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Photograph of a large seated audience facing a stage at an indoor hall with a blue backdrop and white canopy. Hundreds of attendees sit in white clothes, with a few in red or orange shirts, many with their backs to the camera. On the stage, a tall backdrop panel shows a large printed image of a sannyasi with long hair and a rudraksha mala, with a small figure in white at the base, and a table draped with white cloth and decorated with flowers. A gold-framed deity image stands at the left, and a colourful circular design hangs at the right. Speakers and a fan are visible.

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December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A large hall filled with a dense audience of hundreds seated on the floor in white shirts and white clothing, facing a stage at the far end. On the stage, a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha beads sits before a large projected backdrop screen showing a standing figure with a long-haired crowned appearance and rudraksha mala. A purple draped backdrop, a golden ceremonial seat, a small circular target-like graphic board, and stage speakers surround the platform. Cameras and staff operate near the stage edges at right. Appearance-based cues on the stage figure are limited to saffron robes and beads, so identity is uncertain.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A large crowd of devotees dressed in white sits on the floor of a canopied tent facing a raised stage. Many attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas. On the stage, a framed portrait of a man in a white turban and white robe with a yellow-and-blue silk backdrop stands on a decorated table with flower arrangements, and a large backdrop photo shows a robed figure wearing a mala. A person in white stands at the stage edge near a microphone, and two people in white sit to the right of the stage. The setting suggests a satsang discourse.2006-12-17A large crowd of seated devotees fills a tented hall, most wearing white shirts and dhotis, some in striped or pastel shirts, viewed from behind toward a raised stage. A tall banner portrait shows a long-haired figure in white and saffron-trimmed robes, with a red and yellow cloth draped nearby. A small orange-robed figure stands at the stage edge beside a microphone setup, and a rainbow-coloured circular backdrop hangs to the right. The people are seated in rows of white plastic chairs under white canopy ceiling fans.2006-12-17A large outdoor tented assembly seen from behind rows of white plastic chairs, with hundreds of seated men in white shirts and dhotis facing a stage. Several seated men in the foreground have grey and balding heads. A tall portrait banner on the stage shows a figure with long hair, a white garland and a rudraksha mala, flanked by smaller portraits and a colourful circular graphic. Dark blue drapery and a white-covered table with a red cloth sit on the stage. Ceiling fans and speakers are visible along the tent edges, and a few people stand near the stage. The stage figure appears only as a printed portrait, so no physical candidate is confirmed.2006-12-17 +1 copiesDecember 17 20062006-12-17December 14 20062006-12-14December 17 20062006-12-17A large seated audience fills a covered hall at a Nithyananda Spurana program, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis or pale clothing with some in checked shirts, sitting on blue and red mats in rows facing a stage. On the stage, a framed portrait of a turbaned figure with a garland sits beside a tall banner of a smiling woman in a saree, with a small green-framed picture nearby. Two large speakers flank the stage, and a camera operator stands near the front. Draped white fabric lines the tent walls.2006-12-15