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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many wearing white headbands and lanyards, with women in white and pastel saris seated in the rows behind. A white tent canopy overhead and a tall decorated pillar at the back frame the room. A purple banner reading Healer's Initiation Program shows a printed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban and robe, captioned Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Speakers on stands and a rack of books sit at the sides. Attendees sit cross-legged and appear to be meditating with eyes closed.

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A large indoor hall packed with seated attendees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, sitting on the floor in rows. Many wear lanyards. Behind them hang a purple banner reading Healer's Initiation Program with a portrait, a second banner with a portrait, and a tall saffron, red and green ceremonial banner. Shelves of books and materials line the walls under white fabric ceiling canopies and metal truss rigging with stage lights. No individual is clearly identifiable as the swami in view, and no one at the front is distinctly shown.2008-06-22A large seated audience of men and women in plain white clothing fills a whitened hall, many wearing white headbands and rudraksha-style neck malas. They sit in rows on white chairs and mats, eyes closed or gazing forward, as in a healers' initiation session. Behind them stand bookshelves and banners, including a purple banner reading Healer's Initiation Program at upper left and a large banner with a portrait at the back. The camera is at the front of the hall looking over the crowd.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A large seated audience of devotees in white clothes fills a hall during a healers' initiation session. Many attendees wear white shirts and kurtas with lanyards around their necks. In the centre foreground, a figure in an orange-red robe sits on a raised seat before a painted backdrop of a deity and temple scene. A printed banner on the right reads Healer's Initiation Program with a portrait of a saint. Several people in the rows wear orange and white clothing, and a video camera on a tripod stands among the seated crowd.2008-06-22A large indoor session at a pavilion with a white tent-style ceiling and colourful striped pillars. Many seated attendees sit cross-legged on striped rugs; most wear white kurta-style clothes, and many have white headbands. A standing man in a white shirt and orange scarf stands at the front beside a video camera on a tripod. A large painted backdrop shows a deity-like figure in orange on a forested scene, and a purple banner reads Healer's Initiation Program. Overhead signs and lights are visible.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22June 18 20082008-06-18June 18 20082008-06-18A large hall filled with seated men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing lanyards with name badges, sitting cross-legged on mats in rows, facing forward. Hanging from the white ceiling are colourful woven banners and yellow cloth drapes. On the back wall, a purple banner reads Healer's Initiation Program beside a small portrait of a bearded man in saffron. Display shelves with books and products line the walls. A few women in saris sit toward the back. Nobody at the front is clearly identifiable as a central presenter from this view.2008-06-22A large seated audience fills an indoor hall, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and some with spectacles. Women in white and colourful saris sit among them in the rows behind. A camera on a tripod stands at the left edge, and a stage banner at top left reads Healer's Initiation Program. Shelves of bottles and jars stand in the background, and a large framed photograph of a smiling woman hangs on the upper right wall. No central figure in saffron or ornate dress is clearly visible in the frame, so the seated attendees are presented as devotees.2008-06-22