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A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful striped and patterned cylindrical banners and yellow drapes. Dozens of people in white and saffron-orange clothing sit on yellow and orange mats across the floor, many writing or reading in notebooks, while others sit on white plastic chairs along the left side. A few people stand in white and orange, and a camera on a tripod is set up near the centre of the hall. The scene appears to be a training session or convention gathering.

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Interior of a large hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful striped and patterned cylindrical banners and ceiling fans. Many women in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats and cushions facing a stage, while others sit on white plastic chairs at right. A woman in white with an orange-red shawl sits in the front foreground on an orange cushion. A tripod-mounted camera stands among the seated rows. A backdrop shows a painted deity murti in an arched frame with a framed picture beside it.A large crowd of seated devotees fills a bright hall during a meditation programme at an ashram. Most are dressed in white with yellow and orange sashes or scarves, many sitting on orange and yellow mats. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations with geometric patterns hang from the white ceiling, and green garlands line the walls. Ceiling fans and a wall clock are visible, and a camera on a tripod stands at the right edge.2009-08-29Large seated congregation of devotees in white clothing inside a white tented hall hung with tall colourful cylindrical banners in red, yellow and green patterns. Many women and girls sit cross-legged on a purple cloth before brass plates and small brass vessels. A man in white stands at the front right behind a camera on a tripod, and a person in orange robes operates another camera at right. Painted portraits and images line the back walls, and a banner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam at the lower right corner.2007-07-29April 16 20082008-04-16A large seated audience fills a white-roofed hall decorated with hanging cylindrical banners in yellow, blue, red and patterned panels. Most attendees wear white clothing, and many women wear orange or saffron shawls over their shoulders. People sit on orange cushions and mats on the floor facing a stage area, while a video camera on a tripod records the gathering. Speakers hang from the ceiling and wooden lattice screens line the walls.2009-06-29January 03 20102010-01-03A large hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful striped cloth banners, where a sizeable seated audience in white clothes sits on the floor and on white plastic chairs facing a raised shrine area. Many women in white garments and some in yellow and orange sit on orange cushions, colourful striped mats and blue-and-red rugs. A front-row woman in white with an orange shawl sits on an orange cushion writing on paper. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the left. Behind the seated crowd, a painted backdrop shows a deity murti in a painted arch with a red figure. No identifiable a person is visible in the scene.A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with seated women in white traditional clothing with gold borders, many sitting cross-legged on colourful striped floor mats and some on white plastic chairs. Several women in the foreground wear yellow and pink garments. Near the front, an empty orange-draped seat and an orange cloth stand out against the white tiled floor, with a wooden lectern to the right. Decorative hanging banners in red, yellow and blue patterns hang from the ceiling, and ceiling fans are visible.August 18 20092009-08-18August 29 20092009-08-29A large seated gathering of devotees in a covered hall decorated with colourful woven hanging banners on the pillars. Most people sit cross-legged on the floor in white ritual clothes with orange shawls and some wear rudraksha malas; the women in the foreground wear orange and white and many have eyes closed in meditation. Framed portraits and photographs hang on the walls behind, and a small notice board and wooden door are visible at left. No single presiding figure is clearly visible in the frame.2006-12-09A large seated congregation fills a bright, white-roofed hall decorated with tall hanging pillars in colourful patterned fabric and green garland swags along the walls. Most attendees wear white clothing with yellow, orange or saffron shawls and sit on orange and yellow mats, some holding notebooks. In the foreground, several women in white saris with orange or yellow borders and orange scarves sit attentively. At the far left, a person in saffron robes is partly visible near a seated figure. A camera on a tripod is set up at the right edge, filming the gathering during a meditation programme at an ashram.2009-08-29