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Photograph of a seated meditation session in a hall with red carpeting and a white pillared interior. Thirty-plus devotees sit cross-legged on the red floor, facing a small raised stage where a man in white clothing sits on a white chair behind a microphone. A red banner on the wall reads Sri Shiridi Sai Baba Sansthan - Dhyana Mandiram. Behind the stage hangs a white banner with printed text, and a framed deity murti decorated with garlands stands to the right beside a blue screen. Men wear shirts and lungis, women wear saris and salwar kameez in pastel colours, and ceiling fans hang above.

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September 07 20082008-09-07September 07 20082008-09-07A photograph of an indoor hall with a red carpet where a large seated audience sits cross-legged in rows facing front. Many attendees wear white, light blue, yellow and checked shirts, and women wear pink, blue and multicoloured saris. At the front, a presenter in a light shirt stands at a microphone stand beside a red-cushioned chair and a white plastic chair. Behind him a banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Nithya Dhyaan, Introduction to Chakra Meditation, and a blue meditation figure poster hangs on the left wall. The ceiling has recessed square lights and ceiling fans. The scene matches a meditation introduction session, with no visible person identifiable as a person.2008-09-07Indoor seated audience of many people on red floor mats facing a presenter standing at the front of a hall, holding up a blue poster or chart on a stand. Behind him is a framed deity image and a white statue on a pillar. A wall banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Nithya Dhyaan, Introduction to Chakra Meditation, with a small framed portrait beside it. Visible participants wear white shirts, pastel kurtas, pink and blue saris, and some are seated in rows. The room has white columns, ceiling fans, a red sofa and white plastic chairs, and a sign above reads Sri Shiridi Sai Baba Sansthan Dhyana Mandiram. Printed portrait of a bearded man with a dark jacket is on the banner; no clear in-person candidate is identifiable.2008-09-07September 07 20082008-09-07September 07 20082008-09-07A photo of a seated audience in a hall with white pillars and a coffered white ceiling. Rows of people sit on a long red carpet facing a raised red-carpeted stage. On the stage, a man in white clothes sits on a chair near a presenter standing beside a projection screen. Behind them a banner reads "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham" with a framed portrait and a sign reading "Introduction to Chakra Meditation". Audience members wear white shirts, yellow, blue, pink and maroon saris and salwars. Many are seated on the floor, and a few sit on white chairs at the side. A wall fan and a flat-screen TV are visible.2008-09-07Photograph of an indoor meditation hall with red carpeting where a seated audience faces a small stage. Several people in white and red-orange clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste on the stage, and a young man in a light shirt stands at the right edge. Audience members sit cross-legged on the floor in shirts, saris and salwar kameez, many viewed from behind. Banners and a signboard above the stage read Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan Dhyana Mandiram. A blue framed panel and a white plastic chair are visible, with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights overhead.2008-09-07A seated audience of devotees on red carpets in a hall with a white ceiling and white columns, attending an introduction to chakra meditation. Rows of people sit cross-legged facing a front stage where a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands with palms pressed together, addressing the group. Women wear sarees in pink, blue, lavender and floral prints, and men wear white shirts and checked shirts. A banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Nithya Dhyaan, Introduction to Chakra Meditation, with a meditation figure illustration on the wall beside a sign reading Sri Shiridi Sai Baba Sansthan - Dhyana Mandiram. A red sofa and a white plastic chair sit on the stage, and a television screen is mounted at the right.2008-09-07September 07 20082008-09-07September 07 20082008-09-07A photograph of an indoor satsang hall with white pillars, a coffered ceiling and red floor mats laid over pale marble. Roughly a dozen seated people face a standing presenter near a small TV and an easel poster titled "How the Mind works". The presenter wears an orange garment and a white top. Attendees in white shirts, blue shirts, a yellow sari and red saris sit in rows. Behind the stage a glass panel bears an Om symbol, and a red banner reads Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan - Dhyana Mandiram.