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A large indoor hall with a crowd of seated devotees facing a raised stage. A tall banner reads NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM, INTERNATIONAL VEDIC HINDU UNIVERSITY PROJECT, NITHYANANDA SPURANA ASHRAM, and shows a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Below it stands a white ceremonial seat with a microphone, and a camera on a tripod is set up at the front. Many devotees in white and other clothes sit on mats, and red and white draped fabric, ceiling fans and portable coolers decorate the hall.