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Photograph of a large crowded tented hall with a white ceiling and hanging cylindrical banners decorated with elephant and geometric patterns. Many devotees stand closely packed, mostly in white clothing, with some in saffron, orange and yellow garments. A blue draped backdrop with a partially visible banner stands at the far end. In the foreground a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands near a white-covered platform, and a wheelchair is visible. Visible people number well over twenty.

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A large crowd of devotees fills a white tented hall decorated with tall, colourful cylindrical hanging banners patterned with elephants and birds and fringed with yellow tassels. Many people wear white or saffron and orange garments, while others wear yellow, pink and blue. Standing devotees face a stage draped in blue fabric with a yellow lettered banner. Several people are seated near the front in the crowd, and many are young children. The atmosphere suggests a festival gathering, though no specific ritual is clearly visible.2008-12-28A large crowd fills an indoor pavilion with a white tent-like ceiling, hung with long cylindrical fabric banners in red, yellow, blue and white patterns with orange tassels. Many people in white ritual clothing stand and sit in rows, including men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar in pink, yellow and orange, and several children. A blue draped backdrop with partial lettering stands at the far end, and a banner reading Nithyananda is visible on the right wall. Some men wear rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a festival gathering, with no clear individual candidate for a person identifiable.2008-12-28A large crowd fills a white tented hall with hanging colourful cylindrical banners decorated with elephants, birds and geometric patterns. Many people in white traditional clothes, some in saffron or yellow shawls, stand close together; a man in a white shirt and saffron shawl is at the front right. A blue draped stage backdrop with yellow lettering stands at left, and a wall sign reads Nithyanandam. The people visible number in the dozens, so the count is 21-100.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 27 20072007-12-27A large crowd of several hundred devotees fills a white tent-roofed hall during a healing darshan. Many sit on mats and cloth on the floor, while others sit on chairs; a wheelchair is visible at left. Women wear saris in pink, red, orange and white, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. Hanging decorative pillars with colourful patterned panels hang from the tent ceiling. At the far left front, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a red head covering sits on a raised platform beside potted plants, consistent with a speaker seated on a dais, though this figure's identity is uncertain. Small children sit among the adults at the front.2008-03-21A large indoor tent hall with a white fabric ceiling lit by overhead lamps, hung with cylindrical colourful tassel decorations and blue and red draped streamers. Many people in white ritual clothing, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with some women in white and orange saris, stand in long rows and queues; several hold small sticks or wands, and some hold hands together in anjali. A man seated in a wheelchair in white clothing sits in the foreground. A standing fan is at lower right and a banner is at the right edge. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so the individuals are described by role and attire only.2007-05-04June 27 20102010-06-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA crowded indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling and hanging decorative cloth columns printed with elephants and patterns. Many devotees, mostly women in white and pastel saris and children, stand in rows with palms pressed together in namaskar, some holding hands at chest level. On the right, a figure in an orange saffron robe walks along a central aisle lined with a red-brown strip. Ceiling fans, a wall clock and a framed picture with blue lettering are visible. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2010-07-24December 27 20072007-12-27