearing wooden or beaded malas, some holding books and notebooks. A few men in saffron-orange robes sit at the far left near the front, and a figure in a blue-and-white outfit sits at the right edge. The crowd extends back toward the rear of the hall.

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A photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees dressed in white. Most men wear white kurta-style clothing with rudraksha malas, and many sit cross-legged on white floor mats with orange-edged mats in front. Several people hold small books or notebooks. Rows of people fill the room, and the hall has cream walls, hanging orange and multicoloured decorative banners, and orange lamp shades overhead. The people appear to be seated in meditation or attentive listening. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a specific person in this crowd view.2010-09-13A seated assembly of large crowd in a tented hall with hanging colourful tassel banners and ceiling fans. In the foreground, several young men in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron or yellow shawls sit on mats, some with rudraksha malas. Two monks in saffron robes sit at the left edge. A man in a white shirt wears a white garland-like necklace and sits cross-legged on an orange mat. Behind them, rows of attendees in white clothes sit facing forward toward a stage area with a camera on a tripod at left. Text on the wall reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2010-08-08A large hall filled with seated meditators in white clothing, many wearing white kurtas or dhotis with white and orange shawls and rudraksha or bead malas. In the front row, a bald man in orange robes sits on an orange mat facing forward. Rows of people in white and some in yellow or orange stretch back across the floor. Colourful striped cloth pillars with orange tassels hang from a white draped ceiling, and a man in white stands at the left edge near a pillar. The scene suggests a meditation session. Several hundred people are visible.2010-09-07September 09 20102010-09-09 +1 copiesA large indoor hall under a white tent-like ceiling holds a dense audience of devotees dressed entirely in white, many wearing purple lanyards, seated on the floor in rows facing a distant stage. Hanging from the ceiling are tall cylindrical banners and yellow lanterns with colourful geometric patterns. At the far front, a small figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform beside a painted backdrop of a dark mountain under a blue sky. Several people in front and to the right are shown in the foreground with some holding mala beads.2008-03-06A large hall with white tent-like ceiling fabric and tall decorative pillars wrapped in colourful woven patterns with orange tassels hangs above a crowd seated on the floor. Many attendees wear white clothes and sit in meditative posture on orange and striped mats, some with rudraksha or beads around their necks. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white robes with a red-striped shawl sits cross-legged, and nearby several seated people wear orange garments. Headphones are visible on some attendees, and a power strip and small books lie on the mats. The crowd numbers in the hundreds, filling the room to the back wall.2010-09-19A large hall filled with seated devotees on orange and white mats, most dressed in white with rudraksha malas, many sitting on chairs along the right side. Hanging from the ceiling are long colourful cloth banners with red, blue, white and yellow geometric patterns ending in yellow tassels. At the far left front, a figure in orange robes sits on an orange mat, and a partly visible camera and tripod stand near the centre-left. Children in white and colourful clothes sit among the adults on the floor.2010-08-28A large seated congregation in white clothing fills a tented hall decorated with green garland swags and hanging cloth banners in red, yellow and blue. Many men and women sit cross-legged on white mats and cushions, most wearing white kurtas or saris with yellow and white shawls and marigold garlands. A camera on a tripod is set up at the left side of the hall, and a framed deity image hangs on the far wall above the seated devotees. Several people in saffron robes sit near the front of the crowd. Some attendees wear white and yellow shawls and lanyards, and a shaved-headed man with a white forehead mark sits in the foreground.2009-06-09A large hall filled with seated monastic devotees in white robes sitting on orange and white mats in rows facing a stage at the front. Many shaved-headed men wear white dhotis and shawls, some with orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas. Colourful woven banners with orange tassels hang from a white ceiling canopy. A video camera on a tripod films the audience at left. A few monks in orange robes sit near the front, and one holds a book. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible among the foreground seated figures, so the presence of a person is uncertain.2010-09-18A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the front left, a row of monks in saffron and orange robes and white sits on blue and orange mats, with one monk in a yellow shawl and another in an orange-red shawl. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering. A painted backdrop of a deity with a crown and trident hangs on the left wall, and orange cloth covers the floor at right. The scene is a seated satsang or discourse with a large audience, and a banner on the mat reads Dhyanapeetham.2010-08-08A large indoor hall filled with seated attendees, mostly men in white clothes, sitting cross-legged on mats and cushions on the floor, many holding paper handouts. Some wear yellow or colourful shirts. Hanging from the ceiling are long decorative cylindrical banners in yellow, blue and red patterns, and a yellow cloth canopy overhead. At the far end, a framed painted deity image hangs on the wall beside a wooden lectern area. The attendees appear focused toward the front, consistent with a seated talk or session. Several fans and fluorescent lights hang from the white ceiling.2009-09-27A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing during a satsang session. In the foreground, rows of men sit on orange and white mats, many wearing white kurtas, some with yellow shawls and red-orange stoles, and some with rudraksha malas. Several have headphones or audio equipment in front of them, and a man in the center holds a book. Behind them, a crowd of many people sits on the floor. Hanging tassels in orange, yellow and multicolour decorate the ceiling, and the walls are pale pink and cream.2010-09-18