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A photograph of a projection screen showing a live video link to a centre. On the screen, several people sit on a patterned carpet in a room with a shrine-like altar, a red and white flag, and a blue mat. A man in a white kurta with a long mala sits at the front holding a placard. A young child in a blue-and-white outfit sits beside him. Another man in a grey shirt and dark trousers sits cross-legged at left, and a person in dark clothing sits on a mat at right. In the foreground at right, a man in a white shirt is partially visible. The placard reads a protest message against Swami Nithyananda.

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A photograph of a large projection screen showing a live video feed of a room. Inside the feed, a bald man in a maroon-brown robe sits cross-legged on a mat in front of a low table holding a brown cloth and a small offering. Around him, several people sit on the floor and on cushions, including a woman in white and a man in a light shirt, while a standing man in white stands at the right edge. Two handmade signs are propped on the floor, and a third hangs on the wall behind them. The top edge of the screen shows another feed with a striped textile and a faint map label reading San Jose, USA.2011-02-25 +1 copiesA grid of nine video-conference tiles showing devotee groups in different locations, labelled OHIO, SEATTLE USA, LA, NEW YORK USA, SAN JOSE USA and ATLANTA. Most groups sit on colourful woven mats and cushions in white or pastel clothes, and some have offerings or altar setups in front of them. In the bottom-right tile a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-purple throne, with a sign reading Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam beneath him. A handmade placard in the lower left reads STOP ATROCITIES AGAINST SWAMI NITHYANANDA. The image is a screen showing live feeds, so the people appear on a display rather than physically present in this room.2011-02-25 +2 copiesA photograph of a large video screen showing a live-linked satsang. Inside the centre frame, a group of devotees sits on striped floor mats in front of a shrine with deity murtis and framed pictures, decorated with garlands. In the foreground, a white placard reads STOP THIS RELIGIOUS EXECUTION with SAN JOSE U.S.A. beneath. Several seated people wear white and cream clothing, one woman in an orange sari sits among them, and a man in a dark shirt stands at left. A smaller screen panel above shows a red-and-orange draped seat, and a partial figure appears at the lower left edge of the screen wall.2011-02-25 +1 copiesA seated group of shaven-headed men in white ashram clothes, many wearing yellow or orange scarves, sit on mats in an orange-walled hall holding cardboard placards. The signs read STOP THE ATROCITIES and STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, and a handwritten sign reads STOP FALSE ALLEGATIONS ON NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM. A laptop sits on a counter at the back, and a glass cabinet stands near a blue chair. Several men in the foreground wear orange scarves and sacred threads; one in a maroon kurta has a tilak and rudraksha mala. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this image.2011-02-26 +1 copiesA seated protest in an ashram hall, with a group of shaven-headed men in white robes holding handmade cardboard signs. Signs read STOP THE ATROCITIES, STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, and STOP FALSE ALLEGATIONS ON NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM. Several men wear saffron or yellow shawls, and some wear rudraksha malas. Behind them are an orange wall, a laptop, a blue plastic chair and a glass display cabinet. Several people in the foreground wear saffron shawls and rudraksha malas and look toward the signs. A man in a red shirt with a tilak and a mala sits at left. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a prominent leader.2011-02-26A photograph of a seated protest gathering indoors on red carpeting behind metal railings. Shaven-headed men in white kurtas wear yellow shawls and orange saffron wraps, holding cardboard signs. In the foreground a bald man in white with orange wrap and glasses holds a sign reading STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION; beside him others hold signs reading STOP THE ATROCITIES and a partly visible sign with DHYANAPEETH text. Behind them women in white and yellow shawls sit in meditation posture, and a man in a maroon kurta with a rudraksha mala sits in the centre.2011-02-26 +1 copiesFebruary 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a screen showing a seated group in a decorated room during a puja-style ceremony. Several people sit on floor mats with palms pressed together in namaste, some in white and cream kurtas, one woman in a red sari, others in casual clothes. A wall-mounted banner reads NEW YORK VARANASI in white letters on red. Before them on an orange cloth are fruit plates, marigold garlands and small offering dishes. Behind them hang marigold garlands, a red flag and a framed portrait of a deity murti. In the lower right corner a small inset shows a smaller image of a man with a red and gold backdrop, labelled . The photo shows the ceremony on a display, so the people counted are those visible on the screen2012-10-14A seated group of saffron-scarfed and white-robed devotees holds cardboard protest signs in a narrow hall with a red carpet runner and metal railing. The front signs read STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION and STOP FALSE ALLEGATIONS, with a further sign reading STOP THE SOCIETIES. Several men have shaved heads and tilaka marks; one wears a rudraksha mala and orange scarf, another a yellow scarf and glasses. A deity murti stands in a glass case behind them, with a blue plastic chair and an orange wall at right.2011-02-26 +2 copiesA nine-panel video-conference grid of satsang participants seated on mats and cushions in different centres, each panel labelled with a placard: ATLANTA, SEATTLE USA, LA, NEW YORK USA, SAN JOSE, OHIO. Several panels show groups in white clothing with folded hands, and some show pink-and-orange-clad participants. The bottom-right panel shows a bald-headed figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace seated on a throne-like ornate chair with a microphone, facing the camera with a shawl-draped figure beside him. Other panels show shrines with deity murtis, marigold garlands and oil lamps. Placards in some panels read stop atrocities and Swami Nithyananda cause.2011-02-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a television screen showing a video-conference satsang. On the right, a figure in an orange-red robe sits on a chair with a white cloth draped over the seat, appearing to lead the gathering. Around him, a group of devotees in white kurtas and garments with mala necklaces sit on white sheets on the floor, some with hands raised or folded. A woman in a yellow-green top and another in an orange sari are among those seated. Behind them is a red-and-gold shrine with flowers and a framed picture. A handheld banner reads NEW YORK VARANASI, and a small inset at the lower right shows the same kind of gathering.2013-01-12A photograph of a large projected video screen showing a seated devotee assembly on striped mats in a hall. Many people sit closely together, most in white or pale green and light blue clothing, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Several women in the front rows wear pale and white clothes with long hair. On the left and right edges of the screen, smaller inset panels show a red-clad child and a green banner with lettering. The camera shows a screen-within-a-scene rather than a direct view of the speaker.2011-10-29