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Night photograph of an outdoor stage under a decorated canopy with streamers in red, green, yellow and blue, lit by a bright floodlight and flanked by palm trees with string lights. A large banner reads a Tamil satsang title and the date 19.11.2005, with framed portraits at each end. On the stage, a man in a white shirt stands at the left, and a figure in white with an orange-draped head is at centre; another person in white stands at right. A dense crowd of men and women in white and pastel clothes, including a woman in a blue sari, fills the foreground facing the stage.

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A night outdoor event at a stage with a striped multicolour canopy and a white-and-pink backdrop, lit by a bright floodlight. A large banner above reads a Tamil title and the date 19.11.2005, and two framed portraits flank it: one labelled as the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam satsang, another showing a smiling man with a white head covering. On stage, a man in a white shirt stands at left, and a person in white robes stands at centre near an orange-clad figure. Palm trees with string lights frame the scene. A dense crowd of men in white shirts, women in saris and older people fills the foreground, with several people in saffron-coloured clothing among them.2005-11-19November 19 20052005-11-19November 19 20052005-11-19Night photograph of an outdoor public darshan stage in Tamil Nadu, lit by a bright floodlight. A decorated canopy with multicoloured streamers and a circular rainbow-striped medallion covers a raised platform, flanked by tall palms and fairy lights. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand on the stage. Large banners on the canopy show portraits and a Tamil heading reading Dhyana Satsang and Prapancha Shakthiyin Arputhangal, dated 19.11.2005. A dense crowd of men and women in white, cream, pink and yellow clothing faces the stage, some with palms joined in prayer. A few portraits on the banner are labelled in Tamil script, but no one on stage is clearly identified by appearance, so the swamiji candidate is uncertain.2005-11-19November 19 20052005-11-19Night photo of an outdoor stage at a Dhyana Satsangam event in Vellore, lit by floodlights with palm trees on either side. A large banner reads a Tamil title and the date 19.11.2005 Vellore, with a portrait of a bearded man in a white turban at its left. The stage is draped with white cloth, multicoloured streamers and a circular rosette, and holds three empty blue chairs and potted plants. A small figure in white stands at a white podium at left, with a second portrait beside it. In the foreground, a crowd of.2005-11-19A night-time outdoor public darshan at a palm-lined open ground. A raised stage under a banner carries a central figure in orange robes seated between several people in white clothes; a marigold-and-leaf decorated backdrop and flower arrangements surround them. A large audience sits on red-cushioned chairs and mats on either side of a red carpet and white cloth walkway lined with banana leaves. Two bright floodlights and strings of lights illuminate the scene. Above the stage hangs a banner with Tamil text and portrait photos at each end. Dozens of people are visible in the audience.2005-11-19November 19 20052005-11-19Night photo of an outdoor public darshan session. Hundreds of seated audience members, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis with some women in saris, face a brightly lit stage at left under a decorated canopy with coloured bunting. On stage, several robed figures sit in front of a microphone, including one in saffron and orange clothing. Tall palm trees strung with fairy lights stand in the middle, and large floodlights glow above. Red chairs fill the rows, and white cloth barriers and banana leaves edge the front. Two candidates appear on stage, but the figure in orange is too small and distant to confirm, so the presence of the a person candidate is uncertain.2005-11-19Night outdoor event on a open lawn with rows of red and blue plastic chairs filled with seated audience members in white and light shirts. A raised stage under a decorated canopy with palm trees and string lights hosts a seated figure in white at a low table, with a banner above reading a Tamil title. A large projection screen on the left shows a figure in a colourful robe with a timestamp reading Nov 19 2005. Floodlights and strings of lights frame the scene.2005-11-19April 19 20082008-04-19Night photograph of an outdoor stage event under a white canopy strung with rows of colourful triangular bunting and banana-leaf decorations. Several robed figures in saffron and orange garments stand on the platform with men in white dhotis and shirts around them, some seated near a central white umbrella or parasol. A large crowd of attendees sits in plastic chairs in the foreground, with a man in a white shirt at the lower right. A banner with Tamil script hangs behind the stage. Stage lights and tripod microphone stands are visible.2008-04-19