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A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and colourful hanging tassels, filled with seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas. Many men wear yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and some sit with hands in anjali. A row of framed portraits lines the back wall. In the foreground, a man in white with a wooden rudraksha mala sits on a white plastic chair, while a few bald men in white and yellow shawls sit on an orange mat. Audience-style seating suggests a satsang or ceremonial gathering. A clock hangs on the rear wall.

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July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17A large seated congregation fills a hall with pale walls and ceiling fans, many people dressed in white with rudraksha malas. Men in front wear white kurtas and some hold small booklets, while women and others sit further back on mats. Tall decorative pillars with colourful geometric patterns and orange tassels hang from the ceiling. A camera on a tripod sits at the left edge. The seated crowd faces forward toward an unseen stage, with orange cloth visible at the lower left corner. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2010-09-13Indoor evening darshan gathering under a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful cloth banners in yellow, red and blue with elephant motifs. Large crowd of devotees sits on the floor in white and yellow clothes, many wearing orange and yellow shawls. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes and a gold necklace sits on a white plastic chair with hands folded, beside a man in white with a gold chain. Next to him, a bearded man in orange with gold beads sits cross-legged with hands clasped, and a woman in orange with a gold necklace sits nearby. Background shows a stage with banners and portrait signs reading Nithyananda.2008-12-23October 06 20082008-10-06A photograph of a large seated audience inside a tent-like hall, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis with lanyards, sitting on striped mats facing a raised stage at the left. On the stage, a small figure in saffron-orange robes sits before a painted backdrop of a mountain under a blue sky, with a purple bird logo at the top. Yellow and multicoloured fabric banners hang from the ceiling, and a few women in white and colourful saris sit among the audience near white plastic chairs. The hall has white stage scaffolding and speakers.2008-04-12A large indoor satsang hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall decorative pillars wrapped in colourful patterned cloth with orange tassels. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, most dressed in white with some in yellow or orange scarves and rudraksha-style malas. Several men in front wear orange robes and orange scarves and sit on an orange mat, and a video camera on a tripod records the proceedings at left. Many attendees have shaved heads. The seated audience is in the foreground and middle distance, with no clearly identifiable central speaker visible in the frame.2010-09-14A large tented hall with striped decorative hangings overhead shows a dense seated audience of many people in white and orange-saffron clothing, many wearing yellow or orange shawls and sitting on orange cushions in rows. In the foreground, a few shaved-headed young men in saffron robes sit closely together. A video camera on a tripod and stage lighting are visible at the front, with a backdrop image of a hill at the far end. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person in this crowd view, and the speaker's position is not visible enough to confirm.2008-03-24December 23 20082008-12-23A seated congregation in a large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with decorative yellow, orange and blue cloth banners. Most participants wear white with red or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting on yellow and orange mats with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the front row, a man in white kurta sits beside a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, then a woman in orange with folded hands and a young man in white with red shawl. Further back, a monk in orange robes stands at the left edge. A camera on a tripod is set up in the middle aisle, and a raised altar with a lit lamp is visible at the far end.2009-06-01A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor in white clothing, many with hands joined in prayer. Several boys in white and a few young men in saffron or yellow shawls sit in front, and an older man in a blue striped shirt sits on a chair at the right. A man in an orange shawl stands at the left near the stage edge, and a man with a rudraksha mala and a yellow cloth sits at the right. Hanging colourful tassel decorations and a white tented ceiling decorate the hall, with a screen or monitor on the back wall and a central stage area.2008-07-17A large photograph of an indoor hall during a seated gathering. Hundreds of people sit on white plastic chairs and on the floor facing a central open area, many wearing white clothes and flower garlands. Colourful hanging cloth panels in yellow, blue and red with elephant and geometric motifs hang from the white tented ceiling. At the far end, a small stage area holds figures in white and an orange-clad person, with a clock on the back wall. Two drummers in white stand at the right edge beside a musical instrument. Visible spectators are seated throughout the room.2009-06-22