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A large seated audience fills a tented hall under white canvas with hanging decorative cylinders in orange, red, blue and yellow patterns featuring elephant motifs. Hundreds of devotees sit on the floor in white clothes, many women in white saris with orange borders and some wearing rudraksha malas, with several hands folded in prayer. Foreground devotees sit close to the camera, a few holding small bags and a bottle. Banners and framed portraits line the side walls, and bright tube lights hang overhead.

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Wide photo of a large white-roofed hall filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats, many in white clothes. Hanging cylindrical banners decorated with elephant and bird motifs in yellow, red and blue line the ceiling. At the far end a screen or stage area with a wooden dais and banners is visible. Many people sit cross-legged facing forward, and the crowd is densely packed across the floor.2009-01-03January 02 20092009-01-02 +1 copiesA large seated crowd fills a tented hall with a blue carpet, where women and girls in white saris and mundus with gold borders sit cross-legged facing the front. Some wear orange or saffron shawls, and a few women in brown, yellow and green saris are mixed in. Colourful woven hanging banners and yellow lanterns decorate the tent ceiling, and portrait banners line the side walls. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2006-10-21A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, dressed in white with some in yellow, orange and green saris. Many wear white garments and lanyards. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations in red, yellow and blue line the ceiling, and yellow fabric drapes hang above. A standing woman in white and an orange-saree attendant move through the crowd. The front rows face away from the camera toward a stage area not clearly visible. Vertical white banners and a purple sign are on the walls. A logo appears at the upper left.2008-06-22A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream clothes, sits seated on the floor of a wide hall with a white tented ceiling. Brightly coloured hanging cylindrical banners in yellow, red, blue and patterned fabric hang from the ceiling in rows. Some seated women wear green, yellow and saffron saris, and many wear white garments. A camera on a tripod is visible at the right side of the hall, and a few people stand near the far walls. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the figure is not described here.2009-12-20August 29 20092009-08-29December 25 20082008-12-25A large pavilion-style hall at night with a fabric-canopy ceiling hung with tall yellow and patterned cylindrical banners. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor, mostly women in white clothing with some in orange, pink and purple garments, many wearing beaded mala necklaces. In the foreground a woman in white sits with hands folded. A standing figure in a white robe with an orange shawl stands at the left, and another standing figure in white with a microphone stands near the right edge. Lights are mounted on the ceiling and the scene is dimly lit.2006-12-23A large seated assembly of devotees dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing lanyards, sits on green and patterned mats under a white tent-like canopy. Several in the front rows have their hands pressed together in anjali mudra, while others sit with eyes closed or gaze forward. Hanging from the ceiling are colourful woven banners in red, yellow, orange and blue geometric patterns, along with orange cloth drapes. Banners and posters line the walls, and bright lights illuminate the hall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from this view.2006-12-30A large indoor tent hall filled with seated devotees dressed almost entirely in white, sitting on chairs at the front and on colourful rugs and mats on the floor. Hanging from the tent ceiling are many tall cylindrical banners with blue, red and yellow geometric patterns and elephant motifs. At the far end a dark curtained stage holds a central figure in orange clothing seated before a white backdrop, with a small group beside him. The scene looks like a satsang or discourse gathering during a training programme.2008-02-17Large photo of a seated assembly inside a white tent-roofed hall with hanging cylindrical banners painted with elephants and patterns in yellow, red, blue and green. Hundreds of people in white clothes sit cross-legged on striped woven mats facing a raised area at the front, with a small stage and a framed picture visible in the background. Several people wear orange or saffron garments and some hold printed booklets. Cameras and a tripod stand near the front. Banners on the wall read Nithyanandam.2009-01-03Large white-tented hall with a row of painted cloth banners hanging from the ceiling in red, yellow and blue patterns, with elephant motifs. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in rows facing a raised stage at the far end, where several people in orange and saffron robes sit. A standing figure in white robes stands near the centre aisle. A golden throne-like seat with flowers stands at the right of the stage. A dark red curtain backs the stage. Overhead lights illuminate the scene.2009-01-02 +1 copies