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A large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue. Many devotees sit cross-legged on a blue mat, mostly women and girls wearing white garments, with brass plates and small oil lamps arranged in front of them. Walls display framed photographs and a sign with text. A man in white stands at the right edge near a microphone, and an orange-robed figure sits among the devotees on the right. Portrait images hang on the far walls.

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A large hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with tall cylindrical banners in bright blue, red, yellow and green patterns with yellow tassels. Hundreds of devotees dressed in white sit cross-legged on a blue mat in rows, many with small brass oil lamps and plates in front of them. A camera on a tripod films the gathering from the right, and a few people in white stand near the walls. A yellow-robed figure sits near the front right of the seated group. Framed photographs hang on the far wall. Students and adults fill the room for a Guru Purnima gathering.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29A large hall under a white tent canopy, filled with hundreds of devotees dressed in white seated on the floor in rows, with some wearing orange shawls. Many have brass puja trays and oil lamps with flower offerings placed before them, and several rows of brass bells and vessels line the front. Tall cylindrical banners in blue, yellow, red and multicoloured geometric patterns hang from the ceiling. A videographer with a camera on a tripod films from the right side, and large portrait photographs line the far wall. The scene reflects a satsang or puja gathering.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29Large seated congregation of devotees in white clothing inside a white tented hall hung with tall colourful cylindrical banners in red, yellow and green patterns. Many women and girls sit cross-legged on a purple cloth before brass plates and small brass vessels. A man in white stands at the front right behind a camera on a tripod, and a person in orange robes operates another camera at right. Painted portraits and images line the back walls, and a banner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam at the lower right corner.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29Wide photograph of a large white tented hall packed with devotees seated on the floor in white clothes, many with yellow mats and brass puja plates before them. Colourful painted cylindrical hangings with tassels hang from the white canopy. A cameraman stands in white on a tripod near the centre of the aisle, filming the gathering. Along the back walls hang framed pictures and banners, and a small sign appears above the far doorway. The scene suggests a Guru Poornima satsang with puja plates set out for blessings. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person in this crowd view.2007-07-29A photograph of a large indoor satsang hall under a white tent canopy, with many devotees seated on the floor in rows wearing white clothes. Hanging cylindrical banners with colourful patterns and yellow fringe line the ceiling, and a yellow cloth hangs from the top left. In the centre foreground, a standing figure in a saffron/orange robe with long hair stands beside a video camera on a tripod, facing the seated devotees. To the right, men in white and orange-saffron shawls stand in a line near the wall. Brass puja plates with small oil lamps sit on the floor in front of the devotees, and framed portraits and banners decorate the back walls.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29A large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with rows of striped and fringed yellow, orange and brown banners. Hundreds of devotees in white clothing sit on the floor in rows, many with hands folded in namaskar. In the foreground, a group of people in white and orange-saffron robes kneels on mats before brass puja plates, oil lamps and small brass lamp stands, performing a ritual. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits near the right foreground beside the offerings, and a camera on a tripod films the gathering from the left. Small children in white sit among the adults.2007-07-29