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Indoor photo of a crowded hall during the 2008 Brahmotsava, with many devotees standing and seated with hands pressed in anjali, smiling and facing toward the front. Many wear white ceremonial clothes with yellow or orange shawls, some in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas. A golden trident stands on the left, and a hanging banner reads Nithyanandam beside striped decorative cloth streamers. A small figure in orange stands near the back, and a clock is mounted on the wall. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible in this crowd.

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A large crowd of devotees raises their arms and claps joyfully inside a hall decorated with hanging banners in red, orange and yellow with elephant motifs. Most are dressed in white, with some in saffron and yellow; a woman with light hair in a white outfit stands with her arms raised at right, and a man in orange at upper left holds a camera overhead. A sign on the wall reads Nithyanandam beside a small poster. The setting is a festive gathering at the Brahmotsava celebration.2008-12-23Indoor gathering in a hall with a blue draped backdrop and decorative hanging pillars, with a large golden trident standing at right. In the centre a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white flower garland, smiling with hands near the chest. Beside them a man in white kurta and white dhoti with folded hands, and several people in orange, white and yellow robes, some holding malas, surround the centre. A dense crowd of devotees fills the room, many in orange and white, some clapping or raising hands. Foreground shows people seen from behind in orange robes. The mood is a celebratory satsang or darshan during a festival.2008-12-23A crowded indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling decorated with hanging colourful cylindrical banners in yellow, blue and red patterns. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, a white flower garland and a gold necklace, stands at the front, appearing to be a person candidate by his long swept hair, orange clothing and gold necklace. Around him, devotees in white and orange robes with yellow shawls raise their hands. A man in white holds up a golden ceremonial staff or trident. Many devotees fill the space behind them, and a photographer in an orange shirt stands at the right.2008-12-23A joyful crowd fills an indoor hall with a white tent ceiling and hanging colourful cloth banners. Many devotees wear white clothes, and some wear saffron or orange robes; several women wear saffron and yellow saris. Hands are raised high, and many people clap and cheer. A young girl in white with a rudraksha mala stands in the foreground beside a girl in a maroon top. In the centre, a man in an orange robe raises one arm and holds a tall golden staff topped with an ornament. A small child in pink is held up by a woman in orange on the right. A blue draped backdrop is visible behind the crowd.2008-12-23A crowded indoor hall under a white tent-style ceiling, decorated with tall cylindrical hanging banners in red, yellow, blue and green patterns with elephant motifs. Many men in white clothing mill about, several wearing rudraksha malas, some with white shawls and lanyards. A man in the foreground centre wears an orange shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha mala. A red banner reading Nithyanandam hangs on the back wall beside a framed painting and a wall clock. The people are standing and talking in a dense group.2008-12-28A dense crowd of devotees fills a tented hall during a festival procession. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white flower garland, with a golden trident-like staff raised behind him. Many people around him wear orange or saffron robes, some in white, and several women wear yellow shawls. Hands are raised and people are cheering and smiling. Decorative yellow, red and blue banners hang from the ceiling, and a blue backdrop lines the wall beside a display board.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23April 27 20122012-04-27June 01 20092009-06-01A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a tented hall, dressed almost entirely in white, with many pressing their palms together in namaskar or raised in devotion. Strings of bunting with red ribbons and gold garlands hang from the ceiling, and colourful decorative banners line the top of the frame. In the lower left, a man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl sits beside another figure in white and orange, while a standing man in white with an orange shawl stands at the far left edge. Some devotees wear ID badges around their necks. The scene suggests a satsang or celebration gathering.2007-01-01 +1 copiesA large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white ritual clothing, many with orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, clapping and smiling during a satsang session. Banners with colourful woven patterns and orange tassels hang from the white ceiling. A monk in orange robes sits at the left edge, and a speaker on a stand stands at the far left. Most attendees are shaved-headed men in white, with some women seated further back. The mood is attentive and joyful.2010-09-14December 23 20082008-12-23