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A seated audience in orange and saffron clothing fills the foreground of a thatched-roof hall with white curtains and wall lights. At the front, a man in an orange robe sits behind a white-draped table with a microphone, flowers, and a water bottle, while a standing attendant in white clothing with a yellow sash stands beside him. A framed portrait labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda shows a figure in orange, and a whiteboard with a yellow paper sheet stands at the right. Several seated people in orange and one in a red shawl are visible; the front-row figure at right wears a saffron wrap. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse session.

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A photograph of a seated session in a plain hall with white walls, barred windows and a ceiling fan. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe sits on a raised wooden bench at the back, facing the room. Rows of seated people in orange and saffron robes and white clothing fill the floor in front of him. A video camera on a tripod is set up in the foreground, and a bicycle is parked against the back wall. The page excerpt describes a brahmacharya training session for initiating disciples into the monastic order, but nothing visible in the image confirms the event itself.2006-08-22Indoor seminar hall with a large crowd of seated attendees, mostly women in white saris and white garments, viewed from behind, with many dark hair braids and some with flowers in their hair. On a raised stage, a person in orange robes sits in a cushioned chair wearing a white and green garland, speaking to the audience. Behind them is a framed photo of a figure in orange robes, a decorative gold and red canopy-like backdrop, and a gold-coloured standing statue in orange robes on the right. A whiteboard stands at the right of the stage, and a fan and a camera are visible. Orange and white robed figures sit in the front row to the side. Dark curtains frame the stage.2006-10-07A photograph of a seated audience in an indoor hall facing a small raised green stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a white draped seat beside a microphone stand, gesturing with one hand. Audience members in orange shawls and white or red clothing sit on the floor and chairs in the foreground, mostly seen from behind. Wooden latticed panels line the right wall.2011-08-09 +2 copiesIndoor meditation or yoga session in a wood-panelled hall with red plastic chairs filled by a seated audience of mostly white-clad devotees, viewed from behind. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at left holding a microphone. At a white-draped table at the front, a man in white with an orange shawl sits beside a man in white with a rudraksha-style mala, both seated facing the audience. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs on the wall, showing a smiling figure in a yellow turban with a garland. Ceiling lamps and a microphone stand are visible.2006-11-26A hall with a tin roof and whitewashed walls hung with rows of decorative sticks and orange curtains, where a large group of people sits cross-legged on mats in white clothes with orange shawls. At the front, a woman in orange robes stands at a microphone on a raised platform beside a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes. A man in white clothing stands at the right by an orange curtained doorway, and a small table with a cloth and a pedestal sits to the left. Oil lamps and a small object sit on the stage, and a standing fan and speaker are visible.2008-01-14A seated teacher in saffron-orange robes with a red head covering and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace speaks into a microphone at a wooden table draped in orange cloth, on a raised orange-carpeted platform. Above him hangs a framed portrait of a robed figure seated in meditation, labelled with no readable name. Around him, a seated audience of about a dozen people in white clothes and a woman in a red sari sits on orange floor mats in a tiled hall. A pink flower arrangement sits on a white pedestal, a standing fan stands at the right, and a whiteboard hangs on the wall. The dark maroon curtain backdrop completes the setting.2010-02-07June 22 20082008-06-22A photograph of a seated group in a room with brick accent walls and beige curtains. A man in a red and orange robe with gold ornaments sits on a white-draped couch at right, holding a small object and speaking. Around him, roughly thirty people sit cross-legged on the carpet wearing orange shawls and scarves; some are in white or colourful kurtas, others in casual clothes. Water bottles sit on the floor at left.2011-08-01Indoor satsang hall with a seated assembly facing a central stage. Several swamis in saffron and orange robes sit on white-draped sofas and chairs, and a man in a light tan robe sits centrally near a microphone with a small white table and pink flower arrangement in front. A woman in a yellow sari sits nearby. Around the front, rows of devotees in white clothes and orange shawls sit cross-legged on the floor. A man in orange is seated on a leopard-print sofa at right, with a turbaned figure further back. Colourful striped rugs line the floor and a curtained backdrop with lattice panels fills the background. Visible people number roughly 30, and no clear appearance-based candidate for a person stands out with sufficient cues, so the identity is left unsure.2007-08-09A seated audience of about thirty people in blue chairs faces a teacher in a room with cream walls and a brick-accented wall. Many attendees wear orange shawls. A person in a red garment with a tall golden crown and gold necklace sits on a white cushioned seat at the front, with hands together, while others sit beside them. A whiteboard stands on an easel and a cameraman films on a tripod at right. Framed pictures hang on the brick wall.2011-08-01A photograph of a seated audience in a covered hall with a pitched roof and tubelike fluorescent light. Thirty to forty people sit in rows on blue mats, many in white clothing and some in orange or saffron garments, facing forward. At the front a single standing figure in an orange robe stands before a white wall with two windows, beside a video camera on a tripod and a small table. The lower right corner shows a person in white with an orange shawl. The scene suggests a teaching or training session.2006-08-22December 05 20092009-12-05