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A large indoor hall with a golden-framed portrait on an orange-draped stage shows a smiling figure in orange head wrap and saffron robes, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Two gilded lion sculptures flank the portrait, and a tiger-head motif decorates the stage front. A woman in white clothing kneels near the altar, and a cameraman in red clothing films from the left. Audience members, many with dark hair, sit in rows in the foreground. Large banners on the wall show a smiling figure in orange and a temple-style scene. Oil lamps and offerings sit at the altar base. a person appears only as the portrait on the altar, not as a present person.

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December 09 20132013-12-09Photo of a large hall audience seated in rows of chairs facing a stage. Above the stage hangs a large banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes beside a Balinese temple pagoda. On the stage, a framed portrait of the same orange-clad, turbaned man sits on a golden altar with gilded lion figures and a tiered base. A person in white clothing kneels or sits at the altar near oil lamp offerings, while a cameraman in red works a tripod camera at the left. Many audience members wear white and red garments.2013-12-19Photo of a large hall during a satsang-style gathering. On a raised golden stage with a tiger-skin-patterned cushion, a golden framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits between two gilded lion sculptures, with a larger banner portrait above showing a smiling figure in orange and red turban. A woman in white sits before the dais with a small plate of flowers, and two people in orange-red robes sit at the left side reading. Foreground audience members in white clothing face the stage, seen from behind. A banner on the right shows a temple-like scene. A visible pattern of a Balinese-style painted image appears on the right banner, consistent with the Bali event.2013-12-10A hall event centred on a golden-framed portrait on a raised orange-draped platform flanked by two golden lion statues and a tiger-skin cloth. The framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, and a large banner behind shows a similar smiling figure. A figure in white sits at the platform's right side tending items, while two people in orange and red robes kneel at the left. Seated devotees in white clothes with their backs to the camera fill the foreground, and a small offering tray sits in front of the platform.2013-12-10Photograph of an indoor satsang hall facing a raised stage. A woman in white clothing sits cross-legged at a golden throne-like seat decorated with a tiger motif and a golden lion figure at each side. Behind her, a large painted portrait of a smiling man in orange clothing and an orange turban is displayed, with a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange and orange turban above the seat, and a painting of a temple landscape on the right. Audience members in the foreground sit in rows with their backs to the camera, many with dark or light hair, some wearing white and green. A man in orange clothing sits near a camera on a tripod at the left edge of the stage.2013-12-09December 12 20132013-12-12December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 08 20132013-12-08December 14 20132013-12-14A large hall with a seated audience of mostly women dressed in white, viewed from behind. On a raised golden stage, a white-clad figure stands before a golden altar with a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange turban and saffron robes; two men in red and orange garments sit nearby. Behind the stage hang a large banner of the same orange-turbaned figure beside a pagoda-style temple, and projection screens flank the stage. A video camera on a tripod stands at left.2013-12-07Photograph of a satsang hall where a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold crown sits on a red and gold throne backed by a gold arch, flanked by two golden lion statues. Above him a large banner shows a smiling man in orange robes beside a temple scene. Several people in white clothes sit before the dais, some with folded hands; a bald man in orange robes sits at left and a woman in a sari with a white garland sits at right. A large audience in white and colourful clothes fills the foreground, and a video camera on a tripod stands at left.2013-12-13