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A large crowd fills an indoor pavilion with a white tent-like ceiling, hung with long cylindrical fabric banners in red, yellow, blue and white patterns with orange tassels. Many people in white ritual clothing stand and sit in rows, including men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar in pink, yellow and orange, and several children. A blue draped backdrop with partial lettering stands at the far end, and a banner reading Nithyananda is visible on the right wall. Some men wear rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a festival gathering, with no clear individual candidate for a person identifiable.

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A large crowd fills a white tented hall with hanging colourful cylindrical banners decorated with elephants, birds and geometric patterns. Many people in white traditional clothes, some in saffron or yellow shawls, stand close together; a man in a white shirt and saffron shawl is at the front right. A blue draped stage backdrop with yellow lettering stands at left, and a wall sign reads Nithyanandam. The people visible number in the dozens, so the count is 21-100.2008-12-28A large crowd fills a tented hall under white fabric ceiling with hanging cylindrical banners decorated with elephant motifs and yellow tassels. Many devotees in white clothes stand and face the front, including children in white, women in saris, and a few in orange and yellow. A blue draped backdrop with a partial banner reading "...ratsav 2009" sits at the far end, and a small shrine-like display is visible on the right wall. In the foreground, an older man in white with a rudraksha-style mala stands beside a young boy in white with a beaded mala. No figure in the foreground is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-12-28A large crowd of devotees fills a white tented hall decorated with tall, colourful cylindrical hanging banners patterned with elephants and birds and fringed with yellow tassels. Many people wear white or saffron and orange garments, while others wear yellow, pink and blue. Standing devotees face a stage draped in blue fabric with a yellow lettered banner. Several people are seated near the front in the crowd, and many are young children. The atmosphere suggests a festival gathering, though no specific ritual is clearly visible.2008-12-28December 27 20082008-12-27June 27 20102010-06-27December 28 20082008-12-28A large indoor hall with a white curved fabric ceiling and tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in colourful patterned cloth with elephant motifs. A dense crowd, mostly dressed in white ritual clothing, stands and walks along a blue-and-red patterned floor runner. Many women wear white saris with orange or saffron shawls, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. A few people in orange-brown robes are among them. Framed photographs hang on the walls and a portrait stands at the right edge. A tripod-mounted camera is visible in the centre. The scene resembles an ashram gathering during a group program.2006-10-08Photograph of a large crowded tented hall with a white ceiling and hanging cylindrical banners decorated with elephant and geometric patterns. Many devotees stand closely packed, mostly in white clothing, with some in saffron, orange and yellow garments. A blue draped backdrop with a partially visible banner stands at the far end. In the foreground a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands near a white-covered platform, and a wheelchair is visible. Visible people number well over twenty.2008-12-28A large crowd of devotees sits on mats and white plastic chairs inside a white tented hall decorated with hanging cloth banners in red, blue, yellow and green with elephant motifs. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear saris in yellow, orange and red, and a man in an orange shawl sits at the front right. Several standing attendants in white garments move along the central aisle. Framed portraits and banners line the back wall and side panels of the hall.2008-03-20December 25 20072007-12-25A crowd of devotees fills a large white tent hall with a curved ceiling, decorated with tall cylindrical fabric hangings in red, blue, yellow and white with geometric and animal motifs. Many people wear white clothing; some women wear white and orange saris, and a man at the right wears saffron robes. Some devotees stand with raised arms while others sit on colourful striped mats. At the far end a portrait is displayed on a stand near a banner reading Nithyanandapedia, and a clock hangs on the wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no probable candidate is noted.2008-12-23June 20 20082008-06-20