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Wide view of an indoor hall with a stage at the far end framed by dark curtains and tall decorative pillars with elephant and geometric motifs. A banner reads "MUSIC FORUM" above the stage. Several musicians in orange-and-red garments sit cross-legged on the stage, some playing instruments, with a lit oil lamp and a framed picture on a low platform. A standing figure in orange robes stands near the left side of the stage. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the foreground with thirty or more seated audience members, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez in red, orange, pink and white, watching the performance.

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April 19 20082008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19A seated audience fills white plastic chairs in a tented hall facing a stage with a dark red curtain and a banner reading 'SIC FORUM'. On the stage, several musicians sit cross-legged on a red-draped platform playing instruments, with a framed portrait of a deity or saint on an easel at left. A standing figure in orange-brown robes stands at stage left near the performers. Paper lanterns in red and gold hang from the tent ceiling, and devotees in white, orange and pink clothing sit among the audience.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19A music performance in a hall with a stage at the front. A row of women in matching orange-and-green saris sit cross-legged on the stage playing instruments, with a man in a light kurta seated at the left edge and another at the right. A framed portrait of a woman sits on a small stand on the stage, and a banner with the text a person Sangeet reads beside a painted image. A hanging banner reads MUSIC FORUM above the stage, and decorative elephant-patterned pillars frame the hall. Dozens of seated audience members, many in white shirts and light clothing, sit on colourful striped mats on the floor facing the stage, with a camera on a tripod at the right. Some seated figures in the foreground are shown from behind.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19A seated audience faces a stage at a music event under a banner reading MUSIC FORUM. On the left, a long-haired figure in orange robes sits in a white armchair beside a wooden cabinet, holding a cup. On the stage, a row of women in green and orange saris sit on the floor with a musician playing a stringed instrument; a framed deity portrait hangs centrally, and a banner reads Nithyananda Saraswati Academy. Pillars with painted elephant motifs frame the stage, and rows of devotees in white and orange sit on mats in the foreground.2008-04-19December 26 20102010-12-26December 25 20072007-12-25A large tented hall filled with seated devotees facing a stage at the far end. Hundreds of people sit on white plastic chairs and on mats, many women wearing sarees in orange, yellow, blue and white. The stage holds a central golden deity murti in a decorated shrine, flanked by green-lit side panels with a crescent and trident motif, and a figure seated in front. A blue draped stage on the right has musicians and performers. Ornate woven hanging bands with elephant motifs decorate the tent ceiling. A printed sign on the right reads a banner in blue, and the backdrop shows a stylised Om symbol.2008-12-28A photograph of a music performance on a stage with a dark curtain backdrop and a yellow-on-black banner reading "MUSIC FORUM". Seven women in green and orange saris sit cross-legged on the floor performing with a vocal ensemble, while a man in cream clothes plays a tanpura-style instrument at left and a young man in a dark striped shirt plays a flute at right. A framed portrait of a bearded saint with white robes sits on a chair centre-stage beside a small flower vase. A white banner beside the flute player reads "Nithyananda Sangeeth Academy" and shows a bearded man in saffron playing a stringed instrument. Decorative painted pillars with elephant motifs frame the stage. Four people are visible performing, with additional audience heads at the bottom edge.2008-04-19A large crowd of devotees, mostly women with braided hair in white and pastel saris, sits cross-legged on the floor of a tented hall decorated with yellow and multicolour hanging tassels. At the front, a few figures in white ritual clothing stand and sit around a raised altar with flowers and oil lamps. Above them hangs a large framed portrait of a smiling man with a flower garland, flanked by a dark draped backdrop.2006-12-27