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A photograph of a large open tent hall with white walls and a white canopy, decorated with hanging colourful woven cloth pillars edged with yellow and orange tassels. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor: many men in white kurta-style clothes with saffron-orange shawls, and women in white and orange saris. Several young boys in white and orange sit in front on white-draped raised seats along a yellow-edged mat. A cameraman with a tripod stands near the front left, and a few people in white stand at the back near the stage area. The scene suggests a satsang or gathering, though no specific ritual is clearly visible.

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December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a large youth gathering in a tented hall with white canopy frames and colourful woven banners hanging from the poles. Dozens of young people sit on the floor in white kurtas and saffron-orange shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a few people in saffron cloth sit on white mats facing the group, one with long hair seated with their back to the camera. A large framed portrait hangs on the back wall above the stage area, and plastic chairs are arranged along the sides.2007-10-01Indoor event in a large tented hall decorated with hanging cloth panels in yellow, blue and multicoloured geometric patterns with tassels. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on the concrete floor with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit on white mats near the front, and one figure in white with long dark hair and a white head covering sits facing them. A red curtain hangs at the right edge beside a small brass tray. Framed pictures and banners are mounted on the back walls, and a microphone stand and lights are visible overhead.A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the front left, a row of monks in saffron and orange robes and white sits on blue and orange mats, with one monk in a yellow shawl and another in an orange-red shawl. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering. A painted backdrop of a deity with a crown and trident hangs on the left wall, and orange cloth covers the floor at right. The scene is a seated satsang or discourse with a large audience, and a banner on the mat reads Dhyanapeetham.2010-08-08A large indoor hall with a white fabric ceiling and colourful patterned pillar wraps hung from it, showing a seated congregation on orange mats. In the foreground, many people in white and orange clothes, some wearing yellow or orange shawls, sit cross-legged facing a stage. On the right, a few figures in orange robes sit on a raised orange-draped platform. A banner on the left wall reads Nithyanandam beside a framed photograph, and stage lights and speakers are visible.2008-12-24Wide view inside a large white tent hall where a crowd of many people sits on the floor in white clothes, many in plain white dhotis and saris, with some wearing orange, green and striped shawls. Yellow floor lines and a red carpet divide the seating area. Decorative fabric cylinders with geometric patterns and yellow tassels hang from the ceiling. Near the centre a single standing figure in white with an orange shawl stands by a camera tripod, and a red and gold decorated backdrop with a symbol appears at the right. The scene is a seated assembly, possibly a youth gathering. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible at this distance.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25August 29 20092009-08-29A seated congregation in a large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with decorative yellow, orange and blue cloth banners. Most participants wear white with red or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting on yellow and orange mats with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the front row, a man in white kurta sits beside a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, then a woman in orange with folded hands and a young man in white with red shawl. Further back, a monk in orange robes stands at the left edge. A camera on a tripod is set up in the middle aisle, and a raised altar with a lit lamp is visible at the far end.2009-06-01October 02 20082008-10-02A large hall with white draped ceiling and tall colourful pillars wrapped in patterned bands and yellow tassels hosts a seated group of devotees in white clothes. Many sit cross-legged on orange mats, some wearing yellow shawls, orange shawls and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe sits on an orange mat with a red shawl beside him. At the front right, a deity murti and ornate decorations stand on a raised altar. A man in white stands near the centre aisle, and a cameraman with a tripod films at left. The scene resembles a group meditation or satsang session.2010-09-07