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Indoor gathering in a white-walled hall under a white tent canopy, with a hanging yellow and blue patterned banner above. Rows of seated devotees, mostly women in white and pastel saris and men in white kurtas, face toward the front. A standing woman in white with hands pressed together stands near the centre. At the left edge, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl raises an arm toward the stage area, near a wooden lectern and a black speaker on a metal truss. Orange and white clothing and a few sitting women in cream dress are visible, with a wooden blind on the right wall.

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A large tented hall at AadiKailaasa with a dark red curtained stage. A figure in orange robes sits on a white throne-like seat at the centre of the stage, behind a white draped table with a flower arrangement. Dozens of devotees in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls sit on yellow and striped mats and white plastic chairs facing the stage, with a few on the floor at left. A woman in white with a long braid and orange shawl stands at right in the aisle. Colourful painted pillar banners with elephant and geometric motifs hang from the tent. A camera on a tripod records the gathering. Seated people appear in attentive satsang or training setting.2008-04-16A large indoor hall with a red curtain at right and a stage where two women sit on chairs, one in white and one in an orange saffron garment, speaking into a microphone. Dozens of seated attendees fill the floor in the foreground, mostly young girls and women with long braided hair, many in white uniforms and some in yellow, orange and maroon saris. A man in white sits near the back of the stage and another man in white is seated at the left edge. Colourful decorative hangings with yellow tassels hang from the ceiling, and white fans are mounted overhead.2009-08-21A photograph of a meeting hall at an ashram where a seated group of devotees listens to a speaker on a raised platform. The central figure wears an orange-saffron robe and stands before a framed portrait and an oil lamp. Many attendees sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothing, including white shirts and white saris, and several women wear braids. Orange cloth banners hang along the wall behind the platform, and a whiteboard and a television sit to the side. Two framed images hang on the left wall. The scene conveys an organized satsang or discourse.2008-12-06Indoor satsang in a hall at Adi Kailaasa. On a raised red stage, a woman in orange robes sits on a cushioned seat behind a white draped table, speaking with a microphone. A second person in orange sits cross-legged to the right on the stage. Behind them hangs a framed portrait of a deity-like figure in orange, flanked by brass lamps and a stand of tall rods with saffron flags. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in front, several taking notes, while standing men in white stand near the left side. A banner reading Paramdhamo Nithyananda hangs above the stage, and a fan stands at the right edge.2008-03-23September 07 20092009-09-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated congregation in a plain hall with pale walls, a green chalkboard and a small red-and-gold draped table at right. In the foreground, women and girls in white and cream clothes sit cross-legged on striped mats with hands pressed in anjali, several with tilak marks on their foreheads. Some wear orange saris and orange shawls. Behind them, rows of people sit on white plastic chairs, including men in white shirts and women in white and orange. Leaves and dried sticks lie on the floor at lower left, and small green garlands decorate the partition walls. The scene appears to be a devotional satsang or puja gathering with participants in prayer posture.2007-10-21April 16 20082008-04-16April 12 20082008-04-12April 13 20082008-04-13Seated audience of many devotees in white clothing fills the foreground of a plain white hall with tiled floor and a corrugated roof. On a raised stage, a central figure in orange robes sits on a low seat before a backdrop of hanging orange cloth and rows of decorated sticks, with a framed image above. A figure in orange stands at the right edge of the stage, and a figure in orange sits at the left side of the stage. A standing fan stands at the right edge of the frame. A banner on the back wall shows a group of framed photographs. Multiple people fill the room, many of them sitting on the floor in white.2008-06-22April 04 20082008-04-04A photo of a large tent-like hall with a white fabric ceiling and rows of ceiling fans, hung with decorative cloth banners featuring painted elephants. A seated teacher in orange robes sits on a striped mat at the left, with a small wooden stand in front and a water bottle nearby, addressing an audience. Dozens of women in white clothes sit on mats and orange cushions in rows facing him, some with orange shawls, and a few white plastic chairs stand at the back. A framed painting of a deity murti hangs on the rear wall, and a camera on a tripod is set up in the middle of the hall.