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Wide photograph of a large indoor hall with pale green walls, exposed roof trusses, fluorescent tube lights and ceiling fans, filled with a seated audience of hundreds on white plastic chairs. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or light cotton clothing, while several women wear saris in yellow, green, pink and red. Many have palms pressed together in anjali or hands folded in prayer. No individual speaker or presenter is clearly identifiable in the scene.

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A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience at a satsang event, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris including a yellow sari and a pink sari, sit on white plastic chairs facing a stage covered with a red carpet on the right. A banner on the back wall reads Nithyananda text, and fluorescent tube lights hang from the ceiling. No individual on the stage is clearly visible for identification, so no a person candidate is confirmed.2008-10-15A dense crowd of seated devotees fills a hall under ceiling fans, most wearing white shirts and dhotis or saris, with some in bright colours like orange, teal, pink and green. Many wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces on white shirts. Plastic chairs fill the rows and a string of lights hangs at the upper right edge. The crowd is facing a stage out of frame. No single figure is identifiable as a person in this view.2007-01-12A wide photograph of a large indoor hall packed with seated devotees on white and green plastic chairs, facing toward the front of the room. Rows of people fill the foreground and stretch back to a standing crowd at the far end under fluorescent ceiling lights. Women wear cotton and silk saris in pink, white, yellow and orange, and men wear white shirts and checked shirts. The walls are painted turquoise with barred windows, and a railing separates the back section. No speaker or individual candidate for a person is clearly visible in the frame.2005-11-23A photograph of a large seated audience at an indoor yoga programme, mostly men in white shirts and trousers sitting cross-legged on green mats, with women in yellow, white and pale blue saris and salwar kameez seated toward the back. Many attendees wear identity badges on lanyards. Some men wear orange and white shirts, and one man in a striped shirt sits at left. Behind them a white draped cloth backdrop hangs, and at top left a framed portrait of a bearded saint in saffron is displayed; no clearly identifiable a person is visibly present on stage. Attendees appear focused and still, with eyes closed or looking forward.2006-11-25A large seated audience fills a bright hall with cream walls, tall wooden-framed windows and a few garland decorations along the top. Rows of grey plastic chairs face the front, and many attendees wear white dhotis, white kurtas or saris, with some in saffron, yellow and green. Among them, a woman in a green salwar kameez with a green dupatta sits near the front, and a man in a grey checked shirt sits at the right edge. No stage or speaker is visible in the frame. The people appear attentive, with several with folded hands. This is an event hall audience with a large crowd of people.2009-03-03A wide photograph of a large indoor hall packed with standing and seated people, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, with women in saris including a pink sari and a red sari in the foreground. Several rows of ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes hang over the pale hall. Many people face toward the centre of the room, where one man in a white and grey patterned shirt stands prominently near the middle. Chairs with red cushions line the floor, and grey-framed windows and an arched doorway appear along the back wall. The crowd is dense, extending far into the background.2004-01-04October 31 20152015-10-31A large indoor satsang audience seated in rows of yellow plastic chairs under a tent-like hall. Attendees wear white shirts, saris in yellow, pink, purple and orange, striped shirts and checked shirts, and many listen attentively with hands folded or chins resting on hands. A small child in a pink dress and a girl in a gray top sit among the rows. No speaker or stage is visible in the frame, and no a person candidate appears among the seated people.2015-05-30July 26 20152015-07-26January 12 20072007-01-12October 15 20082008-10-15October 23 20102010-10-23