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A large crowd fills a tented hall under white fabric ceiling with hanging cylindrical banners decorated with elephant motifs and yellow tassels. Many devotees in white clothes stand and face the front, including children in white, women in saris, and a few in orange and yellow. A blue draped backdrop with a partial banner reading "...ratsav 2009" sits at the far end, and a small shrine-like display is visible on the right wall. In the foreground, an older man in white with a rudraksha-style mala stands beside a young boy in white with a beaded mala. No figure in the foreground is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A large crowd fills an indoor pavilion with a white tent-like ceiling, hung with long cylindrical fabric banners in red, yellow, blue and white patterns with orange tassels. Many people in white ritual clothing stand and sit in rows, including men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar in pink, yellow and orange, and several children. A blue draped backdrop with partial lettering stands at the far end, and a banner reading Nithyananda is visible on the right wall. Some men wear rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a festival gathering, with no clear individual candidate for a person identifiable.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A large crowd of devotees fills a white tented hall decorated with tall, colourful cylindrical hanging banners patterned with elephants and birds and fringed with yellow tassels. Many people wear white or saffron and orange garments, while others wear yellow, pink and blue. Standing devotees face a stage draped in blue fabric with a yellow lettered banner. Several people are seated near the front in the crowd, and many are young children. The atmosphere suggests a festival gathering, though no specific ritual is clearly visible.2008-12-28A large crowd fills a white tented hall with hanging colourful cylindrical banners decorated with elephants, birds and geometric patterns. Many people in white traditional clothes, some in saffron or yellow shawls, stand close together; a man in a white shirt and saffron shawl is at the front right. A blue draped stage backdrop with yellow lettering stands at left, and a wall sign reads Nithyanandam. The people visible number in the dozens, so the count is 21-100.2008-12-28A large crowd of devotees fills a white tented hall at night, lit by overhead lights. Many people in white and cream ritual clothing stand in rows, with women in saffron, yellow and pink saris and children mixed among them. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands on a raised platform near a maroon curtain. Two decorative patterned cloth banners hang from the ceiling, and a blue backdrop with a partially visible yellow-lettered banner sits at the far right. The scene appears to be a gathering or celebration with people standing and facing the stage.2008-12-28A large crowd of devotees fills a decorated pandal during Brahmotsav celebrations. Many people wear white ritual clothing, with some in orange, pink, purple and turquoise salwar or saree. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near the centre, and a younger man in white with an orange shawl is in the foreground holding a white cloth bundle. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations with tassels hang from the tent ceiling, and a framed portrait hangs on the back wall. Yellow floor markings run through the aisle. Several people wear rudraksha or bead necklaces.2007-12-27December 29 20082008-12-29A large white tented hall with a curved fabric ceiling hung with tall colourful cloth banners printed with elephants and birds. Many people in white clothes and some in saffron or orange stoles move about or sit on mats and floor cushions, while others sit on white chairs at the left. A man in white with a saffron stole walks in the foreground, and a shaved-headed person in white wears a garland. A framed picture and a wall clock are visible on the back wall, and an annadaan-style gathering appears to be underway.2009-06-22A large crowd of devotees fills a decorated tent hall with a white fabric ceiling and hanging striped and tasselled banners in orange, yellow and maroon. Many men and women wear white ritual clothing, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, while others wear pink, purple, blue, orange and green saris, salwars and dresses. Children in white and pink stand among adults near a yellow-lined floor area. A dim, smoky haze hangs over the gathering, with a backdrop of framed pictures and a central panel on the wall behind them. The scene suggests a Brahmotsav celebration day, with the crowd standing close together and facing toward the front.2007-12-27A large crowd of devotees fills a tented hall with white canopy and hanging colourful cylindrical banners decorated with elephants and geometric patterns. Most people sit on white plastic chairs or the floor, with many women in saris and men in white shirts and dhotis; several men stand at the right. A figure in saffron/orange robes sits on a raised dais at the far left beside a framed picture on the wall. A small framed photograph sits on a chair in the left foreground. Lights and a speaker stand are visible at the left edge.2008-03-20Photograph of a large crowd seated and standing inside a white tented pavilion during a festival evening. Hanging from the ceiling are many tall cylindrical decorative banners in red, yellow, blue and green with painted motifs and orange fringes. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some in orange, purple and blue. A central man in white with a long white shirt and beaded necklace stands with arms raised near a floor of red carpet and yellow floor markings. A camera on a tripod stands at left and a blue draped backdrop appears at right. Several hundred people fill the hall.2007-12-27