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A large crowd of seated devotees fills a white tented hall decorated with colourful striped hanging banners. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and many women wear orange or yellow saris and shawls, with some in orange stoles. Some attendees sit on orange and yellow cloths on the floor, while others sit in rows on the floor mats. On a raised blue-skirted stage at left, a seated figure in white with an orange shawl sits in front of an orange chair. Cameras and loudspeakers are visible. The setting resembles a satsang or darshan gathering, with a wall sign reading Nithyanandam.

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December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph of a large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling decorated with hanging colourful striped cloth panels. Hundreds of people sit on the floor in rows facing a raised stage at the left, where a seated figure in white and orange garments is visible. Many attendees wear white, orange and yellow clothes; some women wear yellow shawls and orange scarves. A wall banner reads Nithyanandam. Musicians sit on a platform at the far left, and cameras are set up at the centre.2008-12-25December 23 20082008-12-23A seated congregation in a large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with decorative yellow, orange and blue cloth banners. Most participants wear white with red or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting on yellow and orange mats with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the front row, a man in white kurta sits beside a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, then a woman in orange with folded hands and a young man in white with red shawl. Further back, a monk in orange robes stands at the left edge. A camera on a tripod is set up in the middle aisle, and a raised altar with a lit lamp is visible at the far end.2009-06-01December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A large white tent hall during a Brahmotsava gathering, with many people seated on the floor in rows. Front rows are monastics in saffron/orange robes sitting on orange mats, and some saffron-clad figures sit on white plastic chairs at right. Others wear white and yellow clothing. A blue draped stage is at left with a figure seated near it. Tall cylindrical banners with colourful geometric patterns and yellow tassels hang from the ceiling. Banners reading Nithyananda and Dhyanapeetam are visible on the walls. A cameraman stands near the centre.2008-12-23A large hall with a white ceiling and hanging decorative cylinders in yellow, orange and multicoloured patterns. Rows of seated devotees sit on orange and yellow floor mats; many wear white clothes and yellow or gold shawls and sashes, while others wear grey or orange. Some sit on chairs along the right wall. A painted mural of a deity murti stands on the left wall, and a small altar area is visible. Participants appear to be in meditation or satsang, with several looking down or keeping eyes closed.2009-11-23June 29 20092009-06-29December 23 20082008-12-23August 29 20092009-08-29