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Inside a white-walled exhibition booth with red carpet and red banners, two large deity murti statues stand on a draped platform: one tall figure in a conical crown and gold ornaments wears a saffron-orange and gold garment, and a second figure in a green-and-gold garment wears layered gold necklaces. A woman in white salwar kameez with a blue bag stands at the platform, facing the statues. Visitors in saffron and grey saris and a yellow top watch from the foreground. Side panels display wood art creations and carved figures. A small oil lamp and a folded umbrella-like decoration are visible beside the platform.

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April 23 20162016-04-23Indoor exhibition booth with red carpet and orange panelled walls displaying three life-size wooden deity figures on a gold-draped platform. The central figure wears a tall ornate crown, a multi-strand beaded necklace, and a green-and-gold shawl, holding a small drum-like object. Flanking figures wear green and gold garments with layered jewelled necklaces and crowns; one holds a staff. A gold and red umbrella stands to the right. Side panels show photographs of wax models and wood carvings, with a sign reading Wood Art Creations. No physical people are visible in the scene.2016-04-24April 23 20162016-04-23Photograph of an indoor exhibition booth with a red carpeted floor and white partition walls. Centre stage is a three-figure deity murti display draped in garlands and purple and white flower strands, with gold and orange cloth and a gold kalasha-style base; a gold oil lamp stands in front on a teal draped table. Above hangs a red and yellow decorative toran banner with painted blue elephants, bulls and green lotus motifs. Side panels show printed photo collages labelled Nithyanandam Sangha and Agriculture, plus a Kannada and English board reading Bhiksha. No people are visible.2016-04-23 +1 copiesApril 27 20162016-04-27October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a large hall set up as a temple display, with several gold-framed arched shrines hung with marigold and multicoloured garlands. Several deity murtis stand on raised platforms, including a central figure decorated with flower garlands and a seated murti on a golden throne at right. Tall decorated poles with coloured bands stand behind the shrines. An orange saffron-coloured cloth covers a table at left, and a saffron flag hangs at centre. A man in orange robes stands near the centre and a few people in light clothing move through the room, with a red rope barrier and stanchions in front. Thin carpet covers the floor.A seated audience fills the foreground of a hall with gold-framed arches and a green silk backdrop. A woman in a plain white sari with a long beaded garland stands in the centre, among a row of ornate figures. Behind her, carved deity figures and doll-like statues wear crowns, gold jewellery and striped turbans, with a green-curtained niche to the left and a red throne-like seat at right. Seated women in yellow, green, grey and white saris fill the rows, some with hands joined. Several figures are statues or murti displays; the living people are the seated audience and the standing woman.2014-08-23A photograph of a temple-style shrine set up in a hall with a dark maroon backdrop and tall striped decorative poles in red, yellow and blue. Golden arched niches hold deity murtis draped in marigold and garland strands. A central deity murti stands on a raised dark pedestal among flower garlands, with a small brass kalasha and oil lamps on the golden stands in front. A man in an orange robe and a man in white dhoti stand near the central platform, with a woman in a white sari and an orange shawl beside it. A second orange-robed figure stands at left near a table covered in orange cloth and a yellow-and-brown bull statue. An orange flag stands on a pole at left. Rope barriers and chrome stanchions separate the viewing area.A photo inside a large white tent with a red carpeted walkway lined by rope barriers, showing an exhibition of a person Sangha booths with red and orange banners displaying framed photographs. Ceremonial decorated poles in red, orange and blue stand along the booths, and a lit deity murti with gold and blue ornaments sits on a golden-draped platform at right. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts, one wearing an orange turban and one with an orange cloth over his shoulder, stand near the barrier while several visitors in saris and shirts walk past. Ceiling fans hang from the tent roof and portable coolers sit on the floor.2016-04-27 +1 copiesCrowded devotional hall with many seated devotees in the foreground, mostly women in red, orange and white saris and salwar, some with hair in braids. Ornate silver-framed thrones and a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers sit before a red drape. A seated figure on the right, in red and gold clothing with garlands, sits on a green-cushioned throne with a crown-like headdress, flanked by standing attendants. A figure in orange robes bends forward at left, near a tripod-mounted camera. Ceremonial silver staffs and a canopy-like umbrella frame the stage. Appears to be a ritual or darshan gathering.2015-10-18Photo of an exhibition stall with a red banner reading Nithyananda Sangha North India, Andhra Pradesh, above a golden statue of a seated figure in orange and green garments, flanked by a golden deity murti on a raised red-and-gold platform. Behind the statue hang red curtains and a decorated arch. Side panels show framed photographs of Nithyananda Sangha Delhi activities. A woman in a green sari with a lanyard stands at right, looking to the side. A brass oil lamp sits on the platform and a red plaque with printed text is at the base.2016-05-03