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A large indoor hall with a dark red curtain backdrop holds a seated audience of many devotees dressed in white, sitting on colourful striped mats and folding white chairs, facing a stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on a white raised seat with a red cushion, flanked by potted plants. A banner hangs at upper left showing a portrait and a globe. Several blue and yellow ceremonial hangings are visible at the top right. Many people are visible in the foreground and midground, counted as well over twenty. A plain white screen and a camera on a tripod are at the side.

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A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes, sitting on colourful striped rugs and mats, viewed from behind. Many attendees sit on the floor while others sit in white plastic chairs on the right. At the front, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised white dais with a white circular backdrop, flanked by potted plants and a red curtain. A banner reading the printed name nithyanandam and showing a portrait hangs at the left, and a white projection screen stands at the right. Some attendees wear lanyards, and one white shirt displays the printed web address nithyanandapeetam.org. No identification of the figure on the dais is made from appearance alone; the figure is described only by role and attire.2008-01-25A large indoor hall with a white tent ceiling and decorative striped pillars hosts a seated audience of many people on colourful striped rugs and white plastic chairs. Most attendees wear white or cream clothes, with some in saffron, maroon and pink saris. On a raised stage, a person in orange-saffron robes sits on a white throne-like seat behind a small table with flowers, facing the audience. A video camera on a tripod records the stage, and a banner reading the Tamil word for Nithyananda hangs on the wall beside a whiteboard. Left and right edges show more seated attendees and a man in white near a chair.A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with a seated audience dressed almost entirely in white, facing a stage at the far end. Many attendees sit on white and beige plastic chairs and some on a red and patterned floor covering, with red chairs scattered among them. Several people wear headphones for translation. On the stage, a figure in orange clothing stands near a white decorative backdrop and a small screen, flanked by orange and colourful banners on the tent pillars. Water bottles sit on the floor among the audience, and a colourful cushion lies in the foreground.2008-01-25A seated speaker in orange robes sits on a raised platform before a dark red curtain, lit by a glowing white circular backdrop, while a large audience of men in white clothes sits cross-legged on colourful woven mats in rows. A white banner on the left reads a Tamil word meaning Nithyanandam beside a globe and a portrait of a man wearing a red turban. Decorative yellow and blue hangings with geometric patterns hang from the top of the stage, and a white screen and camera stand at right.2008-01-25A large tented hall with a red curtained stage hosts a seated audience on colourful striped woven mats. Dozens of people in white clothes sit facing the stage, several in front rows wearing white. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on a white cushioned seat with a small floral arrangement beside. Hanging from the tent ceiling are long yellow and orange cloth banners with blue and red geometric patterns. A banner on the left reads Nithyanandam beside a round globe image and a small portrait of a man with a red turban and beard.2008-01-25A photograph inside a large white tent at a convention hall. Several hundred attendees, mostly in white clothes, sit on red carpet in rows of white and red plastic chairs, seen from behind. Water bottles sit on the floor among them. At the far end a stage with a red curtain holds a figure in orange robes seated on a white throne-like seat. A second figure in orange stands or sits to the right beside a dark backdrop with a painted scene. Colourful striped and patterned banners hang from the tent ceiling, and a red and white banner is displayed on the stage front. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in orange on the stage has long dark hair and orange clothing, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.Wide view from the back of a large tented hall showing a seated audience of many people dressed in white, most wearing white headbands and sitting on folding chairs and colourful striped rugs on a red carpet. At the far end, a central figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised white and orange platform before a red curtain, with a small screen and a potted plant beside. Hanging woven banners in red, yellow and orange decorate the ceiling and a tall image with orange and blue is displayed near the stage. Many attendees are in the foreground and background.Wide view of a large indoor hall during a seated gathering at Dhyana Acharya training in Bidadi. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on colourful floor mats and rugs, mostly women with long braids, some in yellow or green saris. In the centre of a stage backed by dark red curtains, a person in orange robes sits on a white throne with red cushions, with a vase of flowers on a white table beside them. Decorative hanging banners with yellow and blue patterns frame the stage, and fans and a microphone stand are visible. A camera operator stands on the left.2008-02-17Large hall viewed from the back rows, with a dense audience of men and some women seated on the floor in white clothes, many wearing ID lanyards. On a raised stage beneath a deep red curtain and hanging yellow and blue patterned banners, a figure in orange robes sits on a white cushioned seat flanked by flower arrangements. A camera on a tripod and a stage assistant in white appear at the right. The seated figure in orange, central on stage, is an appearance-based candidate; the ceremonial setting and orange clothing fit the Kalpataru convention described on the page, though the face and features are too small to confirm identity.2008-10-04November 28 20082008-11-28 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20092009-01-02August 14 20162016-08-14