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August 11 20082008-08-11August 11 20082008-08-11Indoor meditation session in a white-tiled hall with a red carpet. Dozens of seated participants face a stage where a man in a white shirt sits on a chair at a microphone. A banner on the backdrop reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Nithya Dhyan, Introduction to Chakra Meditation. A figure in blue and multicoloured saris, several with long braids, sits in the foreground. A chakra diagram hangs on the left wall. Ceiling fans and a red and white cushioned seat are visible.2008-09-07May 10 20122012-05-10A photo of devotees seated on a green mat in a shrine room during an evening devotional gathering. A woman in a white sari stands before a small decorated shrine with a red-and-gold deity murti and a kalasha-like lamp setup, arm raised toward it. Seated worshippers wear pink, blue, green, orange and white garments, with several girls in braids and a small child in a striped shirt. Behind them a large black-and-white portrait of a smiling long-haired figure with a beaded mala hangs on the wall beside a tiered shelf of small painted figurines. A woman in red sits at left near a glass counter. The scene suggests puja or satsang.2009-10-10Indoor photograph of a seated group facing a small altar draped in white against a plain wall. On the altar stand two brass oil lamps, a framed painted image of a goddess, and a small flame burns in a fire pit where a priest-like figure in a white shirt and white dhoti sits in front. Devotees sit on green floor mats with their backs to the camera, including girls with long braids, a woman in a pink sari, a woman in a maroon and gold sari, and a child in a red shirt. A white-shirted man sits on a stool at the right, near a framed image on the wall. The scene suggests a homa or puja in progress.2009-10-10September 07 20082008-09-07A seated audience of devotees, mostly women with jasmine flowers in their hair, sits on orange mats and white plastic chairs facing a stage in an ashram hall with a dark red curtain. On the stage, a man in white clothes sits in a cream armchair beside a small table with flowers, in front of a framed portrait of a figure in a red-and-gold setting. A blue standing figure chart labelled with chakra text and a whiteboard stand nearby. Saris in green, pink, blue and orange are visible among the audience.2009-12-19September 07 20082008-09-07A dimly lit hall with a large seated crowd, mostly women in saris and men in white shirts, viewed from behind. At the front, a priest in white sits before a small altar with a lit oil lamp, flowers and fruit offerings, and a glass case beside it. On the wall above is a framed photograph of a smiling man in a white turban and dark jacket, presumably a portrait rather than a person present. A small television sits to the right, and several smaller framed pictures hang on the wall. Many attendees have their hands folded in prayer.2005-07-09May 04 20062006-05-04A photograph of a seated audience in a large hall at a Nithyanandam convention. Dozens of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris with long braids, sit on blue and striped mats facing a raised stage. On the stage, several people in saffron and orange robes and white clothes sit on white cushions in front of a golden throne-like seat with a framed portrait and a golden canopy. A woman in a blue sari sits at the stage edge. A standing man in white with a camera on a tripod stands at the left, and a banner reading Nithyanandam with a portrait is hung on the wall. Decorative striped pillars with orange tassels frame the hall.2008-01-25