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A photograph of a large seated audience inside a tent-like hall decorated with hanging striped and embroidered fabric panels in yellow, orange and multicolour. Most attendees wear white clothes and sit on white plastic chairs or a striped floor mat; several women wear white saris and some wear orange-bordered garments. In the centre a woman in a white sari and white top stands holding a microphone and speaks to the seated crowd. Behind her a banner shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and a printed figure in orange robes with a red turban. The floor is covered with striped mats and the room has white walls and fluorescent lights.

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April 13 20082008-04-13A large hall with many seated devotees in white clothes, most sitting on mats and cushions facing the front. Many wear white salwar or saris with coloured borders, and some women have long braided hair with flowers. At the front, a standing woman in a patterned top faces the group, and a man in white with an orange-red shawl stands near a camera on a tripod. Along the top are hanging decorative pillars with motifs and a small shrine with a framed picture at the right.2009-06-01April 13 20082008-04-13A large indoor hall under a white tent-style roof decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners and yellow lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly women and girls in white and yellow clothing, some with orange shawls. At the far right, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate cushioned seat on a raised platform, appearing to address the gathering, with a person candidate identified by the orange saffron clothing and seated dais role, though the appearance is only partly visible. A yellow line marks the floor in the foreground.2008-07-17A large tented hall with white canvas ceiling holds a seated congregation of many people, mostly women and some men, dressed in white garments and sitting on colourful striped woven mats. Hanging from the ceiling are tall cylindrical decorative banners with yellow tassels and painted geometric and animal motifs, plus a large yellow drape. Rows of white plastic chairs line the left side, and a camera on a tripod is set up at the right. A banner is mounted on the back wall. A figure in white stands at the far back near the wall. Congregants sit cross-legged or kneel, with many looking forward toward the front of the hall.2008-04-12A large seated congregation fills a white-walled hall under a white tent canopy hung with colourful striped fabric pennants. Dozens of devotees sit on striped floor mats and white plastic chairs draped with orange shawls, many women in white, cream, teal and saffron-orange saris. A banner with Tamil text hangs on the back wall near a small screen, and white stage equipment stands at the right. The audience faces toward the front of the hall, with the stage and any speaker out of frame.2008-10-07A photograph of a large white-walled hall where a seated audience of mostly women and some men in white clothing, many wearing white flower garlands, sits on colourful mats and cushions facing a standing woman in a white kurta holding a microphone. Yellow and orange mats cover the floor, white plastic chairs line the side, and decorative hanging banners with elephant motifs hang from the ceiling beams. Scattered bags and sandals lie among the sitters. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the crowd.2009-06-01June 22 20082008-06-22A large seated audience in white dhotis and white shirts fills a hall with white plastic chairs and striped floor mats. A bald man in white clothes stands at centre holding a handheld microphone and speaking to the gathering. Behind them on a raised platform sits a figure in saffron-orange robes, and a backdrop shows a mountain scene. Colourful patterned hanging banners and yellow tassels decorate the tented ceiling, with a dove logo visible at upper left.2008-04-12A photograph of an indoor Ananda Samajam gathering in a tent-like hall. A large screen on the left shows a portrait of a smiling figure with a saffron head wrap and saffron robe, with the printed Tamil caption ஆனந்த சமாஜம் (Ananda Samajam). A man in an orange-saffron robe stands centre-left addressing the audience. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sit on white mats on the floor, and a line of people in white and saffron sit on white chairs at the right, several with bare feet. Decorative pillars with painted elephant motifs, strings of white beads and red and white drapery hang from the ceiling.2007-02-15Photograph of a large tented hall at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru, with a white domed canopy and many hanging cylindrical banners decorated with elephants and geometric patterns in yellow, red, blue and green. Rows of devotees sit on white plastic chairs and on floor mats, many women in saris and salwar, some men in white dhotis and kurtas. At the front left, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands near a small stage and a microphone stand, with a potted plant beside. A person in white stands near the centre aisle.2008-03-12April 13 20082008-04-13