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Large outdoor gathering at a stage in front of a green hill, with a crowd of many hundreds seated on red and blue plastic chairs filling the foreground and aisles. The stage has a white arched gateway with a sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, and a figure seated at the centre under a canopy, with flower decorations beside. Men and women in white, saffron, pink, purple and green saris and shirts sit or stand among the crowd; a red carpet runs toward the stage. Tall lighting trusses, speakers and two large projection screens flank the stage. Blue tarpaulin covers the scaffolding on the left.

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December 29 20102010-12-29Large outdoor crowd gathered before a stage at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event, with a hill behind. A white arched gateway above the stage bears the printed name "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam". Many people sit on red and blue plastic chairs or stand, most in white, saffron-orange or colourful saris and dhotis. Lighting towers and large blank screens flank the stage, and a saffron flag flies at the top of the hill. Visible people number in the hundreds, far more than twenty; a small tuft of ritual activity is visible on stage, but no individual on stage can be confidently identified.2010-12-29A very large outdoor crowd of devotees sits on red plastic chairs facing a stage at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam grounds, with a rocky, tree-covered hill rising behind. Many attendees wear white, and others wear bright saris and salwar in pink, yellow, orange and green. The stage bears a white arch with the institution name, a decorated central seat with flowers, and two large blank white screens flank it. A red-and-white banner with a portrait stands at the left, and speakers and lighting rigs frame the scene. No individual clearly identifiable as a person is visible on stage at this scale.2010-12-29Large outdoor crowd, mostly men and women dressed in white and cream clothes, fills the open ground in front of a stage backed by a green hillside. The stage has a red and white canopy with a central deity murti or decorated seated figure under lights. Red plastic chairs are set out at the front, and a few people wear saffron and orange garments. Loudspeakers, lighting towers and a banner hang at the sides, and a tall flagpole flies a saffron flag.2010-12-29Large outdoor gathering at a mountain-backed open ground with a stage under a white arch reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam". Hundreds of people, many in white dhotis and white shirts, sit on red plastic chairs or stand among them in dense rows. The stage holds a central figure in orange and white ceremonial dress with a red-and-gold backdrop. Flanking white screens, scaffolding with lights and blue tarpaulin tents frame the grounds. A few women wear colourful saris and an orange-turbaned man stands near the front right.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large outdoor crowd fills rows of red plastic chairs on a open ground in front of a stage, a festival gathering at an ashram-style event. Many attendees wear white, cream and saffron clothes, with women in colourful saris and salwars, and several men in white dhotis and shirts. Behind the crowd a white arch reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam above a stage with a decorated backdrop and figures seated in the centre. Two blank white screens flank the stage, a red flag flies from a pole, and a wooded hill rises behind. Flags and banners line the sides of the field and white-uniformed volunteers move through the rows.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large outdoor crowd gathers in front of a stage at a festival ground with a forested hill rising behind it. The stage is framed by a white arch with the printed sign "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam", draped in red and gold, with a seated figure and deity murti visible at the centre. Many attendees wear white dhotis and shirts, and some wear saffron and orange garments. Rows of red chairs stand at the left, scaffolding and speakers frame the right edge, and a large red banner hangs on a pole at the left. Several white screens flank the stage.2010-12-29Wide outdoor photo of a large crowd filling a field in front of a stage backed by a hill with trees. Hundreds of people, mostly in white clothes with some in colourful saris and salwar, sit on red plastic chairs or stand in rows. A decorated stage with a white arch reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a deity murti and figures on it. Floodlight towers, white projection screens and speaker stacks surround the area.2010-12-29