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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees dressed in white, sitting cross-legged on a carpeted floor in rows that run toward a raised stage at the far end. Many attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis. Hanging from the ceiling are tall, cylindrical decorative banners with striped patterns, and the walls have rectangular window-like panels. On the distant stage, a few figures in white are seated near a small red-lit alcove, presumably a deity murti or altar, though details are too small to make out. Bright lights illuminate the upper hall while the crowd sits in relative dimness, creating a satsang or darshan atmosphere.

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Dim interior of a long open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, filled with a large seated audience in white and light clothing, seen from behind. At the far end, a brightly decorated shrine stage glows with flower garlands and pink drapes around an elaborately adorned deity murti. Several figures in white and saffron-toned clothing stand and move around the stage, possibly performing puja, while a dark figure in red stands to one side. Speakers hang from the walls and a garlanded arrangement hangs at the left.2008-12-28December 12 20072007-12-12Photograph of a large seated congregation inside a big white tented pavilion with blue trim and ceiling fans, lit by overhead lamps. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on mats across the floor, most men in white shirts and dhotis or light trousers, some women in colourful saris on the right. A video camera on a tripod stands near the front centre, and white support poles run through the frame. A dark-coloured stage backdrop is visible at the far end. The event is an orderly seated programme in a large hall.2007-12-11December 13 20072007-12-13December 13 20072007-12-13A large hall packed with seated men in white shirts and white trousers, facing the stage at a Nithyananda Spurana Program in Salem, Tamil Nadu. White tent walls, tall white poles and ceiling fans surround the crowd. Green and yellow banners with sunflower-style motifs hang at the back. In the right foreground a man wears a saffron shawl over a dark garment with a gold chain, and a man at lower right wears a white shirt with a tilak on his forehead. No stage figure is visible; the audience dominates the frame.2007-12-12December 11 20072007-12-11December 11 20072007-12-11December 11 20072007-12-11A large tented event hall with a white canvas roof, blue trim and rows of ceiling fans and hanging lights. A dense crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis sits cross-legged on a grey floor mat facing forward toward a red carpet on the left. Several men sit in white plastic chairs along the left edge, and white poles support the tent. Banners hang on the back wall. No individual leader is clearly visible among the seated audience, so no a person candidate can be confirmed.2007-12-11A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes, most sitting on mats on the floor in rows facing away toward a distant stage area. Many wear white shirts and dhotis or white saris, with some women in yellow and colourful saris, and several show hands in anjali or meditative poses. Blue-trimmed white ceiling with rows of ceiling fans and hanging lights, and banners along the back wall. The setting appears to be a spiritual programme gathering, with a clear central aisle leading toward the stage.2007-12-13December 11 20072007-12-11