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A photograph of a cream-coloured single-storey hall with green trim, decorative stepped parapets and a covered veranda, fronted by a paved courtyard with coloured floor kolam designs. Several dozen devotees queue and gather at long tables draped in lavender cloth under the veranda; men wear white shirts and dhotis and women wear saris in pink, orange and maroon. A woman in a pink sari walks across the courtyard carrying a bag. A blue-green vertical banner on the left shows a smiling man in white robes and a shawl, with Tamil text, beside a yellow banner. Tall green hedges frame the foreground and a green hose lies on the grass.

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November 21 20052005-11-21Outdoor evening scene on a dusty open ground in front of a white-walled building with a tiled roof. A large yellow and orange banner in Kannada script reads Maha Shivaratri, with a portrait of a bearded man in an orange turban and saffron robe and a white-robed figure in the lower panel. Smaller banners and posters hang along the wall. A crowd of devotees, mostly in white and pale clothing, some in saris and salwar, walks and stands in the foreground, while others gather near the building entrance. Banana leaves and potted plants decorate the area.2010-02-12November 14 20082008-11-14A large outdoor gathering on grass at an ashram ground, with a crowd of devotees mostly dressed in white traditional clothing: white dhotis and kurtas for men and white saris and white dresses for women. Several women wear saris with orange and blue borders. Children and adults stand and walk among open tents with striped red and orange canopies. A green corrugated-roof building with orange-red walls and bunting decorations stands at right. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows the crowd and ashram grounds during a gathering.2007-07-29Evening outdoor celebration in front of a long white-walled building with a corrugated metal roof, decorated with strings of colourful pennant flags overhead. A small entrance canopy is decorated with flowers and paper ornaments, and a large banner shows a portrait labelled "Nithyananda Gurukul" above the doorway. Several people in orange and white clothing stand on a striped carpeted platform and steps, with a crowd of children and adults in saris and kurtas standing and sitting on white plastic chairs in the courtyard. A man in white near the centre appears to be an organiser. A garden hose lies across the sandy ground in the foreground.2008-11-14A large outdoor crowd of devotees gathers on a dusty ground in front of a long building with a green curved metal roof and red walls, topped with small ornamental finials. Many people wear white and cream traditional clothing, including mundu-style garments and white saris, while some women wear pink, yellow, green and blue saris. A young girl in a white top and pink skirt with a braid stands in the foreground carrying a plastic bag, and a few children are in the crowd. A striped red and gold canopy tent stands at the left beside a white building. Partially visible people are carrying bags and waiting in a loose assembly under a partly cloudy sky.2007-07-29January 20 20102010-01-20November 14 20082008-11-14A photograph of a large outdoor crowd gathered on a grassy, dusty ground in front of a red-walled building with a curved green corrugated metal roof. Many devotees wear white clothing, with men in white shirts and white dhotis and women in white saris, some with coloured borders. A few people wear brighter tones such as a striped shirt and an orange-bordered sari. Striped red and white tent canopies stand in the background under an overcast sky. A blue sign on the red wall and a garland-decorated doorway are visible. A small child in pink stands at the left edge. Many people are visible, in dense groups.2007-07-29November 25 20062006-11-25July 30 20092009-07-30July 27 20062006-07-27