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A photograph of a seated congregation facing a shrine inside an open-sided canopy with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses. Devotees in white ritual clothes sit on a white floor, several with long braids and one in a red and orange sari, while a woman in the foreground wears a white garment with floral print. A stone shrine holds a deity murti decorated with red and gold garments and a crown, flanked by red drapes. Tall cylindrical hangings with painted bird and floral motifs in red, blue and yellow hang from the roof. A speaker is mounted at the upper right.

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August 26 20072007-08-26A photograph of a covered open-air shrine hall at dusk, with a row of seated devotees facing a stone shrine. In the shrine a deity murti stands in a red-draped niche with a small lamp in front. Many devotees sit on the floor in white clothes; some women wear orange and red saris. Colourful painted cloth-wrapped pillars hang from the roof beams, and a small handheld bag rests on the floor at right. The gathering appears to be a seated ritual or puja. Several seated people are visible, and the scene shows a devotional worship setting.2007-08-26February 16 20072007-02-16Photograph of a covered outdoor hall at night with a large crowd seated on the floor in rows facing a raised shrine. At the centre, a pair of deity murtis stand on a red-draped platform, one with a crown and multiple arms, beside a silver kalasha-like object. Devotees in white clothing, many with long braids, sit with hands folded in prayer; a few wear saffron and red garments. Colourful striped and patterned cloth banners with bird and flower motifs hang on the pillars, and fluorescent lights hang from the metal roof frame.2007-08-26January 03 20082008-01-03February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a seated congregation in a corrugated-roof hall with whitewashed walls and tubelights. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows, mostly in white clothing with orange shawls or orange sashes, some in yellow and green saris. At the front, a few people stand near a shrine holding a deity murti with orange and gold decor, flanked by tall striped cloth banners with tassels. Attendees with long braids and buns face the front. A framed portrait hangs on the upper right wall, and a sign on the right reads text in a non-Latin script. Appears to be a satsang or puja gathering.2007-08-08Photograph of a seated congregation of devotees in an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and pale block walls. Most attendees wear white clothes, with orange shawls or sashes on several women and men. They sit on floor mats in rows facing a shrine at the far end, where a deity murti with a painted face and gold ornaments is decorated with garlands and flanked by tall kalasha-style pillars. Several people in white and orange stand near the altar, and a microphone stand appears at left. A woman in a green sari sits at left foreground, with a braid-wearing woman in white and orange nearby. The scene appears to be a satsang or puja in progress.2007-08-08A photograph of a seated congregation inside a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on striped mats facing a small altar at the far end, where a decorated deity murti is lit by electric lamps. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some women wear white saris and others wear saffron shawls or red saris. Hanging banners with blue, red and white patterns hang from the ceiling near the altar. A framed picture hangs on the right wall beside a sign reading Nithyananda Galleria. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person, and the scene shows a group puja or arati setting.2007-08-26Photograph of an evening puja in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and tube lights. Seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly in white clothes, with women in white saris and some in red and orange garments at the front right. At the far end, a lit altar holds a gilded deity murti with a crown and ornaments, draped in red cloth, with a golden kalasha and a small metal lamp in front. Tall striped cloth banners in red, blue, yellow and orange with bird motifs flank the altar, and a stairway leads up on the left.2007-08-26Photograph taken from behind a seated congregation facing a shrine in a covered hall at night. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats, with a few in orange on the right and a woman in a red and gold sari at the lower right. At the centre, a stone shrine holds deity murti decorated with garlands and draped in purple cloth, with an oil lamp and offerings before it. Paper cutouts and streamers hang from the ceiling, and loudspeakers sit on the walls. The scene suggests temple aarati or puja worship. No figure at the shrine is clearly identifiable as a candidate.2007-10-23August 12 20072007-08-12