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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on orange floor mats, most wearing white or orange clothing, with many women in saris and salwar. In the foreground, a woman in an orange top and a long braid sits with her back to the camera facing the stage. At the front, a man in white stands near the centre of the audience, facing the stage. The stage backdrop reads Janmashtami 2010 in green lettering, with a decorated figure visible at right. Paper cutouts and a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda decorate the left wall, and colourful cloth banners hang from the ceiling. A projector screen and video cameras are set up at the side of the hall.

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December 24 20092009-12-24Photograph of a large seated crowd inside a hall with a white draped ceiling and maroon swags, many devotees in white, yellow and pink clothing sitting on the floor. On the right stage, a robed figure in saffron and white sits before a fire with offerings and small lit lamps, while a golden throne with a framed portrait stands beside a floral arch. Another figure in white sits on the central stage, a projector screen and a photographer's tripod are at left, and a small blue and purple paper flag hangs over the floor.2009-12-24A wide view from the back of a large hall during a seated satsang, with a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sitting on orange mats in rows. A stage at the far end is decorated with ornate golden deity murti and floral arrangements, with a figure in orange and a red-clad person near the centre. Two projection screens flank the stage, and tall striped decorative pillars with orange tassels stand along the sides beneath a white draped tent ceiling. Many attendees wear white kurta-style clothes, while some women wear saris in purple, blue and maroon.2010-11-14Wide view inside a white tent hall decorated with hanging colourful striped panels, with a stage at the far end. On the stage, a seated figure in orange clothing sits within a floral garland arch in front of a deity murti or altar display. To the right, two dancers in orange and red costumes perform on a blue-draped stage. A large audience of devotees sits on mats and white plastic chairs, mostly in white clothing, while monks in orange robes sit at the front left. A camera on a tripod is set up near the stage.2008-12-23November 21 20102010-11-21January 03 20102010-01-03December 24 20092009-12-24December 25 20082008-12-25Wide view of an evening event inside a large white tent hung with tall blue, yellow and red patterned cylindrical banners. Rows of white plastic chairs and seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground, with some in orange and red. On a raised blue-draped stage at right, two performers in gold and beige costumes dance while seated musicians play. At left, a decorated altar with a floral garland arch holds a deity murti and a seated figure in orange. Several people wear white and orange, and a man in a dark turban sits in the audience. The scene suggests an evening darshan with a cultural performance.2008-12-23November 12 20102010-11-12November 21 20102010-11-21A large hall filled with a seated congregation on orange and yellow mats and plastic chairs, mostly in white and cream clothing, with saffron and orange-robed attendees near the front. A green and blue stage at left holds musicians and seated performers, one in an orange robe playing a drum-like instrument. Decorative hanging tassels in red, blue and yellow line the white ceiling. Framed pictures line a far wall, a large gold-toned figure stands at right, and video cameras on tripods film the gathering. Given the many visible attendees, this appears to be a satsang or discourse setting.2009-12-24 +1 copies