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July 29 2008

A crowded indoor hall with grey walls and rows of high windows, filled with devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, many with sacred threads, a red-and-white ID lanyard and rudraksha malas. A woman at the lower right wears an orange shawl over a white sari. Green mango leaves hang from a window at the right, and a floodlight stands on a ledge. The photo is taken from the front of the crowd, with no clearly identifiable central figure.

A photograph inside a white tented hall where a long line of men in white shirts and white dhotis stands in a queue, most with hands folded before them. Two tall decorative pillars painted with elephants, geometric patterns and yellow, red and blue colours rise on either side. Strings of white flowers and orange marigold garlands hang along the back draping. Behind the line, banners and framed photographs are mounted on the walls, including one portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in the upper right. A red plastic chair sits at the left edge.

December 17 2007

A hall with rows of white plastic chairs in the foreground, empty in the lower left, while a standing crowd of men in white and cream kurtas and dhotis fills the middle and back. Several men wear white shawls or garlands and beaded necklaces; a man in the centre front wears a white shirt, dark trousers and a long beaded necklace. Hanging from the ceiling are tall yellow and blue banners with red and white diamond patterns, with loudspeakers and a ceiling fan visible. The scene resembles a standing assembly or welcome line before a programme.

Interior of a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof, white plastic chairs and a light grey floor. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts stand and walk through the room; several wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man with a moustache and rudraksha mala stands facing the camera, and a man in a white shirt with a red pendant walks past. On the right wall hangs a large banner with a printed portrait of a long-haired figure, garlands, and Tamil lettering, with flower decorations on the walls. The scene appears to be a gathering inside a newly built ashram hall.

A photograph of a crowded covered hall with a metal-framed corrugated roof and orange wall lamps. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts stand close together, several wearing lanyard badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A man at left presses his palms together in anjali. A tall decorated pole in red, green and white with painted birds and flowers stands at center, and a hanging lamp fixture hangs overhead. Women in white saris stand in the background at left. Some people are partially visible at the frame edges.

A photograph inside a large white tent hall with a curved white canopy hung with tall cylindrical banners in bright patterned colours of red, blue, yellow and green. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white ritual clothing, stand and queue in long lines across the floor, with red, blue and white plastic chairs placed along the aisles. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white with a lanyard stand near the viewer. Framed photographs and banners line the far walls.

Interior of a large hall with a white ceiling, ceiling fans and tubelights, and tall pillars wrapped in striped woven cloth with tassels. Devotees stand in lines on an orange floor covering with a blue-bordered mat at the front. Women in white, cream and pale green saris and men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands folded in prayer, and a child stands among them. A lone figure in white stands at the far right near a wooden door and a small wooden altar area. Lines of standing devotees face toward the front of the hall during a darshan.

June 20 2008

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A large indoor hall with a white fabric ceiling and hanging decorative tassel banners in red, orange and blue along the top. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, most dressed in white kurtas or shirts with white or saffron shawls and rudraksha or bead malas around their necks. Rows of white plastic chairs are stacked empty on the right side. At the far left, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands near the front. A small screen hangs on the back wall. The scene resembles a satsang or meditation gathering during Gurupoornima celebrations.