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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a bright, open hall during a devotional gathering. Several men sit in front wearing white garments with saffron-orange shawls, one with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, another with a rudraksha mala. A standing man in an orange robe stands at the back near a doorway, and rows of colourful decorative pillars and a small embroidered parasol hang in the room, with paper birds and decorations on the wall. Light streams in from the windows behind.

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A photograph of a meditation or japa session in a hall with white walls and colourful hanging decorations of birds and tassels. In the foreground a man with a red tilak on his forehead sits eyes closed on a cushioned seat draped with orange cloth, wearing white and orange garments. Beside him a man in white and yellow sits cross-legged, and another in an orange shawl and white dhoti sits with hands folded. Several seated devotees in white and orange sit on mats behind, and a standing figure in orange robes stands near the back, with more people seated along the left side.2008-09-30June 01 20092009-06-01September 30 20082008-09-30A large hall filled with seated devotees in rows on orange and yellow mats, facing a front area out of frame. Most wear white kurtas or dhotis with orange shawls or saffron robes, and many wear rudraksha malas and flower garlands. Hanging orange and yellow fabric strips decorate the ceiling, and a wall clock and framed pictures are visible. Tall speakers stand near the walls. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session, and the audience numbers in the dozens.2009-06-01August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of a ritual homa or yagna in a hall with orange drapes. A seated central figure in saffron-orange robes, long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala with a white-and-green floral garland sits with palms pressed together in namaskar before a white-covered fire altar decorated with yellow flowers. Around the altar, brahmacharis and devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls kneel with hands folded, some holding long metal ritual staffs. Brass bowls with offerings, flowers, bundled sticks and incense sit on the mats in front. A microphone stand stands beside the central figure. The central figure has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, a probable match for a person in a ritual role.2007-12-25June 01 20092009-06-01A large indoor hall with rows of seated devotees in white ritual clothes, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, with some wearing marigold garlands. Many sit with palms pressed together in namaskar on yellow and orange mats. Tall banners with patterned panels hang from the ceiling, and a wall clock, a small shrine-like alcove and a stage with a sound system are visible. The front-row devotees face forward in meditation or satsang. Foreground participants have shaved heads and sit cross-legged.2009-06-01A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the front left, a row of monks in saffron and orange robes and white sits on blue and orange mats, with one monk in a yellow shawl and another in an orange-red shawl. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering. A painted backdrop of a deity with a crown and trident hangs on the left wall, and orange cloth covers the floor at right. The scene is a seated satsang or discourse with a large audience, and a banner on the mat reads Dhyanapeetham.2010-08-08A large hall filled with seated meditators in white clothing, many wearing white kurtas or dhotis with white and orange shawls and rudraksha or bead malas. In the front row, a bald man in orange robes sits on an orange mat facing forward. Rows of people in white and some in yellow or orange stretch back across the floor. Colourful striped cloth pillars with orange tassels hang from a white draped ceiling, and a man in white stands at the left edge near a pillar. The scene suggests a meditation session. Several hundred people are visible.2010-09-07A seated assembly of large crowd in a tented hall with hanging colourful tassel banners and ceiling fans. In the foreground, several young men in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron or yellow shawls sit on mats, some with rudraksha malas. Two monks in saffron robes sit at the left edge. A man in a white shirt wears a white garland-like necklace and sits cross-legged on an orange mat. Behind them, rows of attendees in white clothes sit facing forward toward a stage area with a camera on a tripod at left. Text on the wall reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2010-08-08A large seated crowd of men and boys in white ritual clothing fills a covered hall under a corrugated metal roof, many with rudraksha malas around their necks. Hanging from the ceiling are tall cylindrical banners in red, blue and orange with floral and geometric patterns, and orange flag pennants line the upper wall. In the left foreground a man in white with an orange shawl stands holding a camera, and on the right a man in white stands near the crowd. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the scene.2007-07-28