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A large hall with pale pink walls, white ceiling drapes and colourful striped hanging cylinders with orange tassels. Many devotees sit cross-legged on the white floor in rows, most wearing white dhotis and shirts, some in orange robes. Several seated devotees in front have small brass plates and oil lamps on orange-and-gold mats, with an open laptop and camera cables on the floor. A cameraman on a tripod films from the left. The gathering appears to be a seated programme with ritual items set out before the participants, but no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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September 17 20102010-09-17A large hall during a seated puja gathering. Rows of people sit on mats and an orange-red runner, facing forward; in the front left, a row of saffron-robed monks with shaved heads and orange shawls sits before brass-like plates and offerings on small mats. Many participants in white dhotis and white shirts with red-and-white shoulder cloths sit cross-legged before small plates and leaf trays. Colourful striped fabric pillars with orange tassels hang from the white ceiling. A camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. Many attendees are visible, including people in the right foreground and a masked person.2010-10-21November 10 20102010-11-10A large hall with a light pink wall and white draped ceiling holds a seated congregation facing a distant altar. Foreground devotees in white dhotis and shawls sit on orange mats before brass plates of offerings and small oil lamps. At the front left, a monk in saffron-orange robes sits with a bare shaved head, among a row of white-clad men. Tall decorative pillars hang from the ceiling with orange tassels, and a video camera on a tripod records the gathering. Several hundred people fill the hall, many in white and yellow clothing.2010-09-17A large hall with white draped ceiling fabric and colourful striped pillar hangings, where a large crowd of people sits cross-legged on mats in rows, many holding oil lamps and lit candles and with brass thalis of food and offerings before them. In the foreground a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits centrally on an orange cloth, flanked by others in white dhotis and shawls. A small monitor on a tripod at left displays the live talk, and a camera is set up nearby. Behind them a decorated altar area with golden murtis and flowers is visible at the far end of the hall. The scene suggests a satsang gathering with lamp-lit devotional sitting.2010-10-28 +1 copiesWide view of a large hall with pink walls and draped grey ceiling, decorated with tall colourful cylindrical pillar banners in yellow, red and blue. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor on mats and orange cloths, many in white dhotis and kurtas, some in saffron. In the foreground, several boys and men sit cross-legged with eyes closed, and small brass plates hold offerings, fruit and yellow flowers. A video camera on a tripod stands at left near a row of attendants with laptops. A bald man in saffron sits at lower right with his back to the camera. Seated meditation or satsang with a large congregation.2011-02-20A large hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful cylindrical hanging decorations sits filled with seated devotees on the floor, most in white ritual clothes. In the front left, a group of saffron-robed monks in orange sit on an orange mat with brass plates and offerings before them. A man in the right foreground wears white with a garland. At the far right front, an orange-robed figure sits near a small altar and a video camera stands on a tripod. Orange and red carpets line the floor. Deity murti and an ornate throne-like seat are visible at the far end of the hall, where a satsang or pada puja is taking place.2010-10-21A wide photograph of a large hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging multicoloured decorative pillars. Hundreds of seated attendees fill the floor in rows, many in white clothes and others in orange. In the foreground, several men in orange robes sit cross-legged on orange cloths in front of brass plates and small bowls, with a few holding open books. A screen on a tripod and camera equipment stand at the front, and red curtains line the far walls. Several people sit at the front in white with orange scarves, and a large yellow and red throne-like seat is visible at the far right.2010-10-22 +1 copiesJanuary 17 20132013-01-17A wide photograph of a large hall with a white draped ceiling and tall cylindrical colourful pillars with tassels hanging from the ceiling. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor: on the left, men in saffron and orange robes sit in front of small brass plates; in the centre and right, men in white dhotis and white shirts sit with ritual items on mats. Several seated men hold cups or plates in front of them. Windows line the pink walls, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at the far left. Many more people are seated in the background. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance alone.2013-01-19A large hall filled with seated devotees in white ritual clothing, sitting on orange and purple mats across a white tiled floor. Many men wear white dhotis and shawls; several sit before small brass plates, lamps and bowls set on cloth mats. Overhead, white fabric drapes the ceiling and colourful striped cylindrical hangings with orange tassels hang in rows. Ceiling fans, white walls and red curtains frame the space, and a camera on a tripod stands at the left. The congregation faces forward toward the far end, where a decorated altar with flowers and offerings is visible. A small number of people appear in the foreground, some wearing gold necklaces. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible at this distance.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA large hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre has a crowd of seated devotees on the glossy white floor, many in white dhotis and shawls, some in yellow and white saris, sitting on mats with brass plates, bowls and small offerings before them. Tall hanging decorations in red, blue, yellow and orange with orange tassels line the white draped ceiling. At the far end a small shrine area with a deity murti and a stage stands in the background. Several men in front, including a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala, sit with hands folded in prayer.2010-10-17