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Wide view of a large indoor satsang hall at night, with a dense crowd of hundreds of seated devotees in white clothing, many wearing white headbands, facing a raised stage. A large banner above the stage shows a smiling man in an orange-red turban and labels read "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam", "International Vedic Hindu University" and "Nithyananda Spurana Program". On stage, a woman in an orange sari stands near a lectern while a figure in white stands at a microphone with an orange cloth draped over a seat. Ceiling fans, stage lights and decorative drapes in maroon and cream frame the scene. The banner portrait is a printed depiction of a man labelled "Paramahamsa Nithya...".

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December 15 20072007-12-15A large outdoor tented hall at a Nithyananda Spurana program in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of several hundred devotees seated on the floor, many in white clothes with white strips of cloth tied around their heads. On the stage a figure in orange saffron robes stands and gestures with one hand near a white chair and microphone stand. A cameraman in white stands at left filming. Behind the stage hangs a purple banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, International Vedic Hindu University, Nithyananda Spurana Program, with a painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and the caption Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Blue canopy poles and ceiling fans are visible.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A large indoor hall during a Nithyananda Spurana Program session. A vast crowd of seated participants, mostly in white clothing and many wearing white head bands, fills the floor facing a stage. On stage, a figure in white with an orange shawl stands at a red-and-white podium with a white microphone. Behind them hangs a large purple banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, International Vedic Hindu University, Nithyananda Spurana Program, with a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda showing a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe. Ceiling fans, cooling units and red drapes frame the stage.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A large outdoor pandal stage event with a crowd of seated devotees, many wearing white clothes and white headbands, filling the foreground. On the raised stage a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe and a shawl raises one arm, with a white podium and microphone stand nearby. A cameraperson in white stands at the left edge of the stage. Behind the stage hangs a large purple banner with an orange turban portrait of a smiling man, and a black-and-white banner of text. White ceiling fans and a cooler are visible. The orange-robed figure is a person, with distinctive saffron clothing, and the printed banner labels the event as the Nithyananda Spurana program.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15Large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees fills a covered pandal at night, many with raised arms, facing a stage. A large banner behind the stage shows a figure in an orange turban and saffron clothing, with the text "a person PURANA" and "NATIONAL VEDIC RITUAL" visible. On stage, several people in white and saffron stand near a central figure in an orange-red robe, with a white-clad man at a microphone stand to the right. Red and white drapes, ceiling fans, orange garlands and blue-edged canopy decorate the hall.2007-12-13A photograph of a large outdoor event stage with a purple banner reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam & International Vedic Hindu University presents Nithyananda Spurana" showing a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" of a smiling man in an orange turban. Below, a standing figure in an orange robe and red sash raises one arm on the stage beside a white chair and red podium, while a camera operator in white with an orange cloth films from the front. Audience members in white clothing with white head bands sit closely packed on the floor in the foreground. White drapes, red curtains and a painted waterfall backdrop frame the stage.2007-12-15A photograph of a large indoor pandal stage during a Nithyananda Spurana Program event. A tall printed banner behind the stage reads NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM & INTERNATIONAL VEDIC HINDU UNIVERSITY and shows a smiling man in an orange turban; a second banner line reads NITHYANANDA SPURANA PROGRAM. A speaker in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at a lectern on stage, one hand raised. In front, a dense audience of hundreds sits in white clothes with white cloths tied over their eyes. Side drapes in maroon and cream, floral arrangements and a cooler frame the stage, and the front wall shows a painted waterfall backdrop.2007-12-15Photograph of a large evening programme under a tent stage at Salem, Tamil Nadu. A tall banner on the left shows a smiling man in an orange turban above the words "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam", "International Vedic Hindu University" and "Nithyananda Spurana Program", with a portrait caption reading "Paramahamsa Nithya...". A figure in a long orange robe with a shawl and long hair walks across the raised stage, which has red and gold drapes and a white throne-like chair. Seated in the foreground are rows of people in white clothing wearing white headbands. A cameraman in white operates a camera on a tripod at the stage edge. Swamiji (probable) appears as the robed figure on stage, based on the long hair and orange robe cues, with a camera operator and seated devotees in white nearby.2007-12-15