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A large indoor hall packed with a seated audience, most men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many wearing rudraksha malas and some with red-orange shawls or garlands. Rows of people sit on red mats across the floor. A cameraman in white stands on the left beside a tripod-mounted camera. Framed portraits and banners hang on the cream walls, with red drapes at the windows and ceiling lights overhead. A mostly white, orderly satsang-style gathering in an ashram hall.

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Wide photograph of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants on red mats, facing toward the front. Many men wear white kurta-style clothes and rudraksha-like beaded necklaces, while several women wear white saris, some with red-bordered shawls. A cameraman stands near the centre aisle on a tripod, and a figure in white stands at the front by a golden decorated shrine with a deity murti and kalasha. Framed religious pictures hang along the walls and red curtains frame the windows. Cardboard name badges are visible on many chests. Several people at the front-left wear white and sit cross-legged, and a boy in a pink shirt sits in the foreground.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24Large seated audience of men in white shirts and white dhotis fills a bright hall during a satsang at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Many sit on red floor mats and chairs, several wear rudraksha malas and tilak, and some have name badges. Near the back, staff in white stand beside a bookshop display with colourful items and a whiteboard on the wall. One man in the front row wears an orange shawl and a bald-headed man beside him has tilak and a cloth wrap, with no clear identification of any central figure. The scene shows a dense crowd attending the event.2013-07-22A large seated congregation of men fills a hall for a Shiva diksha teaching session. Most wear white dhotis and shirts with orange-red garlands, sitting cross-legged on red mats in rows that extend toward the back of the room. A bald man in the front centre wears an orange shawl over white clothes and sits with hands folded. Gold-coloured ornate panels and framed religious pictures line the walls, and ceiling lights hang overhead. Many people in the crowd number well beyond twenty, so the count is in the hundred-plus range.2015-09-05A large indoor hall filled with many seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, most wearing red-and-white beaded garlands and some with name badges. Two men in the right foreground sit cross-legged on the floor, laughing broadly; the closer one holds a white notebook. Rows of red and maroon mats cover the floor, and a standing microphone on a stand is at left. Pictures frame the walls, and the far end of the hall shows golden figures and a decorated altar area.2014-08-24September 15 20132013-09-15A large hall filled with many men seated on the floor in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing lanyards with name badges and rudraksha malas. Many sit on saffron-coloured and blue mats in neat rows facing toward the front of the room. Framed portraits and wall pictures hang on the pale pink walls, with red curtains along the windows, and a digital clock on the right wall.2014-08-23A large hall with rows of seated devotees on red mats facing a distant stage where a figure in white stands near golden deity decorations and a golden throne-like seat. Foreground men wear white dhotis and white shirts, several with rudraksha malas or red-and-orange shawls, and some hold blue notepads and yellow papers. Walls display framed pictures and a portrait, with ceiling lights and air conditioners overhead.2014-08-24March 07 20162016-03-07A large indoor hall filled with seated men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing lanyard name badges, sitting on red and blue mats during a Nithya Dhyan Yoga session. Foreground men include one in a striped shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace, an older man with a grey moustache and a raised hand to his chin, and a man in a yellow shirt. Red curtains, framed deity pictures and a golden decorative stand line the walls. A figure in white stands at the far right near the curtain. The crowd is large, well over one hundred people visible.2014-09-20August 18 20132013-08-18A large hall with a white tiled ceiling and fluorescent lights holds a seated audience of many men in white shirts and white dhotis, most wearing red-and-white or brown rudraksha-style neck garlands. They sit cross-legged on red and peach mats, with yellow notebooks and blue folders on the floor. Red curtains and framed photographs decorate the walls, and a distant small figure in orange robes sits near the front, with golden ritual objects visible beyond. The scene looks like a meditation or satsang session.2014-09-20