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Wide photograph of a large indoor convention hall under a white tent ceiling, with a dense audience of many hundreds seated in white plastic chairs facing a raised stage. A large backdrop banner shows a smiling person wearing a white head wrap, with Tamil script reading Nithyananda Spurana Dhyanapeetam beside it. On the stage, a figure in saffron/orange robes stands at a lectern with a microphone near a white-draped table decorated with flowers. Audience members wear white, pink, green and multicoloured saris and kurtas, many with long braids or hair tied back. A small portrait and yellow curtain appear at the stage sides, and a blue banner stands to the right.

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December 14 20062006-12-14 +1 copiesA large outdoor tented hall with a stage at the far end under a white canopy, filled with rows of seated people on pale plastic chairs, mostly seen from behind. A large banner above the stage shows a smiling figure in a white head covering and white garment, with a Tamil heading reading Nithyananda Spurana (Nithyananda Spurana Dhyanamukam). Several attendees wear white, cream, pink, green and orange saris and kurtas. Dark hair is often in long braids. A small framed picture and a circular geometric graphic sit beside the stage, and a yellow curtain hangs behind the platform. Speakers are mounted on the sides of the tent.2006-12-14A photograph of a large seated audience filling a hall for a person Spurana Dhyanam programme. Rows of people in white shirts and sarees, many seen from behind, face a stage. A large backdrop portrait labelled with Tamil text shows a smiling figure with a white turban and long braided hair, with a raised hand gesture. On the stage a figure in orange robes stands near a small table and a banner with a blue and white panel. Yellow drapes, blue carpet runner and ceiling fans frame the hall. A portrait label is printed on the backdrop, so the smiling figure there is a depiction, not a physical person present.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14Wide view of a large open-sided tent event with a blue carpet and hundreds of seated attendees facing a stage. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, while women wear colourful saris in green, pink, blue and red, and several have long braids. A large banner behind the stage shows a smiling portrait of a person wearing a white turban and a light garment, with Tamil text reading Nithyananda Spurana Dhyanapeetam. A smaller framed portrait and a small figure in orange sit on the stage, and a circular geometric graphic hangs at right. Ceiling fans and speakers line the tent.2006-12-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large outdoor tent event with a crowd of many hundreds seated in white plastic chairs, viewed from behind, mostly men in white and light shirts. At the front a stage is decorated with white and gold drapes; a large printed banner portrait shows a smiling figure in a white turban and dark robe, and beside it a Tamil banner reads Nithyananda Spurana with Dhyanapeetam. On the stage a figure in orange robes sits at a lectern with a microphone, and a smaller orange-clad person stands at the side. Ceiling fans and speakers are visible under the white tent canopy.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 15 20062006-12-15Large outdoor tent event with a crowd of many seated people in white and pastel shirts, facing a stage. A large backdrop banner shows a smiling figure in a white and orange turban with a long garland, raised hand, and a tilak mark. Tamil text reads Nithyananda Spurana Dhyanapeetham on the banner. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the floor. The stage has a gold cloth draped at one side, a microphone stand, and a small framed picture beside it. A circular colourful mandala graphic hangs at the right of the backdrop. Speakers and stage lights hang from the tent frame.2006-12-14A large crowd of seated devotees fills a white-roofed tent hall, most wearing white headbands or white head cloths. Rows of white plastic chairs face a stage at the front. A large banner behind the stage shows a smiling woman with short hair and a white headwrap; the banner reads a Tamil title for a Nithyananda Spurana programme and the Dhyanapeetham name. A rainbow-coloured circular graphic and a yellow cloth stand beside the stage. Many attendees wear white and yellow or green saris and light shirts, and the crowd extends toward the back of the hall.2006-12-14A large seated audience of women and girls fills a covered outdoor hall, most wearing white, pink, green and yellow sarees and salwars, with long braided hair often decorated with white flowers. In the foreground, a woman in a white saree with a pink-clad companion face the stage. A large banner behind the stage shows a portrait of a smiling figure in a white head wrap and orange garment, raising a hand in blessing, beside Tamil text and a colourful circular emblem. The stage is draped with white cloth and gold-trimmed pink fabric. The printed portrait is not a physical person, and the hall holds hundreds of visible people.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14