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A large seated congregation fills a hall during a ritual gathering. Most attendees wear white dhotis and white shirts, many with white vibhuti forehead markings and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt sits with eyes closed, and a young girl in a pink and multicolored floral dress sits beside him on a red mat. Behind them, a man in white with gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala sits with a broad smile and glasses. Several people wear ID lanyards. Dozens more rows of devotees, many in white, extend toward the back of the hall beneath framed pictures on the walls and a standing statue on the left.

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A large indoor gathering of men seated closely in rows, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth, many with white vibhuti or sacred ash marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several younger boys in the foreground wear bare-chested gold-bordered dhotis and rudraksha malas, and some wear lanyard identification badges. Behind them, a crowd extends back into a hall with tiled walls and wooden window frames. No speaker or person presiding is clearly visible in this frame, and no identifiable a person candidate appears in the image.2015-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 21 20162016-08-21Photograph of a large seated assembly inside a hall, with many men in white ritual clothing sitting on red mats on a tiled floor. Many wear orange-brown rudraksha beaded garlands around their necks and some carry rudraksha malas. A man in the foreground in white kurta and garland holds a small object in his hands. Behind them, rows of devotees fill the room, and at the back are golden deity murti and altar decorations along the wall. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering, though no speaker is visible in frame.2014-08-23A large seated audience fills a hall with red floor mats, many people in white dhotis and white shirts, some in saffron and orange robes, and others in colourful kurtas and saris. Men with rudraksha or beaded necklaces sit in the foreground; a bearded elderly man in a white shirt sits centre-left. Paintings hang on the wall behind and sannyasis in orange stand at the back.2016-08-21A large seated audience of devotees fills a hall with red floor mats, attending a satsang discourse. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts, while others wear coloured shirts, and several women in saris sit further back. Many have their hands raised in gestures of listening or instruction, and an older bearded man in white sits near the centre. Framed paintings hang on the wall behind them, and a few orange-robed figures stand at the back. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2016-08-21June 22 20082008-06-22September 05 20152015-09-05Large seated assembly of men in white traditional clothing and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged on red mats with yellow cushions in a hall with a tiled floor. In the foreground, a man at left with bare upper body, white horizontal markings on his arms and chest, red and rudraksha malas, and a white dhoti with yellow border sits with hands in lap. Beside him, a man in white kurta with a red bead mala and a gold chain sits with clasped hands, and another man in white shirt with a rudraksha mala sits at right. A water bottle and pillows lie on the floor. Text reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' and ', ' in the lower right2016-07-18A large audience seated on the floor of a bright white hall, facing forward toward an unseen speaker. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many with lanyard ID badges around their necks; some wear coloured shirts. Women in saris and salwars sit in the back rows, some in white and some in bright colours. Plastic water bottles and red and yellow cushions are visible in the foreground. Framed pictures hang on the back wall, and a man in white stands near the right edge. The room is packed with dozens of attendees, and the scene reads as a seminar or Q&A session.2016-03-06 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20152015-09-06A large seated congregation fills a bright hall with pink-washed walls during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and shirts sit with rudraksha malas; a bald man in a grey shirt sits at lower left, and a man in a red shawl with a mala sits at lower right. Several participants wear white and saffron-orange clothing with tilak marks on their foreheads, and some wear saffron-orange garments. Behind them, rows of attendees and volunteers in white stand or sit along the walls, and a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure hangs on the wall at upper right. Red banners hang near the doorways. No single person is clearly identifiable as the speaker in the frame.2016-04-10September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copies