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Nithyanandapedia
Wide interior of a white tent-like hall with a curved fabric ceiling and many vertical banners hung from it, each decorated with coloured patterns and fringed tassels. Large crowds of people, mostly in white and cream clothing, stand and mill across a floor covered with colourful striped mats, with orange and yellow cloths laid out in the foreground. Some women wear white saris and one wears an orange sari; a man in a red shirt and others in white kurtas are visible. A stage area with blue draping and a wooden podium sits at the far end, with a portrait banner on the wall at right. Atmosphere suggests a large ashram gathering during a Brahmotsava programme.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A crowd of devotees fills a large white tent hall with a curved ceiling, decorated with tall cylindrical fabric hangings in red, blue, yellow and white with geometric and animal motifs. Many people wear white clothing; some women wear white and orange saris, and a man at the right wears saffron robes. Some devotees stand with raised arms while others sit on colourful striped mats. At the far end a portrait is displayed on a stand near a banner reading Nithyanandapedia, and a clock hangs on the wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no probable candidate is noted.2008-12-23A 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 photograph inside a large white tented hall decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners in red, yellow, blue and green with yellow tassels. Many people in white clothing move around the floor, some seated on striped multicoloured mats and others on white plastic chairs at right. A few women wear saris in yellow, pink and blue. A man in white at right stands near seated men with garlands. Fans and speakers hang from the ceiling, and a teal curtain is visible at right.2009-06-22June 17 20092009-06-17Large white-tented hall with a row of painted cloth banners hanging from the ceiling in red, yellow and blue patterns, with elephant motifs. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in rows facing a raised stage at the far end, where several people in orange and saffron robes sit. A standing figure in white robes stands near the centre aisle. A golden throne-like seat with flowers stands at the right of the stage. A dark red curtain backs the stage. Overhead lights illuminate the scene.2009-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23A large white tented hall with tall hanging cloth banners decorated with elephants and patterned panels. A crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white with some in orange and red, stands on striped woven mats with arms raised in an ecstatic gesture. On the left, a few people in white stand on a blue-draped stage. Along the back wall a sign reads Nithyanandam, and a portrait is mounted above a central dais.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph inside a large white tented hall decorated with hanging striped cloth banners in red, green, and orange. Seated devotees fill orange and yellow mats on the floor, several women in yellow and orange dress and others in white. In the centre, a standing group of men and women in white and orange garments with marigold garlands around their necks stands facing the front. A tall dark-haired man in a white kurta is at the front right, and a bearded man in a white robe stands near him. Behind them a small altar with a framed deity image sits near a wall, and a seated speaker in white is at the left with a large altar picture of a goddess to the left edge. Some participants wear orange sashes. Loudspeakers hang from the tent frame.2009-11-16January 02 20092009-01-02 +1 copies