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October 19 2008

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A covered indoor hall with orange walls and a metal-framed corrugated roof hosts a seated congregation on mats and a red runner. Many devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and some men in white, sit in rows facing a shrine at the far end, where a richly decorated deity murti in gold and red stands before a backdrop of flowers and lamps. A standing man in white near the left wall faces the shrine, and a few figures in white stand near the right side. Above the left wall hangs a framed photograph with a caption block of text. Speakers and striped hanging banners frame the room.2010-08-19December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28Indoor evening gathering in a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof, exposed steel trusses and fluorescent tube lights. Many seated devotees in white, mostly men and women with long braided hair, sit on striped mats facing a raised altar at the far end. The altar holds a deity murti with a decorated backdrop, flanked by hanging ornamental banners. Standing figures in white with orange sashes stand near the altar, one raising a hand-held object. A few women in orange and red saris sit at the right edge. A wall sign and loudspeakers are visible, and the setting suggests a programme or satsang.2007-09-21Interior of a plain whitewashed hall with exposed steel roof trusses and a grey floor, where a large seated crowd in white clothes faces a shrine at the far end. A sculpted bull (Nandi) stands before a decorated deity murti set within a garland-framed arch, with a small oil lamp lit near the front. Devotees sit on mats in rows, many women wearing orange-bordered white saris and some men in white shirts; one standing figure in white attends the altar. A pink-shirted man sits near the front-left. A partial "Nithyanandapeetam" logo appears on a white shirt. Several people are seated, with a clear water bottle and a purple chair in the foreground.2007-08-26Evening arati in a simple white-walled temple hall with a tin roof and a single bulb. Seated devotees fill the floor, mostly in white clothes, with some in orange and saffron shawls, a woman in a pink sari, and a few in head coverings. At the far end, a standing priest in white with an orange shawl performs worship before a small shrine holding deity murtis with a red curtain on each side. Gold lamps and a kalasha stand on the altar, and a framed photograph hangs nearby. At the right edge a man in a light shirt sits on a chair. Many devotees are seen from behind.2007-02-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated congregation in an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof, facing a shrine at the far end. Many devotees sit on woven mats in rows, mostly in white, cream, orange and green saris and kurtas, with long braided or tied-back hair. A person in white stands near the left wall, and a woman in a pale yellow sari sits at the front left. The shrine holds a colourful deity murti decorated with garlands and red-and-gold drapery, flanked by tall striped poles and speakers. Wall panels line the right side.2010-08-19July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28May 04 20072007-05-04 +1 copiesWide photograph of a crowded open-sided hall with an orange-painted wall and corrugated metal roof. Many devotees sit in rows on woven mats and red carpet, mostly women in white, cream and orange saris and some men in white. A standing man in white stands at the left near a wall panel. In the background, a decorated deity murti is set in an ornate shrine with a red and gold canopy, flanked by hanging blue and red cloth banners with gold trim. A framed portrait with printed text hangs on the left wall. Several people sit at the front in orange and white clothing.2010-08-19