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A large hall filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats during a programme at the Nithyananda Peetham, Bengaluru. Many attendees wear white and saffron-orange clothing, with rudraksha malas and orange shawls over bare shoulders. A bearded man in a saffron turban sits near the centre, and a man in white sits nearby. Fluorescent ceiling lights, framed artwork on the walls and a far-off figure standing near a shrine complete the scene. Hundreds of people are visible, many younger children among them.