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A large crowd of people, mostly in white clothing, fills a covered hall beneath a banner reading Garudia Vivekananda Vidyalaya. On a raised stage at the back, several people in orange and saffron robes sit at a blue-draped table in front of a gold backdrop with a logo and the words 1st Hindu Spiritual Service Fair. Stage crew in orange vests and a man in a red shirt move around the edges, and television monitors show the stage. In the foreground a young boy in a pink-and-white striped polo stands among women in white saris and sarees of orange, green and blue. The people in orange robes on stage are visible but too distant to attribute to any particular role.

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February 06 20092009-02-06A large indoor audience of many seated and standing people fills plastic chairs in a covered hall during a Hindu spiritual service fair organisers meeting. Most attendees wear white, cream and light clothing, with women in saris and salwar in pink, orange and green. A stage at the far end has a blue draped table with a few seated figures and a large banner behind it. Two side screens and a red-and-yellow sign reading Garuda Vivekananda Vidyalaya hang above. Men in white shirts stand along the aisles and at the right edge.2009-02-06February 06 20092009-02-06Wide photograph of a large indoor hall at a venue with a banner reading Vivekananda Vidyalaya, where a seated audience of many white-clad attendees faces a stage. On the stage a saffron-draped central figure sits near a blue-draped table, with a yellow-and-orange backdrop reading 1st Hindu Spiritual Service Fair. Flanking screens show video, and white-shirted staff and cameramen move along the aisles. Many attendees wear white dhotis and shirts, and some women wear sarees in yellow, pink and purple. Columns carry painted panels of deities and kalasha-like motifs.2009-02-06February 06 20092009-02-06A large audience of many people seated in blue plastic chairs faces a stage at the 1st Hindu Spiritual Service Fair organisers meeting. Several robed monastics in saffron and orange sit at a blue-draped table on the stage, one standing at a lectern on the left. Behind them a large banner reads GFCH Global Foundation for Civilizational Harmony, 1st Hindu Spiritual Service Fair, Together, We Shine, with a list of participating organisations. Orange and white marigold garlands hang at the sides, a Krishna-like deity figure with a snake is painted on the wall at right, and screens show the stage.2009-02-06February 06 20092009-02-06Large hall packed with seated devotees in white clothes facing a stage at the far end. Most attendees wear white, with women in plain and coloured saris, some with long braids and flowers in their hair. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor. The stage has a blue and red draped backdrop with a banner reading Nithyananda Spurana Programme, and a small figure in white stands near the centre of the stage. Two large monitor screens flank the hall, and tall arched windows line the walls. Several standing helpers in white move along the side aisles.2006-07-27A wide overhead view of a large hall filled with seated devotees on white plastic chairs, most dressed in white, with some in orange and saffron. A raised green-and-red stage at the far end holds a seated figure in white and orange robes, flanked by speakers. Above the stage hangs a white banner with a portrait of a smiling figure with long hair and a devotional-style caption, with a mountain pictured behind. Strings of lights and ceiling fans line the hall, and people watch from a balcony along the top edge.2007-01-12Wide indoor photo of a packed hall with hundreds of seated devotees in white and colourful saris and shirts on white plastic chairs, facing a raised green-carpeted stage at the far end. A large banner with a portrait of a long-haired man with raised hands is hung behind the stage, and a small figure in orange sits on a central seat. Strings of fairy lights line the upper balconies, where more people watch from above.2007-01-12Wide view from the back of a seated audience in white plastic chairs facing a stage at a hall event. A long blue-draped table on the stage has several robed figures in saffron and orange seated behind it, with a microphone and flowers. A large yellow banner behind them reads GFCH Global Foundation for Civilizational Harmony, 1st Hindu Spiritual Service Fair, Together We Serve, listing many organisations. Garlands of orange marigolds hang at the banner edges. To the right, a dark deity murti sits on a yellow-draped platform with a garland, and cameramen with tripod cameras film the stage. A television screen at left shows the stage feed. Blue mountain and lake murals decorate the walls. +1 copiesA photograph of a large indoor hall packed with well over a hundred seated participants, mostly dressed in white with white headbands, facing a raised stage. On the stage a figure in orange-saffron robes sits in a white armchair-style seat at centre, flanked by attendants in white and two decorated side alcoves with draped fabric and garlands. Behind the stage hangs a banner reading Nithyananda Spurana Programme (NSP) above a large pink and blue draped backdrop, with floral garlands across the top and a golden emblem panel to one side. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and wall windows are visible.2006-07-28