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Photograph from behind a large crowd of devotees in a covered tent hall, most wearing white headbands and white or pastel saris and salwar. Many have long dark braids or hair tied back. On the stage at the far end, a large banner shows a smiling man in a yellow-and-white turban and white clothes against an orange sunburst, with Tamil text beside him. A green and white target-like backdrop and a large speaker are visible. Metal support poles stand in the foreground.

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December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A large photograph inside a white tented hall shows a dense crowd of women seen from behind, many wearing white headbands tied at the back of the head and long plaited hair. They wear saris in orange, yellow, pink, red, maroon and multicolour. On the stage at the far end, a large banner shows a turbaned figure beside Tamil lettering reading a program title, and a small portrait and a rainbow-coloured circular graphic stand nearby. Speakers hang from the tent poles and ceiling fans are visible.2006-12-15December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A large indoor convention hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees standing in rows, most wearing white headbands tied across their foreheads. Many wear white, cream, pastel and blue saris or shirts, with a few in orange and pink. In the foreground, a man in a cream shirt and a man in white stand with their backs to the camera. On the stage screen at the top, a large projected image shows a smiling man in a light head covering with dark hair, set against an orange and red circular backdrop. A banner beside it carries Tamil script. The hall has a curved ceiling and white draped side panels.2006-12-16A dim indoor hall packed with men in white shirts and white headbands, standing with their backs to the camera and facing a large stage screen. The screen shows a smiling bearded man in a yellow-gold turban with a raised hand, beside a banner reading Nithyananda Spurana and a small framed portrait on a wooden stand. Pillars, hanging fabric and a target-like graphic frame the stage, and a dark-clothed figure stands at the front. Many people fill the hall, well above a hundred.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A large outdoor tented convention hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women, many wearing white cloth headbands and tying or adjusting white cloths on their heads. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the floor. At the front, a stage displays a large backdrop banner showing a smiling figure in a white turban with a garland, beside a framed portrait and a concentric target-like graphic. A Tamil banner reads Nithyananda Spuranam with a sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Speakers are mounted on poles and the tent canopy is white.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16Large tented hall with a blue carpet filled with seated devotees, many men in white and women in saffron, cream and green saris, most wearing white cloth bands tied over their heads. On a raised stage with white cloth and flower arrangements, a large banner shows a smiling figure in a white turban and red-orange garment, with a Tamil heading and a colourful circular emblem nearby. A smaller framed portrait of a turbaned figure and a small orange-clad figure stand on the dais. Speakers and lights line the tent sides, and a cameraman stands at the left.2006-12-16