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A large seated audience of women fills a covered white-canopied tent at a person Spurana programme in Avadi, Chennai. Rows of devotees sit on red mats, many wearing saris in pink, green, yellow, blue and red, with some in white. Several women have garlands or lanyards with name badges. Banners and posters line the back and sides of the tent, and a small framed portrait is visible on a banner at the rear. Some people in the back rows are standing. Large white draped fabric covers the walls, with a purple curtain at the right edge.

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A large outdoor tent gathering of seated women and some men in a Nithyananda Spurana convention hall. Many women wear white, cream or pastel saris, while others wear red, orange, yellow and green saris, with mala beads visible on several. Foreground women sit on white floor mats in front of a blue backdrop decorated with orange and yellow flower garlands. Several framed portraits and banners hang along the back wall, including large images of a bearded figure in a white turban and saffron-toned robes, but no one is clearly identifiable as Swamiji in person. A white banner with dark text hangs on the left side of the tent.2006-12-15December 17 20062006-12-17A large seated gathering of women sits cross-legged on a red floor mat under a blue tent-like canopy, many with eyes closed in meditation. They wear sarees and salwar-style outfits in cream, white, turquoise, peach, orange, yellow and green, with rudraksha or beaded malas and bangles, and several have name badges pinned to their clothes. Some hold water bottles, notebooks and pens. Above them hang rows of framed portraits and paper decorations, and a few round spotlights and a white banner with printed text are visible at the top edge. No single central figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2006-12-14A large crowd of hundreds of people sits on green mats under a white-draped tent at an indoor-style yoga gathering. Most attendees wear white or pale clothing, with some in yellow, orange and blue saris, and many have name badges pinned to their clothes. Several sit with hands folded or raised in greeting. At the left, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands beside a video camera on a tripod near the stage. Banners and a framed portrait hang on the back wall; a banner reads Nithyananda and small printed photos are visible on the right.2006-11-26A large seated audience fills a tented hall on a red carpet, with many women in sarees and salwar kameez in pink, yellow, white and green, and men in white shirts. Several people hold small booklets or papers. Three framed portraits of a bearded, white-haired man in white-and-saffron hanging on a cream draped backdrop show a label reading Nithyananda Spurana in the tent's signage. A speaker stands at right, and the crowd is seen from behind a seated front row. Gold necklaces and bangles are visible on several women.2006-12-14A large seated audience fills a red-carpeted pandal at a person Spurana program. Many women in white and cream saris, along with others in pink, green, yellow, orange and teal outfits, sit cross-legged facing forward, some with hands folded. In the background, a blue backdrop is decorated with rows of framed portraits and paper flowers, and a banner hangs on the far wall. The audience is densely packed under a white tent roof.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A large seated audience at an indoor yoga programme, mostly women in white and cream sarees with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and name badges. A woman in front in a white saree with gold border sits with hands folded in her lap, while others in pale blue, lavender and cream sarees watch attentively. Behind them rows of men in white shirts and dhotis fill the hall. Two large framed portraits on blue banners hang on the back wall of the hall, showing an older man in a white head covering; their captions are not legible enough to read.2006-11-25Large crowd of women seated on a red floor covering at a discourse programme, most dressed in white or pale cream saris and salwar with colourful borders in yellow, green, pink and orange. Many wear mala beads and some have flowers in their hair. Banners with portraits hang in the background behind the rows. Some attendees hold paper and notebooks, and a few wear name badges on their clothing.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A large seated crowd of women fills a covered hall under a deep purple backdrop decorated with orange and yellow paper flowers. Most attendees wear saris in white, cream, orange, pink and green, many with name badges, and some have flowers in their hair. Along the top of the backdrop, a row of framed portrait photographs of an elderly bearded man in white robes and turban is displayed, with a larger screen showing another portrait at the right. The women sit cross-legged on a red floor covering, attentively facing the stage, with some with eyes closed in meditation.2006-12-14