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Photograph of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees on blue and white plastic chairs, viewed from the back, with many women with braided and bunned hair and people in white clothes. Hanging from the white tent-like ceiling are colourful decorative fabric panels with yellow, blue and red patterns. At the front, a stage with a red carpet and two brass lamp stands holds a figure in white standing near the centre, and a standing figure in orange and white on the left. Above the stage a large screen shows a woman in an orange-red sari with a beaded necklace, with the word Acharyas printed on the image.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25July 11 20062006-07-11December 25 20072007-12-25A large white tent hall, dimly lit, filled with many seated people in white and orange saris, salwar and shawls, with long braided hair visible from behind. Colourful decorative hangings in yellow, red and blue with elephant motifs line the tent poles. On a raised stage with a purple curtain, a large projected portrait of a man with short hair and a broad smile is shown behind a small decorated altar with a deity murti and flower garlands. Small oil lamps and a fan sit at the stage edge.2007-02-15Interior of a large tented hall at an evening Ananda Samajam programme. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor, mostly women and girls in white, cream, orange and pink saris and salwar kameez, many with braids decorated with orange flowers. A large backdrop portrait of a smiling woman in red-tinted tones hangs above the stage. On the stage, a figure in orange and gold robes sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat, with a garlanded setting in front. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric with elephant motifs and gold tassels line the hall, with ceiling fans and string lights overhead.2007-02-15December 30 20062006-12-30Photograph from the back of a large tented hall showing a dense audience of many hundreds seated on blue and white plastic chairs, mostly women in white and pastel salwar kameez, saris and braided hair. A stage at the far end has a deep red curtain with a gold scalloped valance and a small figure in orange robes seated at a low dais with flower arrangements. Tall striped cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue hang from the white tent ceiling, and a large circular green and yellow graphic panel stands at the right. Some attendees hold up mobile phones or cameras.2008-01-04December 30 20062006-12-30December 27 20072007-12-27March 03 20082008-03-03A large indoor hall under a white tent canopy filled with rows of white and blue plastic chairs, where a crowd of mostly women and some men sit facing a stage. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in maroon, purple, pink and white, and many have hair tied back in buns or braids. Near the front, a figure in white stands at the stage edge beside a camera on a tripod. On the stage, a portrait banner shows a figure with long dark hair, saffron-toned adornments and a gold necklace seated beside a deity image. Colourful decorative pillars with patterned fabric hang along the sides of the hall. A portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" appears on the banner at upper right.2008-10-02