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A large seated audience fills a white-walled hall at an ashram convention, sitting cross-legged on colourful striped mats in rows. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, many with lanyards and name badges; a few wear red or patterned shirts. Behind them a raised stage area is partly visible, with a banner reading Healer's Initiation Program on the left wall, colourful hanging cloth decorations overhead, and a framed image on the far wall. Water bottles sit on the floor among attendees. Counting visible people gives a crowd well above one hundred.

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June 18 20082008-06-18June 22 20082008-06-22June 17 20082008-06-17June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many wearing white headbands and lanyards, with women in white and pastel saris seated in the rows behind. A white tent canopy overhead and a tall decorated pillar at the back frame the room. A purple banner reading Healer's Initiation Program shows a printed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban and robe, captioned Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Speakers on stands and a rack of books sit at the sides. Attendees sit cross-legged and appear to be meditating with eyes closed.2008-06-22A large indoor hall packed with seated attendees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, sitting on the floor in rows. Many wear lanyards. Behind them hang a purple banner reading Healer's Initiation Program with a portrait, a second banner with a portrait, and a tall saffron, red and green ceremonial banner. Shelves of books and materials line the walls under white fabric ceiling canopies and metal truss rigging with stage lights. No individual is clearly identifiable as the swami in view, and no one at the front is distinctly shown.2008-06-22A large indoor session at a pavilion with a white tent-style ceiling and colourful striped pillars. Many seated attendees sit cross-legged on striped rugs; most wear white kurta-style clothes, and many have white headbands. A standing man in a white shirt and orange scarf stands at the front beside a video camera on a tripod. A large painted backdrop shows a deity-like figure in orange on a forested scene, and a purple banner reads Healer's Initiation Program. Overhead signs and lights are visible.2008-06-22A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful fabric lanterns in yellow, orange and blue. Rows of men sit cross-legged on striped woven mats, most wearing white shirts and white dhotis, with some in white and orange. A man in the front right wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a mala necklace. In the background, a few people in saffron and orange robes stand near a stage area with a framed portrait and a purple banner reading Healer's Initiation Program. Dense audience seating fills the frame.2008-06-17A large seated audience of men in white ritual clothes fills a white tented hall, sitting on mats in rows and listening attentively. Many wear white kurtas or shirts and rudraksha or bead malas, with lanyard badges on some. Colourful decorative hangings with elephant motifs hang from the ceiling. A banner reading Healer's Initiation Program hangs on the left wall beside a bookshelf. At the front, a figure in orange stands near the far end of the hall, and a video camera on a tripod records the session. The lower foreground shows a bottle of water.2008-06-22A large seated audience of men and women in plain white clothing fills a whitened hall, many wearing white headbands and rudraksha-style neck malas. They sit in rows on white chairs and mats, eyes closed or gazing forward, as in a healers' initiation session. Behind them stand bookshelves and banners, including a purple banner reading Healer's Initiation Program at upper left and a large banner with a portrait at the back. The camera is at the front of the hall looking over the crowd.2008-06-22March 27 20082008-03-27