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Evening scene in an open-sided hall with grey breeze-block walls and fluorescent lights. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes face a standing speaker in a patterned brown-and-gold garment who gestures near a display board and a table of brass objects and small statues. A large dark Nataraja-style bronze dancing figure stands on a pedestal in the centre. At left, an ornate gold palanquin-like structure and people in the background tend a ritual area. Some devotees hold green and yellow snack packets. A printed banner on the wall shows colourful deity imagery. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.

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November 09 20132013-11-09October 05 20132013-10-05Indoor workshop or showroom under a corrugated roof with a block wall. A woman in a leopard-print and orange draped garment stands at a table covered with bronze and metal statues, including reclining figures, seated deity murti, a wheel-like disc, and metal bowls. Several visitors in white and purple, including people in white kurtas and a woman in a purple top and gold-bordered sari, face the table and look at the sculptures. A cameraman works at right beside a gilded palanquin or throne canopy, and a green wheeled cart sits in the background.2013-11-09November 09 20132013-11-09January 29 20162016-01-29February 11 20072007-02-11 +1 copiesIndoor event in a plain hall with a corrugated roof and grey block wall. Seated rows of devotees in white clothing face a golden ratha-style chariot on wheels, decorated with gilded carvings, a golden makara-style arch and a white nandi-like bull figure. A standing woman in a leopard-print blouse and shawl faces the seated audience while holding an object near her face. In the foreground are a small bronze deity murti, metal bowls and brass items on a cloth. A seated man in white with an orange scarf sits near the centre of the front row, with no clear appearance-based cue for a person.2013-11-09A padapuja gathering in an open-sided courtyard with an orange-painted wall and corrugated metal roof. A standing man in a sleeveless saffron top with long hair tied back and a beaded necklace faces a gold-framed throne with red cushions, a gold-carved seat behind a wooden offering table holding fruit, flowers and brass vessels. Seated devotees in white, yellow and blue saris and white shirts, several with folded hands, sit on orange and red mats; a young child is among them. Other saffron-robed figures sit along the back wall, and a framed photo panel hangs on the wall. The standing figure appears to be a presiding man rather than a confirmed identity; a person is marked unsure.2010-08-28Indoor satsang hall with white walls, orange curtains and a raised red-and-white stage. A woman in orange robes with a red-beaded mala speaks at a microphone beside a seated man in orange on the stage, with a white-draped table and a framed portrait with a golden canopy at the back. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit on the floor facing the stage, several with hands clasped or applauding. On the right, a cameraman in orange films standing beside a seated musician, and other orange-clad people stand near the wall. A row of ceremonial staffs and flags lines the back wall. The man on the stage in orange does not clearly match a person candidate.2008-03-23A workshop photograph shows a group of about twenty people in white clothing standing around a striped rug where a large ornate silver object lies, with a circular engraved silver disc in front and gold-coloured pieces nearby. A woman in a leopard-print sari stands at left beside a black table draped in orange cloth holding gold items, speaking to the group. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas, and a woman in an orange and red sari, look on. A cameraman is visible at upper left. The setting is a plain concrete-walled hall with fluorescent lights and metal workbenches at right. The image is captioned as a 2013 Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam archive photo.2013-11-09A photograph of a seated congregation in an ashram hall with red walls, a Nataraja bronze in a niche, and brass trishula staffs at the sides. Many devotees in white and gold-bordered traditional garments, with teal-and-white beaded neck malas, sit on the floor facing a seated speaker at a low wooden stand on the right, who wears reddish-brown robes. A standing figure in a dark sari stands at the far right near a brass lamp. Green and purple fairy lights decorate a pillar at left. Several brass oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor. The scene looks like a satsang discourse.2016-01-29A photograph taken from behind a seated audience at an evening satsang in a dim hall. Rows of white plastic chairs face a small raised platform at the top, where a figure in orange-saffron robes sits behind a blue-draped table with a flower vase. Most attendees wear white clothes; one bald man in a red-orange shawl sits near the centre, and a woman with a long grey braid sits on the left. Several attendees wear orange-red shawls and beaded necklaces.2013-09-04