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Indoor photograph of a large white tented hall filled with devotees, mostly women in white saris and men in white clothing, many seated on striped mats and plastic chairs. Tall cylindrical hangings with colourful geometric and animal motifs hang from the tent ceiling. A man in orange robes stands centre-left among the crowd near a small table with cables, and a woman in a white sari walks in the foreground. A framed picture hangs on the back wall above the gathering. Photo from the archive watermarked on the lower right.

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June 22 20082008-06-22July 17 20082008-07-17A wide indoor hall under a white tent-like canopy, with tall decorative pillars wrapped in painted cloth showing elephant motifs and a patterned border. Large crowds of devotees sit on mats and white plastic chairs, most men and women dressed in white clothes, with some women in saffron, purple and pink saris and some wearing rudraksha or beaded malas. Several people stand near the front left, and a tripod-mounted camera and speakers are visible. The seated gathering faces toward the front, where a stage area is partly visible at the right.2008-07-17June 22 20082008-06-22A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall colourful striped pillars hung with orange tassels. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the room, many wearing orange or red stoles, with orange floor mats and orange-draped tables. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and white top with an orange stole stands facing the audience. Several seated women and girls sit on the floor in front, and a cameraman and microphone stands are visible at the right.2010-07-11December 25 20082008-12-25June 22 20092009-06-22Photograph of a large indoor hall during a person Brahmotsavam gathering. Hundreds of seated devotees in white ritual clothes fill the floor, with women in white and yellow saris at left. Rows of orange cushioned chairs stand in the centre aisle. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes at right addresses the assembly, beside a man in white seated on a blue plastic chair. Tall colourful patterned banners hang from a white tented ceiling. A stage with blue draping sits at left, and a backdrop reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2008-12-25A large indoor hall under a white tented ceiling with white ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes, hung with long decorative banners in red, orange, blue and cream patterns. Hundreds of women and some men sit closely on the floor, mostly dressed in white with yellow and orange sashes and lanyards. A woman in a yellow-gold sari stands near the centre, and several men in white kurtas and white shirts stand along the back and right side, some with ID lanyards. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod stands in the background, and wall speakers hang along the upper walls.2009-06-21A large tent hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing, many sitting on mats on the floor facing a stage at the far end. Women in saris sit on the right side near the front, and a woman with a long braid sits in a white plastic chair in the foreground. Tall cylindrical hangings with orange tassels and colourful patterns hang from the tent ceiling. The stage has a dark backdrop with a deity image and garlands, and a central raised seat with a lit ornamental canopy. Printed portraits are mounted on the side walls. Lighting is dim with white bulbs along the tent frame.2007-02-15A large hall under a white draped ceiling with hanging decorative cylinders in red, blue and orange patterns with orange tassels, and ceiling fans. Many people sit on blue-and-white striped floor mats in rows facing a stage at the far end, where a figure sits on a raised seat near a lit display. Several people in front wear white clothes, one wears an orange shawl, and one wears a dark teal top. Plastic chairs stand along the side walls. A golden deity murti stands at the left edge.2010-09-18A large seated congregation fills a white-tented hall decorated with hanging colourful striped and embroidered fabric tassels in red, yellow, blue and green. Many attendees wear white clothes and white headbands, and some women wear green-and-yellow saris, pink tops and white shawls. They sit cross-legged on mats and seem to be meditating, with eyes closed. At left, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands near the seated rows, and at right a figure in white stands near the front. Bookshelves and a wall-mounted banner appear at the back of the hall.2008-06-22