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July 07 20092009-07-07A large tented gathering under white canopy with red and white striped poles and red-and-white draped valances. Many women and some men sit on red carpet and chairs in rows, many with eyes closed or hands folded, apparently in meditation or ritual participation. Women wear saris in orange, pink, blue, red and black, and white clothing; some wear lanyards. Brass plates with lamps, bowls and small offerings sit in front of them, and marigold petals lie along the mat edge. Cameras and a stand are visible at the tent edge, and crowds fill the background.2010-01-01Devotees sit in rows on colored mats in a hall, performing a puja with brass plates, small oil lamps, cups and bells laid out on green and orange mats. Women in white and a woman in a turquoise top hold brass implements and offer items to the plates. Men in white kurtas sit further back. Pink and green storage containers and bags are placed along the mats.2009-12-15A photograph of a large hall with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated metal roof, where a seated congregation performs a puja. In the foreground, women in white and orange saris and yellow-and-white shawls sit on mats before brass thalis, kalashas, oil lamps, flower petals and small brass vessels. Further back, rows of seated people in white and yellow clothing face a raised area where several men in white dhotis and orange garments sit, one wearing a gold chain, while a camera on a tripod records the ceremony. Tall decorated pillars stand along the back wall beside a framed photo panel and a hanging banner.2010-09-08A photograph of a large hall during a seated ritual gathering. Many devotees sit on mats in rows, most in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls and orange-bordered garments; several women have orange shawls, and some sit with hands folded in namaskar. Brass plates, small brass lamps, steel vessels and bowls with flower petals sit on orange cloths before them. On the right, a priest-like group in white dhotis and bare-chested sits near a golden throne-like seat, some holding books or chanting. A camera on a tripod and a microphone stand are visible, and a banner with photographs hangs on the orange back wall. Colourful striped pillars line the left side.2010-09-08December 15 20092009-12-15December 22 20162016-12-22A large outdoor festival gathering under white and blue striped tent canopies at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Rows of seated devotees sit on a long red mat, many in white and cream clothing, with some in saffron, pink and blue saris and kurtas, each with brass plates and small pots of food and offerings before them. A camera on a tripod and a stage speaker stand at the edges. Behind the seated rows, many more people sit on blue chairs and stand in the background. No individual can be clearly identified as a person in this crowd view.2009-07-07Dense seated crowd inside an ashram hall during a puja, with dozens of devotees sitting on red mats in front of a garlanded deity murti area. In the foreground, a woman in white silk sari with gold border sits with hands folded in meditation, beside a woman in white with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in orange sari. Brass thalis, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and small lamps are arranged on the floor. Behind them, many standing and seated devotees in white and colourful saris and kurtas watch. A golden standing figure statue and framed portraits hang on the walls; a banner strip of photographs runs along the top. Teal drapes frame a doorway. Several men in white with rudraksha malas sit in the crowd.2007-09-03November 18 20112011-11-18Large crowd of devotees, mostly women, seated on colourful striped mats in a tented temple hall during a ritual. Foreground women in white and saffron shawls with rudraksha malas sit with small brass pujas and vessels before them. Behind them, rows of participants in yellow, pink, purple, red and white saris and salwars face a gilded altar with golden lions, a decorated throne, a deity murti and an ornate golden arch. A film camera on a tripod is visible at right. No single figure matches a distinctive a person appearance, so no presenter is identified.2016-12-15A large hall with a tiled floor holds a seated gathering of many devotees on orange and patterned mats, facing a screen on a stand at the right where a camera on a tripod records. In the foreground, women in orange and saffron saris and white garments sit before brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and small bowls, some holding yellow shawls. Behind them, rows of seated participants in white clothes fill the hall, and a red-covered table with a white cloth stands at the left edge. Several small plastic containers and a blue bag lie on the floor near the front.2010-12-28