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A large indoor hall during a seated satsang gathering, with a crowd of devotees sitting cross-legged on orange and brown mats across a pale tiled floor. Most wear white dhoti-style garments and some have white shirts and sacred threads. Overhead a white draped ceiling is hung with tall striped cylindrical banners in red, yellow, blue and green with orange tassels. Pink walls, windows and ceiling fans surround the room, and an orange-clad figure sits at the right edge near the front. Brass plates and offerings sit on the floor near the front row.

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A large hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging colourful cylindrical decorations with orange tassels. Many men wearing white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on orange and red mats across a polished floor, with some holding notebooks or writing material. Trays of offerings, fruit, and small plates lie on the floor near the front rows. Rows of seated participants extend toward a stage at the back, and a single orange-draped chair sits at the right edge. The scene suggests a seated gathering of devotees during a satsang session.2011-02-27 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesA 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.2013-01-19January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesWide view of a large hall during a seated satsang with a crowd of several hundred devotees sitting cross-legged on mats. In the foreground, men wear saffron-orange and maroon dhotis with white cloth over their shoulders, some with white sandalwood or ash markings on their foreheads and arms; a bald man with white tilaka stripes sits with his hand to his chin. Others wear all-white dhotis and shirts, and a few children sit among the rows. Tall cylindrical banners with blue, red and yellow geometric patterns and orange tassels hang from the white draped ceiling along the hall. A small brass vessel sits on the floor near the front row. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view, and the people are shown from the back and side.2013-01-20October 08 20102010-10-08A wide view of a large hall filled with seated devotees on white floor mats during a ritual gathering. Rows of people in white dhotis and kurtas sit on the left and centre, while a row of monks in saffron and orange robes sits along the front left with floral offerings and brass plates before them. Dozens of colourful decorative pennants hang from the white draped ceiling, and small brass pots and plates are arranged on orange cloth runners. Several seated women in saffron and pink saris and men in white attire fill the right foreground. At the far back, a portrait and a deity murti sit on an elevated dais surrounded by offerings, and a red banner is visible on the back wall.2010-10-21January 19 20132013-01-19September 12 20102010-09-12A large hall at Sri Puram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam during a Dasara celebration, with many men seated on the floor in white ritual dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies, performing puja with brass plates and lamps in front of them. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in coloured cloth with orange tassels hang from a white canopy ceiling, and a few people in yellow and orange clothing sit toward the left. A small altar with a deity murti is visible at the far right. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the seated devotees are described by role only.2010-10-17September 12 20102010-09-12A large hall filled with seated devotees during a satsang. In the foreground, several men sit on orange and red mats with brass puja plates, oil lamps and small vessels in front of them. Some wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, while others wear white dhoti and shawl sets with gold-bordered cloth, and one has a white forehead tilak. Many rows of people in white and orange clothing extend back toward the far wall. Colourful striped cylindrical banners hang from the ceiling, and framed pictures hang on the walls. No individual is clearly identifiable as the speaker from the visible frame, and no person is confidently identified as a person.2013-01-20