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A large crowded hall under a white tent with red carpet and strip lighting, filled with a dense mass of people in white shirts, white dhotis and sarees, plus saffron and orange clothing, moving and dancing near the front. Sunflower backdrops line the walls, with framed portrait photos on poles, one showing a turbaned man with a white beard. At the far end a stage banner reads in Tamil about the NSP program at Paavai Engineering College, flanked by decorative arches and ornate pavilion structures. Many attendees appear to be students and staff of the institution.

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A large crowd fills a night-lit pandal with white tent canopy, yellow and red fringed edging and rows of sunflower banners. Many people in white shirts and trousers and in saris and salwar kameez stand and sit closely packed, some with hands raised or pressed together. A man in a white shirt crouches near a prone figure on the red carpet at left. Several women in bright saris sit in the foreground. At the far back, a framed portrait is displayed above the stage area, but no clearly visible person can be identified as a person. Overhead fluorescent tubes light the scene.2006-09-17September 17 20062006-09-17September 17 20062006-09-17September 17 20062006-09-17September 17 20062006-09-17A large crowd fills a tented hall with orange and blue bunting strung along the ceiling and rows of ceiling fans overhead. Many people in white clothing, some with yellow and orange shawls or scarves, stand densely packed, many with raised arms and hands, some clapping or holding up objects. A red carpet runs along the left edge, where a few people in white and a child in a pale pink dress stand near a small table. Bright lights and speakers are visible at the sides of the tent. No single figure can be clearly identified as a person in this crowd view.A large crowd of devotees fills a covered tent-like hall, mostly dressed in white. Women on the left wear white saris with yellow and gold borders, and many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas. Many are raising their hands and clapping. Ceiling fans, string lights and orange-trimmed purple canopy fabric are visible overhead, with a red carpeted stage edge in the foreground. Framed panels line the back wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific presenter; the scene shows a satsang-style gathering.A large crowd of devotees fills a tent-covered hall with a red carpet runway through the middle, under a ceiling draped with purple and gold fabric and hung with lights. Most people wear white, including men in white shirts and dhotis and young women in white salwar kameez and kurtas, while some wear yellow, teal, pink and green. An older woman in a yellow and orange sari stands at right. Participants stand in lines, many with hands raised and swaying in a satsang-style gathering at a convention. Banners and a framed picture hang on the far wall, but no identifiable central figure is clearly visible in this frame.2008-02-09A large crowd of men and young people stands under a white tent canopy trimmed with yellow and green bunting at an outdoor Nithyananda Spurna Program session. Many wear white shirts and dhotis, while others wear colourful checked and patterned shirts. On a stage at the back, a speaker stands at a microphone between two large black-and-white portrait banners of a bearded man, with a central banner and rows of smaller framed portraits lining the tent poles. Saffron-clad women sit among the crowd at left. Several people are visible in the foreground, and the scene is dense with spectators filling the tent.2006-09-16A crowd of men in white ritual clothes, most in white shirts and white dhotis, stands in a long line inside a large white tent hall with fluorescent tube lights. Decorative cloth hangings in red, blue, yellow and gold with orange tassels hang from the tent ceiling. Along the back wall are framed photographs and banners, and a large framed portrait on the right shows a smiling man with long dark hair. A small figure in orange-toned clothing stands near the right-hand stage area, and a few women in white saris appear among the crowd. The scene looks like a queue or gathering at an event.2007-05-04A large crowd of devotees dressed in white clothes fills a covered hall with white canvas ceiling and orange draped trim. Many people raise their arms and hands upward, some clapping or holding objects, in an energetic group devotional gathering. A red carpet runs along the left edge toward a stage area, with ceiling fans, hanging lights and blue bunting visible. A projection screen is at the upper left. Some people in orange and yellow garments stand near the carpet. The scene appears to be a satsang or spiritual program.A large tent hall filled with men in white dhotis and white shirts moving around in a crowd, several with hands raised or clasped together, some appearing to dance or sway. Colourful woven fabric tassels hang from the tent ceiling in red, green, yellow and blue. Along the right, a large portrait of a smiling man with dark hair and a gold-toned pendant is displayed beside a stage draped with dark curtains and red-and-gold garlands, with a deity murti visible in front. Printed banners and posters line the side walls.2007-05-04