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Interior of a large white tented hall with blue trim and hanging ceiling fans and a small orange-and-yellow decorative hanging. Rows of red plastic chairs face a central aisle covered in grey carpet, with striped green and multicolour mats and scattered bags, sandals and cloth bundles on the floor. A single standing figure in a long orange robe with a shawl walks up the centre aisle toward a stage backed by a large yellow banner with a tree image. Bookstalls with shelves of printed material and signboards with Tamil text line the back wall, and a dark bag sits in the foreground.

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Photo inside a large tented hall with a white ceiling, ceiling fans and blue-trimmed drapes. A figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala walks down a central grey carpet aisle toward a stage. Rows of red plastic chairs line both sides, and the floor on each side is covered with green-and-white striped mats strewn with shoes and bags. Behind the stage is a yellow backdrop with a banyan-tree image, a small deity murti with flower offerings, and shelves of CDs and DVDs. The walking figure has long dark hair and is visibly distinctive in saffron clothing and beads, consistent with a probable Swamiji candidate present in person.2007-12-13December 13 20072007-12-13A large tent hall with blue-trimmed fabric ceiling and hanging ceiling fans. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a long red-brown rudraksha mala walks down a central white carpet toward the camera, between rows of red plastic chairs. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders. Both sides of the aisle have green and striped mats scattered with white cloth bundles and shoes. At the far end, a yellow backdrop with a banyan tree image frames a small deity murti decorated with flowers. Shelves on the left hold CDs and books, and a sign on the right advertises CDs, DVDs and cassettes.2007-12-13A photograph of an empty indoor event hall with rows of red plastic chairs. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a red top, walks away from the camera down a central aisle. On the stage at the back, a large banner shows a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, labelled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Nithyananda Spurana Program. A second panel on the right displays a red target-like diagram. A man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands near the right stage area. Blue and red draped fabric, banners and ceremonial decorations surround the stage.2007-12-13February 08 20082008-02-08Photo of an empty tented event hall set up with rows of red plastic chairs on both sides of a central aisle. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap, a red undershirt and a rudraksha mala, walks down the aisle toward the stage. Behind him, another man in white kneels on the floor, and scattered items and cloth cover the ground. A large banner on the stage backdrop shows a smiling man in an orange turban above the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, International Vedic Hindu Festival and a person Spurana. A printed target-style chart reading Ananda Sandha hangs on the right. Ceiling fans and blue drapes frame the hall.2007-12-13A large tented hall with a red carpet floor scattered with small cloth bags and folded items. A blurred figure in an orange saffron garment walks across the carpet toward the right. Tall black speaker cabinets stand near a white-skirted stage with a red and blue top edge at right. Rows of white plastic chairs line the back of the hall, with overhead spotlights and hanging pennant strings decorating the pink fabric ceiling. Two fans stand on the floor, and a pair of tall striped decorative pillars rises at left.2008-02-08Photograph inside a large tented hall with a white ceiling, blue valance and hanging red-and-orange chandelier decorations. A man with long dark hair, forehead marking and a red-and-orange rudraksha mala walks down a central aisle, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe. Rows of red plastic chairs line both sides, and green-and-white striped mats on the floor are scattered with shoes and small bags. A yellow banner with a painted tree scene hangs at the back beside a small altar with a deity murti. Shelves of packaged goods stand at the left.2007-12-13December 13 20072007-12-13February 08 20082008-02-08A man with long, swept-back dark hair walks down a central aisle in a large tent hall, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a red-brown rudraksha mala, with sandals on his feet. He appears to be a person by his long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, though the identification is not certain. Rows of red plastic chairs line the hall, and the floor on either side is covered with green-and-yellow striped mats scattered with white cloth bundles and belongings. At the back, a yellow banner shows a large tree, and a small deity murti with flowers and offerings sits on a table near shelves of goods. Ceiling fans hang beneath the white tent roof, with blue drapery along the top edge.2007-12-13February 08 20082008-02-08