A photograph of a seated audience in white shirts and shirts with blue or white trim, most with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Blue plastic chairs fill the rows; a man in the foreground wears a beige cap and a white cloth over his shoulder, and a man beside him has a white headband. The room has dark red curtains behind the crowd. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a seated audience in white shirts and shirts with blue or white trim, most with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Blue plastic chairs fill the rows; a man in the foreground wears a beige cap and a white cloth over his shoulder, and a man beside him has a white headband. The room has dark red curtains behind the crowd. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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December 06 2009

A large seated crowd of devotees in a hall, most in white shirts and white dhotis, pressing their palms together in anjali mudra. Several wear lanyards and name badges. A man in front wears a blue-and-white striped polo, and an older man on the right has a white beard, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Hands in prayer dominate the frame. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

Photograph of a seated congregation with hands joined in anjali mudra at a satsang. Rows of devotees sit on blue plastic chairs. Front-left, a man in white shirt and dhoti with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala looks down with palms pressed together. Center, a bald man in a white shirt with gold bangles and a gold-toned wristwatch holds his palms together. Behind them, men in saffron and orange robes sit with folded hands, and a man in a yellow shawl is seated at right. Stage equipment cases are visible at the top.

March 01 2009

A photograph of a large seated gathering of men in a dim hall during a guided meditation. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with some in striped or checked shirts and one in a blue striped shirt. Many sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped floor mats with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed or lowered. Several wear lanyard badges and rudraksha-style neck cords. Rows of participants fill the frame, with a person at the top left in an orange garment near the back.

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A crowd of men with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed in prayer or meditation. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, some in light blue, lavender or pink-checked shirts. Several have vermilion or sandal forehead marks and gold bangles on their wrists. Their faces are turned downward, shoulder to shoulder. No speaker or throne is visible in the frame, and no one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.

A photograph of a seated audience at a person Spurana programme in Chennai. Rows of men in pale shirts and white dhotis sit on white plastic chairs, many wearing name badges on their shirts and holding small plates of offerings or flower garlands on their laps. A banner reading www.nithyananda.org hangs behind them, and a few standing figures appear at the back. Most attendees look forward attentively; a man in the foreground wears a light blue checked shirt and a bindi-style mark on his forehead is visible on a man at left. No clear a person candidate is visible in this crowd.

A large seated audience of men fills a tented hall with white plastic chairs, most dressed in white shirts and pale trousers. Many sit with palms pressed together in namaste or prayer, and some have eyes closed. Blue and white banners line the back wall near a distant stage where a figure in a light robe is visible, and blue carpet runs along the right edge. One man in the foreground wears a yellow wristband. The hall is crowded with many rows of attendees listening to a satsang discourse.

A night-time outdoor satsang crowd seated on white plastic chairs behind a white rope barrier, with a red carpet runway at left. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers with rudraksha malas and lanyard badges; a few wear pink or saffron tops. A man in the foreground at left has palms pressed together in prayer, and a man in the centre right holds his hands folded in namaste. A man in an orange robe sits at the right edge. Strings of multicolour lights and a crowd fill the background under a dark sky.