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A dimly lit hall filled with seated devotees on red and white plastic chairs, facing toward the front of the room. Many women wear sarees in green, white, pink and orange, with gold necklaces and bangles. A man in the foreground at right wears a white shirt, glasses and a white sacred ash mark on his forehead, his hands folded. Another woman in the centre has her palms pressed together in namaskar. Ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights hang above a crowd that extends to the back wall.

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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on red and blue plastic chairs, facing toward the front of the room. Many people wear white shirts, pale checked shirts, and sarees in green, yellow, and blue, and some older men wear light yellow shawls. Fluorescent ceiling lights and turquoise walls line the space. At the far right, a figure in a cream kurta stands on a raised step near the stage edge, apparently addressing the audience. The crowd fills the room from the foreground to the rear.2005-11-23December 03 2004 - Mass Living Enlightenment initiation in Salem2004-12-03A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, sitting on striped mats on a green carpet. In the foreground a woman in a teal top holds a microphone, while a woman in an orange and brown shawl and a woman in a yellow sari sit nearby. Rows of white-clad men and women fill the background beneath ceiling fans and fluorescent lights, with stacked blue chairs along the far wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramPhotograph of a large seated audience in a dim hall, with rows of blue plastic chairs facing away from the camera toward a distant stage. Many people with closed eyes appear to be meditating or listening. In the foreground, a woman in a peach sari with gold bangles sits beside a man in a white shirt, and a woman in a pale blue sari wears glasses. Other attendees wear white shirts, a cream shirt and sari borders, and ornate pendant necklaces. No individual is identifiable as the a person from the visible evidence, and no person on stage is visible.2004-10-06OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramA large indoor hall filled with a seated audience on blue plastic chairs, facing toward a stage at the front that is out of frame. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and light trousers sits with hands folded, beside a man in a white dhoti and shirt, and a woman in a bright orange shawl over white clothes sits with eyes lowered; a woman in a yellow sari with an identification badge sits at the right edge. Behind them rows of devotees in white, green, and mixed colours fill the room under ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. Water bottles rest on the tiled floor in the lower right corner.2004-10-06Indoor photo of a seated audience in a plain hall with white walls, ceiling fans, and a decorated ceiling with pink, yellow and green borders. In the foreground, a woman in a red saree with a red vertical tilak on her forehead and gold earrings sits beside a woman in a white and peach saree with a gold chain. Behind them, women in teal and red sarees and many men in white shirts and dhotis sit in rows facing forward, attentive. No speaker or swami is visible in the frame.2007-01-12A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience at a satsang event, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris including a yellow sari and a pink sari, sit on white plastic chairs facing a stage covered with a red carpet on the right. A banner on the back wall reads Nithyananda text, and fluorescent tube lights hang from the ceiling. No individual on the stage is clearly visible for identification, so no a person candidate is confirmed.2008-10-15A photograph of a large crowd seated on blue plastic chairs in a dimly lit hall during a convention, with many attendees sitting with eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a woman in a red sari with a red bindi sits with eyes closed, and beside her a boy in a blue shirt sits on a chair. Nearby, men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers sit, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala around his neck, and an older man in glasses sits in a white shirt. Behind them rows of people in white, blue, orange and pink clothing fill the hall, with a few girls in braids visible. No stage figure or speaker is visible in this frame.March 03 20092009-03-032004-SPH-JGM-Vijaya-Yatra-To-Malaysia-And-Singapore +2 copies