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Indoor hall of a Hindu ashram with many seated devotees on a wooden floor, mostly in white dhotis and white saris with gold-coloured necklaces and red or orange borders. Center stage, a dais holds a gilded shrine with deity murtis, a golden arch and a kalasha-like arrangement, with a standing priest in saffron robes and a woman in white sari near the steps. A man in a blue shirt stands on the steps near the shrine. Tall decorated pillars with colourful patterns hang from the ceiling, and wooden placards in Tamil stand by the walls. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.

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March 11 20172017-03-11December 26 20072007-12-26Indoor photograph of a seated congregation in a hall with white walls and ceiling fans, facing a raised altar area. Many devotees sit on the floor in white clothes with gold and bead necklaces, while women in orange-red saris stand on the steps holding papers. A young man in white shirt and dhoti walks through the aisle. On the altar, a deity murti sits beneath a gold canopy with garlands, flanked by a standing figure in orange clothing and floral decorations. Tall orange and multicoloured banners hang from the ceiling, and an ornate umbrella stands at right. Printed posters with Tamil text are mounted on the left.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11November 13 20102010-11-13A large hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful tasselled pillars hangs above a crowd seated on orange mats. Many devotees in white and saffron clothes sit facing a decorated stage banked with flower garlands and a golden deity murti. Two projector screens show a satsang-style video. Robed figures in white and orange stand near the stage, and a white-clad volunteer walks along the right side. A camera on a tripod is visible at left.2010-11-14A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful striped cylindrical banners and ceiling fans. Hundreds of people, mostly women and girls in white saris and white kurtas with orange-bordered shawls, sit on the floor in rows while many stand, several with hands pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a white sari with a long braid stands in the foreground with palms joined, and a cameraperson with a camera on a tripod films the gathering at the front. Some men in white and a few in orange robes sit near the right edge. A satsang-style gathering with devotees in prayer posture; no clearly identifiable central figure is visible.2009-06-21August 25 20092009-08-25March 11 20172017-03-11A large hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre has a crowd of seated devotees on the glossy white floor, many in white dhotis and shawls, some in yellow and white saris, sitting on mats with brass plates, bowls and small offerings before them. Tall hanging decorations in red, blue, yellow and orange with orange tassels line the white draped ceiling. At the far end a small shrine area with a deity murti and a stage stands in the background. Several men in front, including a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala, sit with hands folded in prayer.2010-10-17August 25 20092009-08-25A photograph of a crowded temple hall during a ritual. Dozens of seated devotees in white and coloured saris and dhotis sit on woven mats facing a central shrine. Several standing priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls move near decorated deity murti and a tall gold kalasha. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged in front of the shrine, and the walls are hung with orange and green festoons and framed deity images. A seated man in a maroon shirt and glasses sits near the front, and a girl in a red dress sits among the devotees. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2007-12-26