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A crowd gathers under a thatched roof before a large framed portrait of a young man in a light grey shirt seated on an ornate chair with green draped curtains, labelled with a red-bordered banner in Tamil. In the foreground a long-haired person in an orange saffron robe faces away from the camera, toward a man in a red kurta with a tilak mark and older people in white. Behind them, red and orange banners display Tamil text and a painted goddess image labelled Kalasandhi Kali. Several boys in white and yellow shirts stand at the right, and a man in white shirt and dhoti gestures toward the group.

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January 11 20092009-01-11January 11 20092009-01-11A photograph of a crowded indoor welcome inside a thatched-roof hall. In the centre, a young man in an orange-saffron robe wears a long white flower garland and smiles, surrounded by devotees. Beside him stands an elderly woman in an orange sari and a man in orange cloth. On the right, a bare-chested priest with a tilak and a mala necklace holds a silver tray with white flowers, wearing an orange dhoti. Behind them is a large framed portrait of a young man in white shirt seated on a chair, and a wall with colourful religious posters, including a Ganesha image. A bare-chested man in the foreground faces the camera, with many men and boys crowding around. Approximately 25 people are visible.2009-01-11January 11 20092009-01-11January 11 20092009-01-11Indoor photo of a crowded welcome in a thatched-roof hall with white tube lights. A young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over white and a white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaste and a broad smile. Around him devotees press in: a bare-chested man in a red shirt with folded hands and a moustache, a man in an orange shawl, and several boys and older men with hands folded. A woman in the foreground, partly visible, wears a white garment and necklace. Behind them a large framed portrait of a young man in a white shirt seated on a decorated chair, with a red banner and printed Tamil-language signs on the walls.2009-01-11January 11 20092009-01-11January 11 20092009-01-11January 11 20092009-01-11A 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.2008-07-29January 12 20092009-01-12January 11 20092009-01-11