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A large hall with a seated audience of mostly women dressed in white, viewed from behind. On a raised golden stage, a white-clad figure stands before a golden altar with a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange turban and saffron robes; two men in red and orange garments sit nearby. Behind the stage hang a large banner of the same orange-turbaned figure beside a pagoda-style temple, and projection screens flank the stage. A video camera on a tripod stands at left.

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Photo of a large hall audience seated in rows of chairs facing a stage. Above the stage hangs a large banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes beside a Balinese temple pagoda. On the stage, a framed portrait of the same orange-clad, turbaned man sits on a golden altar with gilded lion figures and a tiered base. A person in white clothing kneels or sits at the altar near oil lamp offerings, while a cameraman in red works a tripod camera at the left. Many audience members wear white and red garments.2013-12-19Photograph of an indoor satsang hall facing a raised stage. A woman in white clothing sits cross-legged at a golden throne-like seat decorated with a tiger motif and a golden lion figure at each side. Behind her, a large painted portrait of a smiling man in orange clothing and an orange turban is displayed, with a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange and orange turban above the seat, and a painting of a temple landscape on the right. Audience members in the foreground sit in rows with their backs to the camera, many with dark or light hair, some wearing white and green. A man in orange clothing sits near a camera on a tripod at the left edge of the stage.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 14 20132013-12-14December 12 20132013-12-12December 08 20132013-12-08July 10 20162016-07-10A large indoor hall with a golden-framed portrait on an orange-draped stage shows a smiling figure in orange head wrap and saffron robes, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Two gilded lion sculptures flank the portrait, and a tiger-head motif decorates the stage front. A woman in white clothing kneels near the altar, and a cameraman in red clothing films from the left. Audience members, many with dark hair, sit in rows in the foreground. Large banners on the wall show a smiling figure in orange and a temple-style scene. Oil lamps and offerings sit at the altar base. a person appears only as the portrait on the altar, not as a present person.2013-12-16December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of a satsang hall where a man in orange-saffron robes with long dark hair sits on a golden-framed throne-like seat holding a trident, flanked by two golden lion statues. Ahead of him, a man in white kneels and devotees in white and orange saris attend beside the seat, with a priest in red robes and a shaved-headed attendant seated at left near a camera on a tripod. A large audience sits on the floor facing the stage with their backs to the camera. A large banner behind shows a smiling man in orange above a painted temple scene. The scene suggests a padapuja and satsang. a person: the seated saffron-robed man with long hair, trident and golden throne is the.2013-12-11A photograph from behind a large seated audience at an indoor satsang hall, with many devotees on a patterned carpet. Most wear white or orange clothing; some women wear saris and salwar in green, teal and pink. On the central stage a figure in red and orange robes with a red turban and beaded necklace sits on an ornate golden throne before a carved wall panel. Two large screens on either side show the same red-clad figure in close-up, and camera tripods are visible at the stage edge. The figure on the throne cannot be identified from appearance, so the role is given as a teacher seated on a throne.2016-07-08December 08 20152015-12-08