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A large white tent hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes, many wearing marigold or orange garlands and some with yellow shawls, sitting on mats and white plastic chairs in rows. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations in red, yellow, blue and green line the ceiling, with green leafy garlands strung across. At the right, a small wooden shrine-like altar and a plant are visible. A man in front wears a yellow shawl and a lanyard. The scene appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering, with the crowd of roughly several dozen people facing forward.

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Large indoor satsang hall with a white tented ceiling and multicoloured pillar decorations hung with green garland. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on yellow and white floor mats facing the front. Many wear white kurtas or robes with orange or saffron shawls, while several wear yellow shawls; a few sit in saffron robes at the front. A framed deity mural hangs at the back among the crowd. No individual can be confidently identified as a particular teacher from this image, so no appearance-based candidate is named.2009-06-09June 17 20092009-06-17A large tented hall with a white canopy and hanging colourful decorative tassels. Rows of seated devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing yellow lanyards, sit on mats and cushions facing a stage at the far end. A deity painting hangs on the back wall. A cameraman with a tripod stands at left, and a person in orange robes stands near the stage. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2009-06-09A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful patterned cylindrical banners in yellow, orange, red and blue. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on orange and yellow mats. In the foreground a man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on an orange mat, and beside him several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit facing forward. A brass lamp stand with a flame and a small brass plate sit at the left edge. Many attendees are dressed in white, saffron and yellow, some wearing rudraksha malas. A framed painted image is visible on the back wall at left. Some people sit on chairs at the right side of the hall.2009-11-16A large indoor satsang hall with pink walls and a white tented ceiling hung with multicoloured and orange tassel banners. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on pale mats, most dressed in white kurtas and dhotis with rudraksha malas, while some wear yellow or orange shawls. Several men in the foreground hold open laptops or notebooks, and a plastic water bottle sits on the mat. Many attendees wear headphones for translation. The camera is positioned at the back of the hall looking toward the front, where a distant golden deity murti and a small shrine area are partly visible among the crowd.2010-09-16A large hall with white draped ceiling and colourful cylindrical banners hanging from above hosts a seated audience of many devotees in white clothes sitting on orange and white mats in rows facing the front. Several sitters in front wear yellow and red shawls, and a camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. Ceiling fans and lights are visible. The scene reads as a satsang or public talk setting. No individual at the front is clearly identifiable as a person, so no a person candidate is marked.2010-09-18A large hall with a white tent-style ceiling where many people sit in rows of chairs and on orange mats, attending a session. Most wear white clothing and yellow lanyards. Hanging from the ceiling are tall cylindrical fabric banners in red, yellow, blue and green with geometric and figurative patterns. On the back wall is a framed painted deity image with a red and gold background, and a wooden cabinet stands to the right. Many people are visible, with several in the foreground seated on chairs and others on the floor at left.2009-11-20A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing, many on chairs in rows and others sitting cross-legged on the floor near the front. Colourful decorative cloth hangings with yellow, blue and red patterns hang from the white ceiling, and several ceiling fans are visible. A woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a white border. A small deity murti sits in an altar area at the far left, and a shaved-headed man in white sits on the floor at the lower left. The walls are white with a framed picture and a wooden podium at the right.2009-12-15A 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.2010-09-07July 05 20092009-07-05A large hall at Sri Puram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam during a Dasara celebration, with many men seated on the floor in white ritual dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies, performing puja with brass plates and lamps in front of them. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in coloured cloth with orange tassels hang from a white canopy ceiling, and a few people in yellow and orange clothing sit toward the left. A small altar with a deity murti is visible at the far right. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the seated devotees are described by role only.2010-10-17November 16 20092009-11-16