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A large photograph of a seated audience filling a bright white hall with red-tiled edges and a red stage platform. Hundreds of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged in rows, many wearing lanyards, some with yellow shawls. A seated speaker in an orange-saffron robe with a white draped cloth sits at a podium with a microphone at the right edge, facing the crowd. Potted green plants and a camera on a tripod are visible at the left, and decorative banners hang along the back wall. Mention of a 'probable' a person is not established by appearance alone, so the speaker's identity is left uncertain.

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February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large indoor hall with a red carpeted stage shows a seated speaker in an orange robe with long dark hair, sitting in a white chair behind a microphone stand, facing a large seated audience. The audience sits cross-legged on red carpet in white shirts and dhotis, many with yellow or saffron shawls and rudraksha-style beads, several with hands folded in greeting. Potted palms stand at the front edge of the stage, with black draped backdrops, speakers, and stage lights overhead. A satsang or discourse setting, with the speaker presiding from a white throne-like seat.2009-02-25A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated men in white ritual clothes, many wearing lanyards and some with yellow scarves, sitting on a red carpet facing a raised stage. On the right, a figure with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe sits on a white-draped seat with a microphone stand before them, appearing to address the assembly; this is a person appearance-based candidate with long swept hair and saffron clothing, seated and speaking. Potted palms and a sound system line the stage, with colourful banners on the back wall and ceiling fans overhead.2009-02-25A large hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees on a red carpet, most dressed in white, with some in saffron, orange and yellow shawls, many with palms pressed together. A standing figure in white with an orange shawl and a microphone stand is at the front-left, facing the audience, and a woman in orange at the right edge is speaking into a microphone. Potted palms line the carpet, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead, and banners hang along the back wall beside red pillars. The image is a photograph of a seated discourse or satsang.2009-02-25February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25Large indoor convention hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees on a red carpeted floor, most dressed in white with some in orange and yellow shawls, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the left foreground, a figure in orange robes sits on a white-draped raised seat with a small vase of orange flowers and a black monitor on a white table. A cameraman stands at right near a tripod, and potted palms and orange-and-red banners line the hall under ceiling lights and fans.2009-02-25A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes, many with hands joined in namaskar, facing a central red carpeted aisle lined with potted palms. Women wear white and coloured saris, men wear white shirts and dhotis; several sit cross-legged on the floor. At the far end a figure in white stands near a video camera on a tripod, and red draped panels line the back wall beneath rows of ceiling lights. Some devotees wear name badges and a few hold water bottles.2009-02-25Wide view of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees on a red carpet, most dressed in white with some in yellow and orange shawls, many with hands pressed in anjali. Ceiling fans and rows of fluorescent lights hang above, a cameraman on a tripod stands near the front left, and potted palm fronds sit in the foreground. Red curtained panels line the back wall with a stage area beyond. The scene suggests a satsang or convention gathering, with a person figure not clearly visible in this frame.2009-02-25Wide view of a large indoor hall during a seated satsang or convention session. Hundreds of attendees sit cross-legged on a red carpet in rows, most in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with some wearing yellow shawls and saffron garments. Lanyards are visible on several participants. On the left, a woman in an orange top sits at a white-draped table with a laptop and flower arrangement, facing the audience. Potted green plants line the carpet edges, a banner stands at the left, and colourful mandala-style cloth panels hang on the back wall beneath rows of ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. Many people are visible; the crowd is large.2009-02-25A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants wearing white clothes and white blindfolds tied across their eyes. A man in a long orange-saffron shawl stands barefoot on a red carpet at the left edge, long hair swept back, holding a small black object in one hand, appearing to address the gathering. Rows of white and yellow-clad seated people fill the floor, with potted palms along the carpet edge, a video camera on a tripod near the back, a projector and electronics on a table at right, and red chairs and white columns along the walls.2009-02-25A wide photograph of a large hall where hundreds of seated participants wear white clothing and white blindfold-style bands across their eyes, sitting on the floor in rows across red carpet and yellow mats. A woman in a saffron-orange robe stands at the left near a microphone stand and a small white table with a flower arrangement, beside a rolled banner with a colourful circular design. Potted green plants line the carpet edge, and a cameraman in a saffron-trimmed white outfit operates a camera on a tripod at the right. Red chairs are arranged along the back wall beneath rows of windows and ceiling fans.2009-02-25February 28 20092009-02-28