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A photograph of a devotional gathering in a plain room with pale walls. Framed portraits decorated with fresh garlands hang on the wall, and a central portrait shows a figure seated on an ornate white throne, with a smiling figure in white next to it. Below stands a wooden cabinet holding fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a small metal pot. On the left, a person in white clothing with an orange shawl stands near a stainless steel pot. In the centre, a person in white with a white headpiece leans forward, while an older woman in a white sari with a gold border and an older man in glasses stand nearby. A woman in a gold brocade sari and others in pink, purple and green clothing crowd in, some holding children, with fruit and flowers laid on the floor in front. Green wall posters with Tamil script line the top of the room.

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February 06 20072007-02-06February 06 20072007-02-06Indoor event hall where a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a raised white platform, wearing a long flower garland, while a man in white kneels before him on the steps. Around them, women in white saris with gold borders and braided hair sit on a striped mat, and several men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby. A large banner behind shows a portrait of a figure in an orange turban with a printed Tamil heading, and a brass lamp stands at the right. A speaker sits at the left, and a wall-mounted portrait is also visible.2007-02-06A crowded evening darshan in front of a brightly lit shrine with a gilded deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers and a small flame burning at its base. A standing man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha-style bead necklace leans over the shrine. In the foreground a young man in white with an orange saffron shawl holds a garland and fruit, while an older man in white with a rudraksha mala stands beside him. Two framed portraits flank the shrine, one labelled with Tamil text. Around them devotees in white and bystanders fill the frame, with a blue pipe at the right edge.A crowded indoor hall with white plastic chairs and white-clad devotees, many women with braided hair in white sarees with coloured borders, and men in white dhotis and shirts. At centre, two saffron-robed figures stand near a low platform; one bends toward a seated devotee. A large black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman with long hair hangs on the back wall, flanked by Tamil text panels with garland decorations, and wall-mounted air coolers stand on the sides. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2008-07-29A satsang hall where a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands and sits before a stage. On the stage, a man in orange robes stands behind a seated-area figure in orange with an orange turban and a beaded mala, who is being approached by devotees. A white-covered seat is on the stage. A large portrait of a smiling long-haired figure in white with a rudraksha-style necklace hangs at right, and a banner in Tamil reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda Nadathum Yoga Satsangam beside floral garlands. Women in white and colourful saris, and men in white shirts and dhotis press forward, some with hands folded in namaste.2008-07-29February 06 20072007-02-06Indoor photograph of a ceremony in a white-walled hall with a large printed banner of a smiling man in an orange turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and ornate gold pendant above a white-draped seat. A seated figure in orange robes and a white-and-green garland sits on the white-covered throne, with a kalasha-like vessel and offerings in front. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some in orange and yellow saris, sit or stand, with children in white and young girls with braided hair kneeling near the front. A white cooler fan stands at right and a Tamil-script sign appears on the banner.2007-02-06A photograph inside a white-walled hall at an event with many devotees. A large banner portrait behind the stage shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garment with ornate gold-toned necklaces, and a Tamil caption printed beneath it. In the centre, a person in an orange turban, orange shawl and a white flower garland sits on a white-covered seat on a raised white platform. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl kneels to the right, and a devotee in white bends forward near the seat. Around them, women in saris of orange, pink, purple and yellow, and girls with hair braids and flowers, stand or sit closely. Two white cooler units stand on the floor, and a smaller framed portrait sits on a table at right.2007-02-06February 06 20072007-02-06February 06 20072007-02-06February 06 20072007-02-06