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Crowded interior of a white tented hall at a multi-day spiritual programme, with a dense crowd of mostly men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and white saris moving among tables. Foreground people browse a table of books and CDs in dark covers. A woman in a light sari with an orange shawl stands at centre, and a man in white with a mala necklace is visible. Blue valance draped along the ceiling, bright ceiling lights, a flat-screen monitor on a stand at right, and panels with printed maps and images on the back wall, with a woven runner in red, orange and blue hanging at right.

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December 14 20072007-12-14A crowded indoor marquee event with white walls and a blue-edged tent roof lit by hanging lamps. Many men and women in white clothes stand and sit at a long table covered with books, booklets and framed pictures, browsing and handling the printed materials. Women wear pink and other saris, some carry shoulder bags, and a man in a grey shirt holds a booklet. Framed sunflower-style prints hang on the back wall beside cloth banners, and plastic chairs line the left side. The scene appears to be a book and literature stall at an organised programme.2007-12-12A crowded indoor event hall at a person Spurana programme, with many people in white clothes milling around stalls. In the foreground a woman in a green sari and a woman in a cream and yellow sari lean over a table stacked with CDs and booklets with coloured covers. A young man in white with a flowing orange shawl stands at right, looking toward the table. Men in white shirts, some wearing beaded necklaces, stand among the crowd, and banners hang on the back wall.2007-12-14A large white tent with blue scalloped drapery hosts a crowded convention. In the foreground, several men and women in white clothing stand at a long table covered with CDs and DVDs in cases, with one woman in a cream and gold sari at right and a man in white with a lanyard at centre. Behind them, many attendees in white and pastel saris and dhotis sit and stand on a green and red floor mat. A banner at upper left shows a portrait labelled "Nithyananda Spurana" with a figure in orange-red. Several screens display a stage. Visible people number well over twenty, but not more than a hundred.2009-11-26A large crowd fills a spacious indoor hall with steel columns and a banner-decorated stage in the background. Many people in white clothes stand and sit at long tables stacked with booklets, DVDs and printed materials, which devotees are picking up and browsing. Men and women in white shirts, sarees and salwar kameez crowd the foreground, some wearing garlands and gold necklaces. The scene suggests a Kalpataru programme event with a book and media stall. Many people are visible, though exact numbers are hard to count.2010-02-14December 14 20062006-12-14A large indoor hall crowded with many people dressed mostly in white, queuing and gathering around tables covered with books, CDs and printed materials. Several figures in white shirts and dhotis or saris stand at the foreground tables, some handling items while others wait in lines along the right. Metal roof beams, white plastic chairs and boxes are visible, with a stage area and decorated tent edge in the background.2010-02-14A photograph inside a white tented hall at an event with a blue-trimmed canopy and ceiling fans. At a long white-draped table stacked with books and CDs, a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace hands over cash to a man in white on the left. Nearby, a bespectacled man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style garment with a lanyard badge browses a CD, and an older woman in white with glasses stands at the table. Many other people in white clothes move through the crowd behind them, and a red carpet runs along the right edge. No candidate for the named teacher is visibly identifiable, so the a person field is unsure.2007-12-14A large crowd fills a white tented hall during a Nithyananda Spurana convention session, with many men in white dhotis and shirts and a few in maroon or grey. In the foreground a woman with a hair bun and white sari stands at a table stacked with DVDs and CDs. At the right, an older man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace looks down. Purple backdrop panels with framed portraits and red flower garlands stand at the upper left. No individual can be confirmed as a person from appearance, so no candidate is identified.2006-12-15A crowded indoor event tent with a white fabric ceiling and blue valance. Dozens of men and women in white shirts and white garments queue and browse along a long table displaying books, booklets, framed pictures and small cards. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with an ID lanyard leans over the table reading a booklet. A woman in a pink sari and a man wearing a garland stand at the table. Ceiling fans and hanging lights are visible, and a banner with a portrait and printed text hangs on the far wall beside other framed prints. No swami or teacher figure is clearly identifiable in the scene.2007-12-12A large crowded indoor hall with a high arched ceiling and tall pillars, where a dense queue of devotees, mostly men and women in white shirts and white or light clothing, press toward a long row of tables. Many attendees hold or handle small rudraksha malas and printed cards at the stalls, with several people seated behind the tables sorting items. Colourful draped banners in blue, green and red line the back of the hall, and a few framed portraits hang on the walls. The scene suggests a busy distribution or sales counter at a satsang-style event.2010-02-14October 23 20102010-10-23