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A large seated audience of several hundred people in white clothes fills the foreground of a hall facing a stage. On the stage, a seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a raised cushioned seat beside a small table with flowers, while a tall backdrop shows a smiling figure with a white turban, long dark hair and a raised hand. The banner beside it carries Tamil script for a person Spurana Dhyanapeetam and a lower caption reading Chennai. A concentric-circle graphic and a yellow curtain frame the stage, with a small framed portrait on an easel to the left.

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December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14Wide photograph of a large seated audience filling a hall, mostly men in white and pale shirts, viewed from behind. On a raised stage, a small seated figure in orange robes sits in a white chair before a flower-decked table. Behind the stage hangs a large banner portrait of a smiling figure wearing a white turban, long dark hair and a beaded necklace, with Tamil lettering beside it. A yellow cloth-draped stand and a concentric circle graphic panel flank the stage.2006-12-14Large hall event photographed from the back of a dense audience of mostly seated men in white clothes. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a white raised seat with a red cloth, in front of a large banner showing a smiling man in a white turban with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, one hand raised. The banner's Tamil text reads Nithyananda Spurana Dhyanapeetam and Chennai. A yellow curtain, a small framed portrait, a whiteboard on an easel, a concentric-rings chart and flower arrangements decorate the stage. The audience is seated in rows across the hall, and a pink-robed person is partly visible at the lower right.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14A large seated crowd fills a tented hall, most dressed in white shirts and dhotis, with some in checked shirts, facing a stage. A large banner shows a smiling figure in a white turban, raised hand, and long hair with beads; a smaller framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a white turban hangs at left. A figure in saffron robes sits on a white-draped dais at the centre of the stage, with a microphone and flower decorations along the platform edge. A concentric target-like graphic hangs to the right and loudspeakers sit at the stage sides. Plain ceiling fans and white draped curtains frame the hall.2006-12-15A large audience of mostly men sits in rows on the floor of an event hall, facing a stage. Behind the stage, a large banner shows a smiling man in a white turban and white robe with a long braid and a hand raised in blessing, beside Tamil text. A smaller framed portrait of a similarly turbaned man sits on an ornate gold-trimmed stand at the left of the stage. On the stage, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a white-draped seat, flanked by flower arrangements and a white board on an easel. A concentric target-like graphic hangs at the right. Attendees wear white shirts, checked shirts and dhotis.2006-12-16Large hall event: a seated figure in orange robes sits on a white-draped dais with a microphone, before a huge backdrop portrait of a smiling man in a white and gold turban with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, raising one hand. Tamil banner text reads 'Nithyananda Spurana Dhyanapeetam' beside the portrait, with a colourful concentric circle chart on the right and a yellow curtain on the left. Rows of seated audience members in white fill the foreground, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis.2006-12-14Large hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees viewed from behind, mostly in white clothing. On a raised white-draped stage, a large banner shows a smiling man in a white turban with a red bindi, long dark hair and a white garment with a gold-bordered shawl, with Tamil text beside him. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a white throne-like chair at the centre of the stage, with a yellow cloth and a small framed portrait at the left edge and a concentric circle graphic at the right. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse event with a seated speaker before the audience.2006-12-14December 15 20062006-12-15