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A large crowd of men fills a covered event hall during a convention session, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis. Many raise their hands and some clap or wave, and a few hold up a white cloth strip. Several men in front wear light shirts with name badges, and a row of framed pictures and small lamps sits on a stage backdrop at the far end. Overhead lights and white fan-cooled tent fabric frame the scene. No single speaker or guru is clearly visible among the crowd.

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December 16 20062006-12-16December 14 20062006-12-14A large crowd of devotees fills a covered convention hall with a red carpet runner in the foreground. Most people wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, and many have raised hands in an ecstatic gesture while others stand with palms pressed together. A green pedestal fan stands at left. A few people in colourful checked shirts and a man in a yellow top stand among them. The tent walls are draped in white fabric, with blue and yellow signage visible along the back. A purple banner with a figure appears at the upper left. No individual can be identified as a person from the visible cues.2006-12-16A large white-clad crowd stands under a white tented pavilion with a purple backdrop, many with arms raised and hands clasped overhead or pressed together in devotion. In the foreground, a grey-haired man in white kurta with a silver wristwatch raises clasped palms above his head; beside him a man in white shirt claps with hands together. Other devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand around, some with raised arms; fans hang from the ceiling and a floral arrangement sits near the stage edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance in this crowd.2006-12-15A crowded indoor tent event with a white draped backdrop and a red carpeted floor. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts stand and move through the space, with a few women in saris among them. One man in the centre wears a white shirt with an orange-and-white shawl over his shoulder. Loudspeakers stand on stands at right, and ceiling fans hang from the tent roof. A small framed portrait sits on a stand at right edge, and a red-and-white sign is placed near the speaker. Several people in the foreground face away from the camera.2006-12-16December 14 20062006-12-14December 17 20062006-12-17A large seated audience of men fills a hall at a Nithyananda Spurana program, dressed mostly in white shirts and trousers with name badges on lanyards. Many sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on red mats. Blue and white banners line the back wall, with framed portraits and a blue backdrop behind them. In the foreground a man in a peach shirt with glasses and a man in a blue shirt sit with hands folded.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14Large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing lanyards, raising hands and clapping in celebration. A few men in saffron or yellow garments stand among them, and a man in a green t-shirt stands near the centre-right. A red carpet runs along the foreground and stage lights glow at the lower right. Round ceiling lights and a row of red-framed panels line the back wall. The page indicates a person Spurana convention in Salem, Tamil Nadu, but no clearly identifiable face is visible enough to confirm any individual's identity.2009-02-27Article - November 26 20062006-11-26December 14 20062006-12-14