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A large, dense crowd of seated devotees fills an indoor hall, most with eyes closed in meditation or devotion. Women in white, cream and saffron saris and salwar dress predominate, with several wearing rudraksha and bead malas and some with white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Two framed printed notices on the wall behind them show a Life Bliss Technology (LBT) poster and a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Sputhana Program (NSP) banner. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.

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A seated congregation fills a hall with white walls and a white tent-style ceiling, many people sitting on mats and white plastic chairs with palms pressed together in namaste. Most wear white clothing, some in pastel or coloured outfits; a woman in a yellow top and orange shawl and a woman in a blue top sit in the front rows. A banner reads International Vedic Hindu University and Nanda Spurana Program, with another board reading Life Bliss at the back wall. A large crowd is visible, though many are partially hidden, and no speaker is clearly identifiable on stage.2008-03-13A large crowd of mostly women and some children sits seated on the floor of a hall during a healing session. Many wear white or cream saris with coloured borders, along with orange, green, pink, red and blue saris; several wear rudraksha or beaded malas around their necks. Some sit with eyes closed or hands folded in meditation. At the back, men in white and orange clothing stand near a shop-like display of books and products. Wall signage and a banner reading Life Bliss Gallery hang behind them, with a framed portrait of a woman on the banner. Visible people number well over twenty, so the crowd is counted in the larger range. No figure in the scene clearly matches the appearance cues needed for a person identification.2008-03-21A large seated audience of women fills a hall at a one-day Kalpataru workshop in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. Most wear white or pale saris with gold borders, along with pink, magenta, blue, red and orange saris, and many have rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. Several hold name badges on lanyards. Behind them stand orange and white banners and a partly visible printed poster, and a few men are seated at the back of the room.2009-01-24A densely packed photograph of a hall filled with a large crowd, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez seated on white chairs and the floor, many with hands folded in prayer or looking toward the front. A woman in a white sari with a red border walks through the aisle in the foreground, and a woman in a red sari sits with a baby in her arms. Banners and a poster display stand along the back wall, including a Life Bliss Gallery panel and a Life Bliss Technologies sign. No identifiable a person is clearly visible in the frame.2008-03-21A large seated audience of women fills the frame at a person Spurana programme in a hall decorated with a blue backdrop. Most attendees wear white or cream saris and salwar with colourful borders in orange, yellow, pink, green and purple, and many wear name badges on their clothing. Several women in the foreground hold water bottles and rest their chins on their hands. Above them hang several framed portraits and banners, including a large banner with a temple image and a spiritual leader's photograph, plus framed images of a bearded man in saffron and white robes wearing a turban. Floral garlands hang along the top of the backdrop.2006-12-17Photo of a large seated audience inside a hall at a satsang, many people with palms pressed together in namaste. Women in sarees and salwar kameez in orange, saffron, white, blue and teal sit on mats and white plastic chairs. A banner near the back wall reads Life Bliss Galleria, and another poster on the wall shows a portrait labelled "Nithyananda Paramashivam" with an academy caption. A speaker and fans hang from white metal scaffolding overhead. No speaker is clearly visible at the front.2008-03-12March 23 20082008-03-23A dense crowd fills an indoor hall with white plastic chairs, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis alongside women in saris and salwar kameez in blue, teal, pink and yellow. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt looks to the side, and a woman in a teal blouse stands with her back to the camera. Behind them a man in a yellow garment walks through the aisle, and an elderly man in white holds a cane. Above, banners hang from the ceiling and wall, including a blue sign reading Life Bliss Technology and a sign for the Nithyananda Paramashivam Spiritual Program. Several people are seated while others move through the crowd, and no one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-03-21A crowded indoor hall filled with devotees, mostly women in saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, queuing and milling in the aisle between rows of white plastic chairs. Several women in the foreground wear white or cream blouses with gold-toned bangles, one in a maroon sari with a long braid, another in a yellow shawl with a lanyard. A woman at right has jasmine flowers in her hair and a cream sari. Banners on the walls read in Tamil and English, including a panel reading NITHYANANDA SPS AND PROGRAM. Several men in white and older attendees seated in the background watch the crowd. The scene looks like a healing darshan line in a large community hall.2008-03-21A large seated audience fills a hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam style event, mostly women in colourful saris in orange, green, yellow, pink and blue, with a few men in white shirts at the lower right. Attendees sit on chairs and mats in rows, many with name badges, facing the front. In the lower left a brass oil lamp burns on a small wooden stand near the stage edge. On the back wall a blue banner shows a portrait labelled "ஆனந்த ஸ்புரணா தியானம்" beside a photo of a man in a saffron-trimmed white turban, and a sign reads "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam". No speaker is visible on the stage.A large seated audience fills a covered hall with draped white and gold curtains and red valance trim. Rows of men and women sit on the floor, most in white, cream, orange-and-white, yellow and blue saris and kurtas, many with name badges on their chests. Several participants clap their hands. A portrait banner hangs at the upper right and a small framed picture sits at the upper left, but no clearly identifiable a person is seated on stage in view. The crowd is dense, filling the frame from front to back.2006-11-26A large indoor hall packed with seated devotees, mostly women in orange and saffron shawls, white and yellow saris, and red and blue clothing, with flowers in some hair. Many sit on white plastic chairs and floor mats facing toward the front, where a figure in white is partially visible at the right edge. Above them hangs a yellow cloth banner with geometric borders, and a framed poster in Tamil script with a photograph is mounted on the wall. Overhead are white fabric canopy and speaker equipment. The atmosphere suggests a satsang or discourse gathering.2008-10-09