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A large hall with red carpeting and potted plants at the front, where a woman in an orange saffron sari stands at a small lectern at upper left, speaking to a seated audience. Hundreds of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on the red floor, many with notebooks and yellow folders. A laptop and projector equipment sit on a table in the centre, and a video camera on a tripod is at the back. The scene is a seminar or convention session with a speaker addressing the assembly.

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Wide view of a large hall during a seated convention session with a crowd of several hundred people sitting on red carpet in rows, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis. On a raised red stage at left, a person with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe stands at a lectern with a microphone, a person candidate by appearance cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, though the figure is small and distant. Potted palms line the stage edge, a laptop and audio equipment sit in the foreground, and a circular colourful graphic hangs on a backdrop behind the speaker. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead, and a cameraman with a tripod is visible at right.2009-02-27February 27 20092009-02-27A photograph of a seated speaker in orange clothing with long dark hair, addressing a large audience in a hall with a red carpet and potted palms along the stage edge. The speaker sits behind a white-draped table with a microphone, a flower arrangement, and a flip chart beside a poster showing concentric rainbow rings. Audience members in white shirts and white clothing sit on the floor and in chairs, with a few in orange. Swamiji (probable) is the speaker, identified by long swept-back hair and orange saffron clothing; the speaker is seated and addressing the audience in a discourse setting. Hanging black banners with colourful geometric designs and speaker columns are visible on the back wall.2009-02-27A large hall filled with hundreds of seated men on a red carpet, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with lanyard badges around their necks. In the foreground, a projector and a laptop sit on a green table beside a yellow bag and a small wooden stool. The audience faces forward toward the stage at the far end, where a tall speaker stands near the back wall with red panels. A few men in orange or yellow shirts are scattered among the crowd. The scene appears to be a convention session with attendees seated in rows.2009-02-25February 27 20092009-02-27February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A wide photograph of a large outdoor-tent gathering on a red carpet. On a blue-skirted stage at left, a lone figure in orange robes stands at a microphone beside floral arrangements, with a white-draped table in front. Hundreds of seated attendees in white clothes fill the carpeted floor and rows of chairs, many men wearing white shirts and trousers, some with orange stoles draped over their shoulders; a few sit near audio equipment and mixing consoles. Ceiling fans hang beneath the white tent canopy, and framed portraits hang on the side walls. The scene shows a seated audience listening to a speaker on stage.2006-12-14February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large photograph of a seated audience filling a bright white hall with red-tiled edges and a red stage platform. Hundreds of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged in rows, many wearing lanyards, some with yellow shawls. A seated speaker in an orange-saffron robe with a white draped cloth sits at a podium with a microphone at the right edge, facing the crowd. Potted green plants and a camera on a tripod are visible at the left, and decorative banners hang along the back wall. Mention of a 'probable' a person is not established by appearance alone, so the speaker's identity is left uncertain.2009-02-25Large indoor convention hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees on a red carpeted floor, most dressed in white with some in orange and yellow shawls, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the left foreground, a figure in orange robes sits on a white-draped raised seat with a small vase of orange flowers and a black monitor on a white table. A cameraman stands at right near a tripod, and potted palms and orange-and-red banners line the hall under ceiling lights and fans.2009-02-25February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated men in white dhotis and white shirts, many sitting cross-legged on red carpet and writing in notebooks. Some attendees wear yellow or blue checked shirts and one wears orange. A man in a white shirt and beige shorts sits on a red chair at right, writing, beside a wall-mounted fan. Water bottles and plastic bags sit on the floor, and a woman at a table at lower right writes on paper beside a tote bag printed with a woman's portrait. A camera on a tripod is visible at left, and red panels line the far wall under white ceiling lights.2009-02-27