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A large hall with a white draped fabric ceiling and rows of ceiling fans, filled with a seated congregation of hundreds. Most attendees wear white or pastel saris and kurtas, many with hands pressed together in namaste, while others sit on orange and blue mats before brass plates, small lamps and offering trays. Some sit on black plastic chairs at the left edge. Pink-walled hall with pink curtains and windows; the scene reads as a group puja or satsang.

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December 10 20092009-12-10December 15 20092009-12-15July 01 20092009-07-01December 22 20092009-12-22A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and ceiling fans holds a seated congregation of many devotees, mostly men in white ritual clothes, several wearing marigold garlands. They sit cross-legged on orange and purple mats across the floor, with some on chairs at the right edge. A camera on a tripod films the gathering. Shelves of books and notebooks lie in front of many participants. The scene resembles a seated program session, though no speaker is clearly visible. Nearby white-clad figures are many and the crowd is large, numbering well over twenty people.2009-12-02December 22 20092009-12-22December 15 20092009-12-15December 15 20092009-12-15A large hall with a white draped fabric ceiling and hanging colourful cylindrical decorations, with a crowd of many people seated on mats and chairs on the floor, most in white or pastel clothing, performing a lamp-lit devotional ritual. Many attendees hold or tend small oil lamps and brass plates with offerings, and a few wear saffron-coloured scarves. Wall screens and bright lighting frame the gathering. The seated congregation fills most of the floor. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this wide view.2009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22A large hall under a white draped ceiling with hanging fans and colourful tassel decorations. Many devotees sit on orange mats with blue and purple woven runners, mostly in white and cream clothes, some in orange. Rows of plastic and red chairs stand in front. At the far end, several saffron-robed monastics sit on a raised platform beside decorated seats and floral garlands. A camera on a tripod stands near the centre. Text on a mat reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2010-01-05A large indoor hall with a white draped fabric ceiling and rows of ceiling fans, hung with colourful cloth banners in red, blue, green and orange. Hundreds of attendees, mostly women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez, sit on black and orange chairs at long tables set with brass plates, cups and small oil lamps, while others sit in rows facing a stage at the far end. Several large flat-screen monitors hang on the walls. The crowd appears to be a seated satsang or darshan gathering with ritual place settings.2009-12-22