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A photograph of a ceremonial hall stage draped with red and maroon swags, with a red-and-gold shrine-like backdrop and a central deity murti garlanded with flowers. Rows of women in white and cream sarees and a few men in white sit facing the stage with their backs to the camera, arranged along a long marigold garland. A small red banner with gold lettering hangs at the top. In the foreground, two long tables are covered with striped multicoloured cloths, with a yellow pedestal or dais at centre. Purple stage lighting and a few brass lamps frame the scene.

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Indoor hall photo of a ceremonial stage decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a red draped canopy with ornate wooden arches. A row of people seated on a low platform in white and cream ritual clothing, some with bare shoulders, faces toward a central deity murti or decorated altar. Striped multicolour cloth covers a foreground table, and a yellow-covered podium stands in front. Purple and blue stage lighting and a banner reading Dhyanapeetam hang above.2017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09Photograph of an elaborate stage ceremony in a warmly lit hall. At the back, a large decorated arch with striped red, white and gold patterns frames a central deity murti or figure seated on a raised throne, flanked by glowing backdrop screens. Rows of people in white clothes sit on the stage floor, many with white and red garments. In the foreground, men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls hold up ornate lit lamps and a tall gold kalasha-like lamp, while a woman in dark clothing with an orange shawl raises a lamp. Garlands line the ceremonial platform. Large audience seated below. Overhead stage lights and a camera crane are visible.2018-01-09A decorated indoor hall stage with a central shrine of a deity murti draped in garlands, flanked by lit purple-lit arched pillars and a red-tiled roofed backdrop. Marigold garlands hang from the stage edge and a banner reads Tatpurusha above. Several women in white and orange clothing stand at a rail photographing the shrine with phones, and a low table with brass vessels and a patterned cloth sits in front of them.2017-07-09A large indoor hall with a red draped stage and purple-lit pillared arches frames a central golden deity murti and a raised seat with flowers. Dense crowds of devotees sit on the floor, many in white and cream dhotis and saris, with some in saffron. In the foreground a cameraman films from a tripod, and a man in white dhoti stands near the stage. Yellow and orange marigold garlands hang across the arches, and white floral arrangements sit at the stage base. A banner above the stage reads Jagpurush. The scene resembles a formal satsang or puja gathering.2017-07-09August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style stage in a hall with red swagged drapes and a gold-framed lattice panel on each side. A golden canopy shrine stands at the back, decorated with multicoloured flower garlands, and a seated figure in white with a garland sits within it. Several people in saffron-orange dhotis, bare-chested and with long hair pinned up, stand with their backs to the camera facing the stage, holding lit oil lamps and lamp-like offerings on a striped cloth-covered table. Trident-shaped rods stand at the stage edges, and small audience members are seated in the foreground.2017-07-30Wide view of an indoor stage hall with red swagged curtains and a red banner reading Tatpurusha. On a raised dais, a central seated figure in orange sits before a gold cobra-hooded throne with a trident beside it, flanked by gold carved panels. To the right, a woman in white sits on a red-cushioned seat with a garland. Many people in orange and white sit on the stage and on the floor below, with video cameras on tripods filming. Gold-tipped brass posts line the foreground.2017-07-08A stage event before a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a red and orange draped canopy and blue trim above. At center, a seated figure on an ornate red-and-gold throne is decorated with marigold garlands and a red-and-gold shawl, and the figure's face and appearance are not clear enough to confirm identity. Seated on the stage floor before him are about twenty people in white and cream garments; several women wear saris in white, red and beige, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt sits at right. A man in white kneels at the left edge near a microphone stand, with a brass oil lamp and a metal vessel nearby. Tall brass lamps stand on either side of the throne, and wooden wall panels with carved motifs and small lamp-shaped ornaments decorate the backdrop. Spotlights are mounted on the stage frame.2010-12-29July 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09