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A large crowd fills a white tented hall with hanging colourful cylindrical banners decorated with elephants, birds and geometric patterns. Many people in white traditional clothes, some in saffron or yellow shawls, stand close together; a man in a white shirt and saffron shawl is at the front right. A blue draped stage backdrop with yellow lettering stands at left, and a wall sign reads Nithyanandam. The people visible number in the dozens, so the count is 21-100.

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A large crowd fills an indoor pavilion with a white tent-like ceiling, hung with long cylindrical fabric banners in red, yellow, blue and white patterns with orange tassels. Many people in white ritual clothing stand and sit in rows, including men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar in pink, yellow and orange, and several children. A blue draped backdrop with partial lettering stands at the far end, and a banner reading Nithyananda is visible on the right wall. Some men wear rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a festival gathering, with no clear individual candidate for a person identifiable.2008-12-28A large crowd of devotees sits on mats inside a white tented hall decorated with hanging painted cylindrical banners showing elephants and floral patterns. Most people wear white or light clothing, with women in white saris, saffron, orange and pink saris, and men in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre, a woman in a white sari stands among attendants in white near a stage with a dark maroon curtain and a gold-fringed valance. Attendants in white move through the aisles while devotees sit in rows facing the stage.2008-10-04Photograph inside a white-tented hall during an evening gathering. A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and salwars, stands close together facing toward the front, many with long braided hair. Some wear gold necklaces and bindis. Tall decorative cylindrical banners in bright yellow, red, blue and green patterns with bird and elephant motifs hang from the ceiling. Dark maroon curtains frame the stage area on the left, and a few people in saffron and orange clothing stand near it. Fluorescent lights and a white ceiling fan are visible.2008-12-28June 20 20082008-06-20Indoor event in a large white tent-roofed hall with many people standing and milling about in white and cream clothing, some in saffron and red. Hanging decorative cloth banners with yellow tassels and colourful geometric and bird patterns hang from the ceiling. A wall clock, a framed image display and a signboard reading Dhyanapeetam Music Temple are visible along the back wall. A few people in the foreground wear glasses or white shirts. No individual can be clearly identified as a specific figure from this distance.2008-12-28June 27 20102010-06-27December 28 20082008-12-28A large crowd of devotees fills a white tented hall decorated with tall, colourful cylindrical hanging banners patterned with elephants and birds and fringed with yellow tassels. Many people wear white or saffron and orange garments, while others wear yellow, pink and blue. Standing devotees face a stage draped in blue fabric with a yellow lettered banner. Several people are seated near the front in the crowd, and many are young children. The atmosphere suggests a festival gathering, though no specific ritual is clearly visible.2008-12-28A large crowd of devotees sits on mats and white plastic chairs inside a white tented hall decorated with hanging cloth banners in red, blue, yellow and green with elephant motifs. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear saris in yellow, orange and red, and a man in an orange shawl sits at the front right. Several standing attendants in white garments move along the central aisle. Framed portraits and banners line the back wall and side panels of the hall.2008-03-20A large crowd of devotees fills an indoor tent hall under a white fabric ceiling hung with tall cylindrical banners decorated with elephant and floral patterns and yellow fringed bottoms. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts, some in striped or saffron-toned garments, and several women wear saris in pink, maroon and green. Many people stand with hands folded in prayer or anjali, facing toward the front of the hall. A metal truss frame and hanging lights run across the ceiling, and a blue draped curtain hangs at the right edge. The gathering appears to be a festival ritual or darshan, with a packed congregation of roughly fifty to a hundred people visible.2007-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 24 20082008-12-24