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A photograph of a large seated audience under a white tent canopy with green and red edging, sitting on red carpet at an outdoor program. Most attendees are men in plaid and checked shirts, white shirts and light trousers, viewed from behind as they face a stage. Along the back, a banner with Tamil text and a large portrait display are visible, and a few figures stand near the stage. Yellow sunflower-patterned panels line the tent sides. The crowd fills the frame, and several hundred people are visible.

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A large tented hall with rows of seated young men in pale shirts and checked shirts sitting on red carpet, facing toward a small figure at the far end. Yellow and orange floral banners line the tent walls, and a framed portrait sits at the right edge. Many people fill the space, listening attentively to a programme session.2006-09-17A large crowd of young men sits on red floor mats under a white tent during a seminar session. Most are seen from behind, wearing white shirts, checked shirts and striped shirts. In the centre, on a stage at the far end, a large banner reads Nithyananda Spurana Program and shows portrait images. Tall white poles line the tent, with hanging portrait banners and rows of decorative yellow-and-orange panels along the sides. A small group of figures stands near the stage.2006-09-17A large audience of devotees sits cross-legged on red mats in a hall, viewed from behind. Most wear white or light shirts and dhotis, with some in striped shirts, yellow and green tones. At the far end, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised white dais before a red backdrop bearing a Kalpataru logo and a deity portrait, flanked by monitors and loudspeakers. Blue banners with Tamil text hang on the sides. The setting appears to be a discourse or satsang.2010-01-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated gathering under a white tent at an outdoor programme. Hundreds of young men sit cross-legged on a red carpet in rows, many in white shirts, checked shirts and trousers, several wearing name badges, with paper plates and sheets in front of them. Behind them, pink and green banners with yellow sunflower motifs hang from the tent poles, and staff in white stand along the walkway at the right edge. No speaker is clearly visible in the foreground, so no in-person identification is made.2006-09-17September 14 20062006-09-14December 14 20062006-12-14 +1 copiesFebruary 09 20082008-02-09 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20062006-09-14A large crowd of seated attendees fills a white marquee tent decorated with orange and blue bunting along its edges, with ceiling fans and hanging lights overhead. Most attendees wear white shirts and light clothing, seated on cream plastic chairs on a red carpet. A projection screen at the far right shows a portrait image on a dark background. Speakers stand on stands at the sides. The people are seen from behind, and the audience is too large and dense to count precisely.November 26 20092009-11-26A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of a big white canopy tent during the a person Spurana Convention, Day 1. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white and light saris fill rows on both sides of a long red carpet running toward a distant raised stage. Many attendees wear lanyards with name badges, and bottled water sits on the green mats beside the rows. Strings of blue and white bunting hang along the tent edges, with tall lighting poles and speaker stacks on both sides. At the far end, a small figure sits on a seat in front of a red and white draped backdrop, and a screen displays an image above it. Strong overhead lights illuminate the hall.2009-11-26A large tented hall with white canvas roof decorated with blue drapery swags hosts a seated congregation of hundreds of people on green and red carpeting. Most attendees wear white clothing and sit on red and white plastic chairs or on the floor, facing a stage. Several screens show a figure in orange clothing on the stage, and a banner at the upper right reads Nithyananda Spurana Program. Wooden poles and hanging speakers line the tent.2009-11-26