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November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12An outdoor open-air courtyard under a corrugated roof supported by yellow posts, with palm trees behind. About twenty-five men sit cross-legged on woven mats and paved stone in white shirts, white dhotis and casual clothes, facing a small group near a red shrine platform. Two saffron-robed monks sit on the right near a tall copper-coloured pillar and a red ratha-like vehicle with an orange canopy. A red-draped structure with an orange parasol stands at left beside a white van and an SUV. Marigolds grow along the paved edge. Background banners and a deity figure are visible.2010-09-08Outdoor satsang under a open-sided pavilion with coconut palms, hanging ring-and-tassel decorations and strings of orange and red pennants. A large crowd of devotees sits on mats on sandy ground, many in white shirts and light clothing, facing a figure in orange robes seated far ahead near a raised platform. In the foreground a man in white shirt stands with his back to the camera, and bright orange marigold flowers fill the left edge. A painted deity image hangs on a banner, with a stone lion and carved sculptures beside red stone pedestals. Several people are visible, and this is a photograph.2010-11-13 +1 copiesOutdoor satsang under a open-sided canopy strung with colourful hanging tassels and triangular pennant flags, with palm trees behind. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a low platform at the centre, facing a large audience of devotees sitting on mats in white clothes. Several small shrines or murtis line the back, and a white and red-striped stepped platform stands at the front left. A parked white SUV and a painted banner appear at the left edge. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit in rows on a tiled floor.2010-11-15April 02 20112011-04-02Outdoor ashram courtyard under a thatched canopy hung with colourful cloth streamers and bunting, with palm trees behind. Rows of men sit cross-legged on striped woven mats facing a central area. Among them are a man in an orange shirt, several in white and cream shirts, and a man in a light blue shirt at left. At the far end a figure in an orange robe sits near a red-brown stone pedestal and a dark stone deity murti; a tall red-brown pillar stands in the background beside a red platform and garlanded structures. A white-and-red painted low wall runs along the left edge.2010-10-20Outdoor satsang gathering under a open-sided pavilion with a tin roof. Rows of seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit on woven mats facing front, some in pale striped or blue shirts. A seated figure in saffron clothing sits near the centre front of the platform, with a small shrine and ornate dark stone deity murti behind, a red-painted peetha with a tall decorated pillar, and a kalasha-topped structure to the right. Palm trees, strings of triangular red and orange flags and colourful cloth-wrapped pillars surround the area. Dozens of people are visible.2010-11-12An outdoor satsang on a sandy ground beneath a corrugated metal roof strung with red pennants and cloth banners. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis sits cross-legged on mats facing a raised dais at the far end, where a figure in orange clothing sits in front of a red-painted structure with a tall decorated pillar and a trident. A flower garland hangs on a pole in the foreground beside a red pedestal. Palm trees and a building with a red facade with a Nithyanandeshwara-style sign frame the scene. Many people are visible, numbering roughly twenty to one hundred, with a seated devotee in red-orange clothing in the lower left and a few men in checked shirts among the crowd. A sign reads "Sri Nithyananda" on the building.2010-10-21Outdoor photo of a large seated congregation on woven mats under a corrugated roof strung with colourful cloth banners and bunting. Many men in white dhotis and shirts sit in rows, some wearing yellow shoulder cords, others in checked shirts, a saffron-robed figure and a person in yellow at left. Palm trees and a thatched hut frame the scene. At the far end, a raised platform holds a white-clad figure seated before a red-and-white pillared shrine with a statue and tall lamp poles. Many people are visible, so the count is a range.2010-10-21November 15 20102010-11-15November 13 20102010-11-13