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November 16 2009

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Indoor event in a white-draped hall with multicoloured striped pillars under a fabric ceiling and ceiling fans. On the right, a row of about ten performers in white clothes stands on a red-carpeted stage in front of a red banner, some wearing red and yellow garments. Audience members sit on chairs and mats in the foreground, many in white clothes. On the left, a golden throne and deity murti sit on a raised platform beside oil lamps. A slide screen hangs at the back.

A 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.

Indoor hall at a KAILASA ashram with a large screen at the back showing a colourful image, and colourful fabric lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Seated audience in white dhotis and kurtas with rudraksha malas and name badges, and a man in a purple robe. A standing man in an orange robe and orange turban plays a long brass horn, while other saffron-robed sadhus sit on orange mats near the right wall. A seated woman in a green and orange sari and a man in an orange robe sit on the right with a laptop. Framed portraits and a wooden altar cabinet line the wall.

A wide photograph of an indoor hall with a white ceiling, hanging colourful tasselled banners, and a deep maroon curtain stage backdrop. Many seated devotees in white clothing fill the orange-carpeted floor and plastic chairs in the foreground, and a row of people in white and saffron stands near an orange throne-like seat on the stage. Several standing figures in white and a woman in a blue sari are arranged near the stage area, with an orange cushioned seat at the left edge.

A photograph of a large hall with a white tented ceiling, hung with tall cylindrical banners decorated with painted elephants and geometric patterns in red, yellow, blue and green with yellow tassels. Many people in mostly white clothing, including white kurtas and saris, crowd the floor, with some in yellow and green salwar outfits. Several wear white shawls and garlands. Orange mats, bags and rolled yoga mats are scattered in the foreground. A man at right in a white kurta and garland stands among the crowd. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible from appearance alone.

Photograph 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.

A large white tent hall with colourful painted and tasselled pillars hanging from the ceiling. A crowd of many people in white clothes moves across a multicoloured striped floor mat in front of a red draped stage. Some dancers in flowing white garments raise their arms, while people in yellow, green and blue casual clothes stand among them. The scene appears to be a busy gathering in motion, with blurred figures.

A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and tall hanging decorative cloth banners in red, yellow and blue patterns. A raised stage with a deep red curtain and gold trim holds a row of seated people in white clothes. In front, a wide audience sits on chairs and on orange mats, mostly dressed in white with some in orange and yellow saris. Ceiling fans hang above, and the scene is a seated gathering during the Kartikai Brahmotsavam welcome.

A large tent-like hall with white fabric ceiling and hanging colourful decorative panels with elephant motifs. Many devotees stand in rows on red and orange mats with palms pressed together in anjali. Foreground includes a young girl in pink with hands folded, a woman in white with hair in a braid, a child in a striped top, and men and women in white and orange-saffron robes. At the far end, a figure in a saffron-orange robe stands in a bright doorway, and a cushioned seat with a red cushion is visible at right beside a spotlight on a stand. Some devotees hold small books.

A photo of a large hall with a white fabric canopy and striped decorative pillars wrapped in coloured woven cloth with orange fringes. Rows of seated attendees, mostly men in white shirts, face a stage at the far end where figures in orange and saffron robes sit and stand near a backdrop with a deity-like image. Many people sit on the floor on red mats at the front, and a few people in white stand in the aisle at left. Hundreds of people fill the hall, with the seated audience facing away from the camera toward the stage. Ceiling fans and a projection screen are visible.

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