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Photograph inside a decorated red-and-white tent with a red carpet. A young woman in a pink t-shirt holds a folded pink and purple cloth to her face while looking ahead. Beside her an older woman in a black and yellow striped sari stands with hands folded. A man in a grey striped shirt and cap faces away from the camera. On the right, two women in red and orange saris stand near a metal railing, one holding a lit oil lamp, and a man in white ritual clothes with a sacred thread stands behind them. Behind the crowd are stalls with colourful banners and garlands. Oil lamps hang from the tent top.

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May 03 20162016-05-03May 03 20162016-05-03April 25 20162016-04-25A dense crowd of devotees fills a red-carpeted temple hall, many people pressing toward a shrine at the right. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in red, yellow, purple and green, some with headscarves, while men wear shirts and trousers. Ornate gold and stone temple architecture frames a deity murti decorated with colourful garlands and tassels, with brass oil lamps set before it. Metal barriers guide the flow of people, and a banner with red and gold lettering hangs on the left. The scene shows a busy darshan line rather than a seated programme.2016-05-15May 03 20162016-05-03A crowded indoor darshan hall with a dense throng of devotees pressing toward a raised shrine. Many people hold up mobile phones to photograph the scene. Visible are a man in a white kurta, a woman in a pink dupatta, a woman in a purple sari, a man in a black t-shirt holding a small child, and a man in a checked shirt. A red banner reads Nithyananda Sangha Tamilnadu and another section lists Singapore, with gold ceremonial staffs and a red-and-gold shrine decorated with garlands and deity figures in the background. Barriers and red chairs line the left side.2016-05-15A dense crowd of devotees fills a red-carpeted exhibition hall at a person Sangha stall. Many people in saris, salwar kameez and kurtas press toward a gold-decorated shrine on the right, where a deity murti and small oil lamps are set under a gilded canopy. Behind the shrine, a panel reads Nithyananda Sangha Singapore. Above the left stalls, banners read Nithyananda Sangha Karnataka, and colourful bunting hangs overhead. Women wear orange, purple and yellow saris, and a boy in a red shirt stands near the front. A small portrait of a bearded man in a red-bordered panel appears above the sign. The camera looks down over the crowd.2016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08May 15 20162016-05-15April 25 20162016-04-25A busy indoor temple hall with a red carpeted floor, where a dense crowd of devotees moves past a decorated shrine. Many women wear saris and salwar in pink, purple, red, yellow and green, some with head coverings. A man in white shirt and dark trousers stands near the front, and a man in orange turban and kurta is visible at left. Several people hold up phones and cameras. Golden deity murtis and statues are dressed with colourful garlands and stand behind a metal barrier, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like object on the altar. Along the right, a small child is held up by a man. Brass oil lamps and small offerings sit on the shrine platform.2016-05-15A dense crowd of devotees fills a long hall lined with metal barricades and a red carpeted walkway, with red and orange ceremonial flags hanging on the left. Many people stand close together, some with hands folded in namaste. A woman in a light blue sari and head covering stands near the barricade, a man in a white kurta holds his hands in prayer, and a young child in a green top is held in the foreground. Behind them, red display panels show photographs under banners reading Nithyananda Sangha Mumbai and Nithyananda Sangha Karnataka, with a Nithyananda Sangha Maharashtra banner above. A portrait labelled with a Nithyananda name appears at the top right. No identifiable presence is confirmed among the visible people.2016-05-08