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A wide view inside a tent-canopied hall with a white ceiling and tall decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterns and orange tassels. On a raised green-draped dais at left, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand around a central figure with a tall ceremonial umbrella overhead. Dozens of devotees sit on the polished floor in white and yellow clothes, some with hands folded in prayer, while others stand along the right side. The scene appears to be a festival gathering at the Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam area in Hyderabad during Dasara celebrations.

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June 21 20092009-06-21October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Photograph of a large hall during a Nithyanandam Programme session, with many participants seated on mats and cushions and others standing, many dressed in white with lanyards. Colourful striped pillars with tassels hang from a white draped ceiling, and a small monitor stands on a low white stand near the centre. Several seated attendees have palms pressed together in prayer or meditation posture. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible in the frame, so no a person candidate is described. The scene shows a crowded but orderly teaching session with attendees in white.2010-12-21A large hall packed with many devotees seated on the floor in white clothing, mostly white saris and white shirts with gold-bordered cloth. Hanging from the ceiling are long decorative banners in yellow, red, blue and green, and white draped fabric lines the ceiling. Several people in the foreground stand with hands pressed together in namaste. A camera operator with a tripod stands at the right side, and a wall screen shows a figure at the back of the room. Ceiling fans and speakers are visible, and the scene appears to be a group satsang or yoga session.2009-06-21June 22 20082008-06-22December 23 20092009-12-23June 22 20092009-06-22A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor, mostly women and some men, dressed predominantly in white with occasional pastel and orange saris. Many have their palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Tall vertical banners with geometric patterns in yellow, blue, red and green hang from the white ceiling, and white fans and speakers are visible. Standing figures in white near the centre face the front of the hall, where a distant stage with a small seated group can be seen. Camera operators with equipment stand along the right side.2009-06-21A large indoor hall with white walls and a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful striped cloth banners. Many people sit on the floor in white clothes, while rows of seated devotees in white, some with orange shawls, face a performance area at the front. Musicians in white stand near a turquoise backdrop, one playing a drum. In the foreground a bald man wears an orange robe and a woman wears an orange and cream sari beside rows of white plastic chairs. Children in green and white clothes sit among the audience.2009-06-22November 13 20102010-11-13June 22 20082008-06-22