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Large indoor convention hall under a white tent-style ceiling with a stage backdrop showing a giant portrait of a smiling figure in a white turban with red bindi, long dark hair and a sash, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible. Tamil text on the backdrop reads a title for the Dhyanapeetam event. A framed portrait on a gold-and-maroon stand beside the stage shows the same turbaned figure garlanded with flowers. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor in white clothes, many with grey-haired heads visible in the foreground. A circular rainbow-coloured geometric graphic stands at the right of the stage. Flower arrangements decorate the white-draped dais, and several staff move around the stage.

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A large audience of mostly men sits in rows on the floor of an event hall, facing a stage. Behind the stage, a large banner shows a smiling man in a white turban and white robe with a long braid and a hand raised in blessing, beside Tamil text. A smaller framed portrait of a similarly turbaned man sits on an ornate gold-trimmed stand at the left of the stage. On the stage, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a white-draped seat, flanked by flower arrangements and a white board on an easel. A concentric target-like graphic hangs at the right. Attendees wear white shirts, checked shirts and dhotis.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A large audience of mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis sits on white plastic chairs under a white tent at a person Spurana Program event. On the raised stage, a figure in saffron/orange robes sits at a small central podium with a flower arrangement, a backdrop banner shows a large portrait of a smiling man wearing a white and gold head wrap, and a framed portrait with a similar head wrap stands to the left. Orange garlands and floral decorations line the stage edge. A concentric circle graphic panel is on the right. Dense rows of seated heads fill the foreground.2006-12-15A large outdoor tent gathering of many devotees seated on the ground and in white plastic chairs, most wearing white clothes and white headbands. A large banner on the stage shows a smiling figure in a white turban and dark beaded necklaces, with a red-and-yellow circular design beside it. On the stage a figure in orange robes sits before a small table, with a framed portrait on an easel at left. Canopy, speakers and a red carpet are visible; the crowd fills most of the frame.2006-12-16December 14 20062006-12-14A large seated audience of several hundred people in white clothes fills the foreground of a hall facing a stage. On the stage, a seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a raised cushioned seat beside a small table with flowers, while a tall backdrop shows a smiling figure with a white turban, long dark hair and a raised hand. The banner beside it carries Tamil script for a person Spurana Dhyanapeetam and a lower caption reading Chennai. A concentric-circle graphic and a yellow curtain frame the stage, with a small framed portrait on an easel to the left.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 15 20062006-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 14 20062006-12-14A large indoor convention under a white tent with a stage at the front. A large banner behind the stage shows a smiling man in a white turban and orange-brown garment, with Tamil text reading 'நித்யானந்த ஸ்புரண' and 'தியானபீட'. A smaller framed portrait in a turban stands on an easel to the left of the stage. On the stage, a central figure in orange sits behind a white-draped table decorated with flowers and a microphone. An audience of many people sits on white chairs and mats, mostly women in white, saffron and colourful saris, with some older women and a few children visible. Ceiling fans, speakers and a rainbow target board are also visible. The figure on the stage cannot be confirmed by appearance, so no identity is asserted.2006-12-16A large outdoor convention tent with a dense audience of men seated on white plastic chairs, mostly in white shirts and white dhotis, with some in pale or striped shirts, viewed from the back. On the stage a large banner shows a smiling figure in a white turban and dark robe pointing upward, beside a Tamil banner reading Nithyananda Spurana Dhyanapeetham. A framed portrait of a turbaned figure stands at left, and a robed figure sits on a central dais with flowers, a central candle or lamp, and a bullseye-style graphic panel behind. A man in white stands at the right edge of the crowd, and an orange-clad person is visible at far left.2006-12-16