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Large indoor hall at Aadikailaasa with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tube lights. Dozens of people sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, mostly in white dhotis and kurtas, with some in orange-saffron shawls and robes. Brass ritual vessels and a small brass lamp sit in the foreground at left. A tall ceremonial pillar wrapped in painted blue, red and orange patterned fabric with a yellow fringe stands in the centre, and smaller painted hangings line the walls. At the far right, a bearded man in an orange shawl and white clothing sits with palms joined in namaskar, a possible a person candidate whose face and figure are not clearly distinctive. Glass display cabinets line the left wall. The scene reads as a Navaratri day-two gathering with seated devotees.

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October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13Photo of a large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel trusses, where a seated congregation sits on mats and rugs in rows. Many participants wear white clothing, and several young people in white and red sit at the front near brass oil lamps, bells and small silver-coloured vessels arranged on the floor. A few women wear orange, red and blue saris. Hanging decorative banners with geometric patterns and bird motifs line the walls. A white plastic chair stands at the left edge beside a small wooden stool. The scene suggests a puja or satsang gathering, with an oil lamp lit before the group. No individual can be identified from appearance, and no candidate for a person is clearly visible.2007-10-15August 26 20072007-08-26A large hall with a corrugated roof and white walls hosts a seated gathering during Navaratri celebrations at Aadikailaasa, Bengaluru. Many people sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis and kurtas, with some women in red and orange saris. In the foreground, a row of brass lamps and a set of small brass deity murti or ritual vessels rest on the floor. Tall banners with geometric patterns and bird motifs hang from the ceiling. At the right edge, a man in orange robes stands with hands folded beside a small table, and another person in orange sits near a microphone stand. Decorative paper birds dangle from the rafters.2007-10-13October 17 20072007-10-17Indoor hall with a white-walled, tin-roofed interior filled with seated students in white clothes, many with hands folded in prayer, sitting on mats in rows. A standing man in a long saffron-orange robe stands centrally, near rows of brass oil lamps and bells placed on the floor at the right. Framed photographs hang on the walls, and colourful woven hangings decorate the pillars, with a saffron cloth suspended from the ceiling at upper left. Several other adults in white and orange stand or sit at the back. The scene appears to be a gathering of devotees in a formal assembly.2007-12-07October 14 20072007-10-14December 24 20082008-12-24A photograph of a seated congregation in a plain hall with a corrugated roof, white walls and tall painted cloth banners in red, blue, yellow and orange hanging from the ceiling. Thin white-clad children and adults sit cross-legged in rows on striped woven mats, with many oil lamps in rows on the floor in front. At the left, a large printed photograph on a stand shows a woman in orange robes seated before a tree, with a red flower beside it. A man in white stands at the right edge near a speaker and fan. Many women wear orange and many children wear white.2007-08-26 +1 copiesOctober 16 20072007-10-16A photograph of a large hall where many children and adults sit cross-legged on striped mats for an arati ceremony. Most children wear white clothing and some wear white shirts with saffron-clad adults among them; several bearded adults in orange or saffron robes sit at the right edge. Along the floor in front stand rows of brass oil lamps (aarti lamps) and a brass-and-wood stand. Tall cylindrical banners with bird and floral patterns hang from the ceiling. At the lower left, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange robes and beads before a banyan tree, with a red flower placed in front of it.2007-08-26