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Indoor hall with seated audience on black plastic chairs and a carpeted floor, facing a stage. A projector screen on the left shows a figure in saffron robes seated on a throne. On the right, a large backdrop photo of a temple with carved stone sculptures. In the foreground, a golden throne with red cushions holds a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure, decorated with a flower garland and flanked by brass lamps and red flowers. Several people in white, cream and saffron clothes sit with their backs to the camera, including a shaved-headed figure in orange robes at left and a woman in a white saree at centre. Camera tripods and monitors stand near the stage.

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A large hall with a central stage where a framed portrait labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda sits on a gold-trimmed throne-like platform decorated with red flowers, flanked by two golden lamp stands. Behind the stage is a large backdrop of a stone temple with carved lion figures. Two projection screens on either side show the same portrait. Around thirty devotees sit on the floor and on black plastic chairs, most wearing white garments, with a few in orange and green. The audience faces the stage during a satsang gathering.2011-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 14 20112011-08-14 +1 copiesAugust 10 20112011-08-10April 04 20122012-04-04Wide photo of a satsang hall with a seated audience facing a stage. Rows of black plastic chairs at front hold attendees, while many others sit cross-legged on red and pink mats on the polished floor. A standing woman in a red sari with a bun walks in the foreground. On the stage, golden deity murtis flank a dark doorway with a decorated pink-and-blue backdrop, and a standing figure in white stands near a camera operator. A projection screen shows a white ornate deity image, and a side screen shows another image. Maroon curtains hang at the sides. Seated devotees wear white, yellow, orange and blue clothing.2012-04-04August 14 20112011-08-14August 20 20112011-08-20 +1 copiesA seated audience of shaved-headed men in white dhotis with red-striped borders sits cross-legged on a mat in a hall, facing a stage. A projector screen on the left shows a figure in saffron robes seated before an ornate backdrop. On the stage, a golden throne-style seat with a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes stands under a starry purple backdrop featuring a large golden lotus and a blue figure with hands in prayer. Several people in orange robes and a standing attendant in white are visible at the right, and a camera on a tripod is set up near the stage. Devotees in mixed clothing sit in the foreground, some with small bags and flower garlands nearby.2011-08-02A photograph of a seated audience facing a stage in a hall with a maroon velvet curtain backdrop and white draped ceiling. On the stage, a bald figure in orange robes stands at a lectern holding a microphone. A projection screen above the left side shows a close-up of a bald robed speaker holding a microphone. Audience members in black chairs include women in saffron, pink, yellow and white saris and salwar, with some visible hair braids. Decorative poles with colourful striped patterns and orange tassels flank the stage. A camera on a tripod is visible near the stage. a person: the orange-robed figure on stage is bald with no distinctive hair or crown cues, so identity remains uncertain; he is described by role as a speaker.2010-08-07August 10 20112011-08-10February 02 20162016-02-02 +1 copiesA wide photograph of a satsang hall with a large audience seated on chairs facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in orange and red robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with floral arrangements on either side, backed by a gold-framed arch and maroon drapes. Two projection screens flank the stage, and video cameras on tripods film the event. Many devotees in orange, white and colourful saris and kurtas fill the rows, most seen from behind. A banner hangs at the left edge of the stage. The hall has a white ceiling with recessed lights.2014-07-06