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A seated audience of men in white shirts fills red plastic chairs in a hall with ceiling fans and a small stage. At the front, a robed speaker in white and saffron stands beside a white-draped table and a large screen showing a seated deity murti. A banner on the right displays a poster with a deity image and colourful circular emblems. Some attendees wear white shirts printed with dhyanapeetam.org. The setting suggests a training session or discourse.

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A photograph of a seated audience in a hall with red plastic chairs, viewed from behind the rows. Most attendees wear white clothing, including a woman with a dark bun in white in the foreground and men in white shirts and trousers. Ceiling fans hang above, and at the far end of the room a figure stands before a red wall beside a low platform with a raised cushion or seat. Speakers and a small stand are visible near the front.2008-06-09August 16 20092009-08-16Article - November 26 20062006-11-26Indoor meditation introduction session in a hall with a red carpet and rows of seated attendees, mostly seen from behind. A man in a white shirt and light trousers stands at the front, speaking to the audience. Behind him hang a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and a blue framed poster of a meditating figure. A deity picture hangs on the right wall. Most attendees sit on the floor or on white plastic chairs, and one man at the front right holds a printed leaflet. Ceiling lights and fans light the room.2008-09-07September 07 20082008-09-07A photograph of a seated audience in a white-walled hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes. Rows of red plastic chairs face forward, filled with people in white shirts and white clothing, several with saffron-orange lanyards or scarves. At the front, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform beside a framed portrait and a flower arrangement, speaking into a microphone. The scene is a satsang-style session. a person's presence is uncertain, as the figure at the front is too distant to confirm appearance.2009-08-16August 16 20092009-08-16A large crowd of seated attendees fills a covered tent-like hall, facing a stage at the far end. Most people wear white shirts and white clothing, sitting on red plastic chairs in rows. Ceiling fans, hanging lights and blue draped valances line the tent. On the stage backdrop, a banner reads the event title and shows a large image of a figure against a red and orange design. Some attendees in the foreground wear white shirts with printed logos and hold small items. The people count is well above one hundred.2007-12-12A seated audience of men in white clothes fills rows of red plastic chairs in a hall with a wooden ceiling and ceiling fans. At the front, a man in white stands beside a low table draped with a white cloth, where a person in a yellow-orange garment sits and another in white sits behind. A framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban hangs on the back wall, labelled with no legible name. A wooden podium and microphone stand at left, and wall-mounted air conditioners line the windows.2006-11-26Indoor meditation session in a white-tiled hall with a red carpet. Dozens of seated participants face a stage where a man in a white shirt sits on a chair at a microphone. A banner on the backdrop reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Nithya Dhyan, Introduction to Chakra Meditation. A figure in blue and multicoloured saris, several with long braids, sits in the foreground. A chakra diagram hangs on the left wall. Ceiling fans and a red and white cushioned seat are visible.2008-09-07A large audience of men in white shirts and white dhotis sits on red plastic chairs on green matting under a white tent with maroon scalloped valance, facing a raised stage with a red-draped table. On the stage sits a figure in saffron-orange robes in front of a backdrop banner reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda and Arogya Yoga in Tamil. Banners and portraits line the sides of the tent, and speaker stacks and lighting rigs hang overhead. The audience fills the frame, filling the chairs in rows.2006-11-25Photograph of an indoor hall with white walls, ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights, where a seated audience of many people in mostly white clothing faces toward the front. Plastic chairs in white, red and grey are arranged in rows; a red chair is in the foreground. Several people wear rudraksha malas, including a man in a white kurta at centre with a mala, and a woman in a cream sari with a mala. A woman in a red-orange top sits at right, and a young man in a grey shirt is at the far right edge. Framed deity pictures hang on the walls, including a large colourful picture of a deity murti on the right wall. Some figures stand at the back of the room near a cabinet.2007-09-21