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A hall with a corrugated roof and cream partition panels decorated with leaf garlands and tall banners in blue, red and orange. Seated devotees on striped mats face a ritual at the front-left: a young man in white kneels beside brass plates of offerings and a metal pot, while a woman in white and orange sits nearby. Rows of seated men and women in white, saffron and orange clothes listen with hands folded in prayer, and a standing woman in orange stands at the left doorway. The scene reads as a group satsang or puja gathering, with a red-draped seat at right.

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October 12 20072007-10-12A seated group of devotees fills a hall with a colourful striped rug on the floor. Women in white saris with orange shawls sit in the foreground, one in an orange shawl leaning forward near the front-left, and several men in white kurtas sit on white plastic chairs behind them. Two boys in white stand at left, and an attendant in white with an orange shawl walks at the right. Orange and white hanging cloths decorate the ceiling, green foliage garlands adorn the partition walls, and a red-draped table with flowers and offerings stands at right. The scene is a gathering or satsang, with no clearly identifiable a person figure visible.2007-10-21A photograph of a large seated gathering inside a plain whitewashed hall with a concrete floor and a bright decorated pillar wrapped in colourful geometric patterns with red flowers. Many people, mostly children and teenagers, sit cross-legged in white clothes, with some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Brass ritual items, including bells, a lamp and a plate of offerings, sit on a woven mat in the foreground. A young boy in a yellow shirt sits at the right edge. Light comes from ceiling fixtures and an open doorway at the back.2007-08-08A photograph of a long open hall with a corrugated metal roof, where many people sit cross-legged on pale mats in rows, most in white clothes with orange or yellow shawls. Several hold japa mala beads. Tall cylindrical banners with colourful geometric patterns and orange fringes hang from the ceiling along the sides. A woman in a red sari stands near the centre, and a standing figure in white is visible in the far background beside a small altar area. Framed papers and notices are pinned to the back wall. Some people sit in orange-cloth-draped seats at the right edge.2008-09-30A large group of seated devotees sits cross-legged on mats and bare floor in a plain whitewashed hall under fluorescent lights, apparently in meditation or satsang. Most wear white clothes, many with orange or saffron shawls, and some women wear yellow, purple and green saris. Several have eyes closed and hands folded in prayer. Dozens of people fill the rows, with more seated at the back. On the right, a doorway shows a wall hung with brass bells and a decorative red and gold panel. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2007-08-11October 07 20082008-10-07March 22 20082008-03-22October 17 20072007-10-17January 31 20072007-01-31A large hall filled with seated devotees during a satsang or ritual gathering. In the foreground, women in white and saffron-orange shawls sit cross-legged on mats with small brass vessels, oil lamps and food offerings arranged before them; one woman in a blue floral kurta and white dupatta sits in the centre, and another in a deep red sari with orange wrap sits at right. Behind them rows of people in saffron and white sit on the floor, and a few men in white and orange stand or sit near the back. Coloured fabric tassels hang from the ceiling, pink curtains frame the windows, and a framed picture and a banner hang on the walls. No individual can be identified as a person from the image.2012-04-20Large seated congregation of devotees in white clothing inside a white tented hall hung with tall colourful cylindrical banners in red, yellow and green patterns. Many women and girls sit cross-legged on a purple cloth before brass plates and small brass vessels. A man in white stands at the front right behind a camera on a tripod, and a person in orange robes operates another camera at right. Painted portraits and images line the back walls, and a banner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam at the lower right corner.2007-07-29A large hall filled with seated devotees on the floor, most dressed in white with some in saffron-orange. Many sit in rows on mats with small brass puja plates, lamps and bowls in front of them, performing a ritual or meditation. Colourful hanging pillar decorations line the ceiling, and a camera on a tripod and a video screen are visible at the front of the room. A woman in white with a pink shawl sits in the foreground, and a few people stand near the left edge.2010-12-04