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Wide view of a large white-walled hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees on the floor, most dressed in white with some in yellow and orange. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle toward a small table with a flower arrangement and a speaker at the left, where a woman in a red top sits facing the audience. Potted palms line the aisle, and black and red mandala banners hang on the back wall beneath ceiling fans and lights.

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February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25Wide view of a large hall during a seated convention session with a crowd of several hundred people sitting on red carpet in rows, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis. On a raised red stage at left, a person with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe stands at a lectern with a microphone, a person candidate by appearance cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, though the figure is small and distant. Potted palms line the stage edge, a laptop and audio equipment sit in the foreground, and a circular colourful graphic hangs on a backdrop behind the speaker. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead, and a cameraman with a tripod is visible at right.2009-02-27A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees on a red carpet facing a speaker at left. The speaker, a woman with long dark hair in an orange-red garment, stands beside a white draped chair and a small table with a flower arrangement and a monitor. Most attendees wear white, while some women wear orange or saffron saris and several men wear yellow shawls. Black and red decorated banners hang on the back wall beneath ceiling fans and recessed lights. Many people are seated in rows across the floor.2009-02-25Large indoor convention hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees on a red carpeted floor, most dressed in white with some in orange and yellow shawls, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the left foreground, a figure in orange robes sits on a white-draped raised seat with a small vase of orange flowers and a black monitor on a white table. A cameraman stands at right near a tripod, and potted palms and orange-and-red banners line the hall under ceiling lights and fans.2009-02-25February 27 20092009-02-27A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience of hundreds, most dressed in white shirts and mundus with white and saffron garments, many wearing lanyards. On the left, a woman in an orange saree stands at a lectern-like table with a small speaker and flower vase, facing the crowd across a long red carpet lined with green palm fronds. A cardboard box sits at the front of the carpet. Ceiling fans, rows of windows and wall-mounted screens frame the hall, and an overhead projector sits at the lower right.2009-02-27February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes, many with hands joined in namaskar, facing a central red carpeted aisle lined with potted palms. Women wear white and coloured saris, men wear white shirts and dhotis; several sit cross-legged on the floor. At the far end a figure in white stands near a video camera on a tripod, and red draped panels line the back wall beneath rows of ceiling lights. Some devotees wear name badges and a few hold water bottles.2009-02-25February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A wide photograph of a large hall filled with hundreds of seated participants on a red carpet, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with some women in white and orange saris and a few men in yellow shawls. Potted palm plants sit in the foreground. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights, white pillars and red-curtained windows line the room. No individual figure at the front is clearly identifiable as a person, so the candidate is unclear.2009-02-25February 27 20092009-02-27A large photograph of a seated audience filling a bright white hall with red-tiled edges and a red stage platform. Hundreds of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged in rows, many wearing lanyards, some with yellow shawls. A seated speaker in an orange-saffron robe with a white draped cloth sits at a podium with a microphone at the right edge, facing the crowd. Potted green plants and a camera on a tripod are visible at the left, and decorative banners hang along the back wall. Mention of a 'probable' a person is not established by appearance alone, so the speaker's identity is left uncertain.2009-02-25