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Indoor evening gathering in a hall with a stage draped in orange and white fabric, a central orange panel bearing a white swastika, and tall colourful patterned banners on each side. A woman in a red blouse and orange sari stands at the centre holding a microphone, with two men in white with orange shawls standing behind her. Many seated people in white clothing, some with palms pressed together in prayer, fill the floor in front, while women in saris and children sit among them. The walls show white draping and a wooden stage edge at right.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A large indoor hall under a white tent-style roof decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners and yellow lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly women and girls in white and yellow clothing, some with orange shawls. At the far right, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate cushioned seat on a raised platform, appearing to address the gathering, with a person candidate identified by the orange saffron clothing and seated dais role, though the appearance is only partly visible. A yellow line marks the floor in the foreground.2008-07-17Indoor hall photo of a seated crowd, mostly men and boys in white, with many hands pressed in anjali. At the front, a woman in orange robes stands at a microphone before an orange and white draped backdrop with gold trim and a small brass lamp stand. Another person in orange stands beside her, and a person in white with an orange shawl stands at the far right near the backdrop. Colourful woven banners hang at the sides. Audience members sit on a plain floor, with women and girls in pink, blue and green saris at the right.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25February 16 20072007-02-16Indoor evening gathering in a hall with white walls and a sheeted ceiling. A woman in an orange sari with a red-orange necklace stands at a microphone before an orange and white draped backdrop decorated with patterned panels and tall striped pillars. Around her, a large seated audience in white clothes sits on red mats and a bare floor, many men in white shirts and dhotis in the foreground, with women in colourful saris to the right. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the far back by the stage. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse, with the speaker at the centre. Roughly forty to fifty people are visible.2007-12-25December 29 20072007-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25Devotees sit on green mats in a decorated tent hung with orange and white drapes, colourful woven banners and garlands of orange marigolds. Near the centre a cameraperson in orange robes films the gathering. Behind them a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure in an orange turban, and another framed portrait hangs beside it. Many attendees in white ritual clothes press palms together in prayer, while others wear saffron, yellow and red garments. A trident stands at the right edge beside a flower-decked altar.A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof where a dense crowd of devotees sits on the floor in white clothes. Many wear rudraksha malas and some sit with hands in anjali mudra. At the left edge a man in white with a long orange shawl stands near a table with a camera, a probable attendant. Hanging overhead are tall colourful cylindrical banners with blue, orange and red floral patterns, and a row of small orange triangular pennants runs along the ceiling. A speaker stands on a wooden stand at right, and a blue banner is visible in the background wall.2007-07-28A large hall filled with a seated crowd of devotees, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women in orange and saffron saris and white clothes sit in front, while girls in blue, yellow, green and red dresses sit on the floor below. A man in an orange shirt stands at the right near a microphone stand, facing the gathering. Woven banners in blue, yellow and red hang from the ceiling, and a banner with Tamil text is on the back wall. The crowd appears to number in the dozens to hundreds.2008-10-09