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A large crowd of devotees performs a bowing and arm-raising greeting inside a white-canopied tent hall, many seated on white plastic chairs. Most wear white, cream or pastel clothes, some women in saris and salwar kameez. Ceiling fans and stage lights hang overhead. At the front, a large banner portrait shows a smiling bearded figure in a white turban and orange robe, with Tamil text on the stage backdrop.

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A large indoor hall with white ceiling lights and a stage backdrop showing a framed portrait of a man wearing a white turban, with Tamil text and a logo nearby. Many devotees, mostly women in white and brightly coloured saris in green, orange, blue and yellow, are kneeling or bowing with heads down on folding chairs. In the foreground a woman in a maroon top and white shawl raises both arms in devotion. The scene suggests a satsang or convention gathering.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14A photograph of a large seated audience under a white tent at an outdoor event. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the foreground, with many attendees in white shirts and kurtas, and women in orange, red and saree-style clothing. At the front, a large banner shows a smiling figure in a white turban and orange garment, beside Tamil script. A stage with a white tablecloth and a few small stands sits below. A few people in the foreground are seen from behind, and a rough count of the visible crowd is in the dozens to hundreds.2006-12-14A photograph of a large seated audience under a white tent at a person Spurana programme. Rows of men in white and pastel shirts sit on white plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end. On the backdrop a large printed portrait shows a smiling man wearing an orange and white turban with a hand raised, beside a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanamukha. A small figure in orange sits at a lectern on the stage below. Yellow drapes, ceiling fans and black speaker columns frame the hall.2006-12-14A large audience sits on white plastic chairs under a white tented hall at a person Spurana program. Most attendees wear white shirts and light trousers, with some in checked or striped shirts. In the background stage, a large banner shows a bearded man in saffron-coloured clothing with a white head wrap seated before a red and gold sunburst design, beside Tamil text. A figure in white sits at a small table on the raised stage, and a yellow cloth hangs on a stand, with a colourful circular graphic at the side. Loudspeakers stand on the stage edges, and a cameraman is visible at the left.2006-12-14A large seated audience fills a white-tented hall facing a stage at the a person Spurana Dhyanapeetham event. Most attendees wear white shirts, with some in checked shirts and a few in orange or saffron cloths. Behind the stage, a large portrait shows a figure in a yellow-and-white turban with a raised hand, beside a painted concentric circle emblem. A yellow-draped lectern and a small table stand on the stage, with loudspeakers and gold drapes along the sides.2006-12-14Photograph of a large outdoor tent event with a crowd of many hundreds seated in white plastic chairs, viewed from behind, mostly men in white and light shirts. At the front a stage is decorated with white and gold drapes; a large printed banner portrait shows a smiling figure in a white turban and dark robe, and beside it a Tamil banner reads Nithyananda Spurana with Dhyanapeetam. On the stage a figure in orange robes sits at a lectern with a microphone, and a smaller orange-clad person stands at the side. Ceiling fans and speakers are visible under the white tent canopy.2006-12-14A photograph of a large indoor convention hall with a white tented ceiling and draped white fabric walls. Hundreds of seated attendees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, face a raised stage at the far end. On the stage, a figure in white with a white turban and a rudraksha mala sits near a microphone, beneath a large banner showing a smiling person in a turban with a garland, with the Tamil heading 'நித்யானந்த ஸ்பரண தியானமுறை' (Nithyananda Smarana Dhyana Murai). Round colourful targets hang at the stage sides, and black speakers stand on either side of the audience. The copyright overlay and source credit appear at the lower right.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14A large photograph of a crowded tented hall during a person Spurana program. Hundreds of women and some men sit in white plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end. Many wear sarees in pink, red, blue, green and white, with long braided hair and some with gold necklaces. The stage backdrop shows a large portrait of a smiling figure in a white head wrap with a saffron-toned background, with a banner reading Nithyananda Spurana Dhyanamuga. Hanging fans and white draped curtains line the tent ceiling. The portrait is a depiction, and no clearly identifiable person is seen on stage in the foreground.2006-12-14Wide photo of a large seated audience facing a stage in a tented hall with white draped ceilings and hanging speakers. Hundreds of people sit on white plastic chairs on red carpet, mostly in white, cream and pastel kurtas, saris and salwars, with some in red and green. On stage, a speaker in white and orange robes with a white head covering sits at a draped table, flanked by a yellow cloth and a framed portrait. Behind the stage hangs a large banner showing a smiling figure in white and orange, with Tamil text and a concentric colour circle graphic.2006-12-14