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A photograph of a seated audience facing a stage in a meeting hall with dark red curtains and white walls. A monastic in saffron-orange robes sits on a white-draped seat at the front right, facing the rows of attendees. A framed portrait on an easel to the left shows a figure in orange robes with a red-and-white garland, seated in meditation pose. A floral arrangement of red flowers sits on a wooden lectern. Audience members in casual clothes sit in maroon chairs, many seen from behind, including a man in a dark grey T-shirt and a woman in a light blue top. The orange-robed figure on stage is a candidate for the presenter but his appearance is only partly visible, so identity is uncertain.

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Photograph of a seated audience in maroon auditorium chairs facing a stage. On stage, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead mark sits on a white-draped seat beside a wooden lectern with a red flower arrangement. An easel displays a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure wearing a red and orange garland, labelled in the caption as a portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. The audience members, seen from behind, wear mixed casual clothing including grey, purple, blue patterned and green tops. A red curtain hangs behind the stage and a small blue logo appears on the upper left wall.2008-07-17A photograph of an audience seated in rows of maroon theatre-style chairs in a hall with a dark red curtain stage at left. On a white-draped seat on the stage, a bald man in orange-saffron robes sits behind a microphone stand, apparently addressing the room. Behind him are framed religious pictures and small brass and floral arrangements on a wall shelf. Audience members in casual clothes, including a grey T-shirt and a red top, face the stage from the front and sides.2008-07-17A photograph from the back of a meeting room where rows of audience members sit on brown upholstered chairs facing the front. At the front, a man in an orange-saffron robe and orange head wrap stands at a podium-like white-draped table with a microphone, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Beside him on the wall hangs a large portrait of a smiling figure in an orange head wrap and saffron robe, hands joined in greeting. A white curtain and a floor lamp frame the stage area. Audience members in casual clothing, some with hair tied back, fill most of the frame.A photograph from the back of a large hall during a seated satsang. On a raised white stage, a figure in orange robes sits on an orange chair, with a framed portrait on a stand beside the chair and a projection screen above. Crowded rows of seated devotees fill the floor, many in white and pale kurtas, some on orange cloths, and several in the foreground in chairs. Plum velvet drapes frame the stage. The seated figure on stage in orange clothing may be a person, appearing as a seated figure in orange robes with long hair, presiding as the teacher of the gathering.2010-02-20Photograph of an audience seated in red-cushioned chairs facing a stage in a hall with cream walls, hanging ceiling fans and track lights. On the stage, a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged on a white draped seat, flanked by two potted green plants. A man in white stands at a wooden podium at the left edge of the stage. Audience members in the foreground include a bald man in a grey t-shirt holding a yellow item, a woman with a white heart-shaped hair clip, and a woman in a lilac top. A purple logo appears at the top left.2005-04-17December 14 20092009-12-14A photograph taken from the back of a hall filled with rows of red upholstered chairs with gold trim, occupied by a seated audience viewed from behind. At the front, a figure in an orange-yellow robe and orange head covering stands on a low platform before a pale curtain, speaking into a microphone. A large portrait of a figure in orange and white hangs on the wall to the right of the stage, and a floor lamp stands at the left edge. Audience members wear dark jackets, saffron and yellow kurtas and saris. Ceiling lights glow warmly above the room.A photograph of a seated teacher in orange robes speaking into a microphone on a stage with dark red drapes. He sits in an orange upholstered chair before a white sofa-style seat, with a framed painted portrait of a woman in orange on the stage behind him and potted flower arrangements on either side. A projection screen stands to the left. Audience members sit on the floor and in chairs in the foreground, many with hair pulled back, some in white, pink, yellow and green clothing. A white fan and portable speaker are visible. The scene appears to be a satsang or discourse hall.2009-12-14A photograph of a seminar hall with rows of attendees seated on red-backed chairs facing a front stage. On the stage a woman in an orange saree sits on a cushion behind a floral arrangement, while a standing man in white robes with an orange shawl speaks at left beside a whiteboard and a mandala-style chart. A banner reading Nithyananda Spurana Program hangs above the stage between blue drapes, and a tall poster at right shows a smiling man in a white turban with a quote below. Many attendees wear white clothes and rudraksha malas, and a video camera on a tripod is set at the front.2006-08-29A photograph of a large indoor satsang hall with many seated devotees in rows of black plastic chairs, mostly women in white, pink, orange and yellow saris and salwar, plus some men in white shirts at the front. On a raised white stage before a maroon velvet curtain, a figure in orange robes sits on an orange armchair beside a framed portrait and a kalasha-like floral arrangement, with a white lectern in front. A woman in white walks along the right aisle. A banner on the left shows a blue standing figure. The overall scene is a discourse or darshan gathering.2010-02-20April 27 20062006-04-27July 18 20112011-07-18