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A large hall with a white draped fabric ceiling and colourful cloth-wrapped pillars with tassels. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly in white clothes, fill the floor in rows. In the foreground two shaved-headed priests in white dhotis sit before brass vessels and offerings with oil lamps and flowers; one wears a rudraksha mala. Wall-mounted fans, clock, a chalkboard and red curtains line the room. The scene appears to be a satsang or puja gathering with a sizeable crowd.

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A wide photograph of a large hall with a white draped ceiling and tall cylindrical colourful pillars with tassels hanging from the ceiling. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor: on the left, men in saffron and orange robes sit in front of small brass plates; in the centre and right, men in white dhotis and white shirts sit with ritual items on mats. Several seated men hold cups or plates in front of them. Windows line the pink walls, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at the far left. Many more people are seated in the background. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance alone.2013-01-19A wide photograph of a large hall with white draped ceiling fabric and tall vertical cloth pillars in multicolour bands with orange tassels. Many seated devotees fill the floor in rows. Men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and women in white saris with yellow borders sit on orange and purple mats; some wear headphones. A decorated altar with deity murtis and flower garlands stands at the far right, and a screen shows an image at the back.2010-10-17January 17 20132013-01-17October 17 20102010-10-17Wide view inside a large hall with white draped ceiling and hanging colourful cylindrical decorations. Many people sit in rows on the white floor during a puja or ritual gathering. Men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, sit close to the foreground with hands folded or offering items. Women in white saris with yellow borders sit to the left with brass plates and small offerings before them. At the far right, a decorated palanquin or ratha-style structure with deity murti and floral decoration stands near the front. Orange cloth mats and small brass vessels lie on the floor.2010-10-17September 17 20102010-09-17A large hall with a light pink wall and white draped ceiling holds a seated congregation facing a distant altar. Foreground devotees in white dhotis and shawls sit on orange mats before brass plates of offerings and small oil lamps. At the front left, a monk in saffron-orange robes sits with a bare shaved head, among a row of white-clad men. Tall decorative pillars hang from the ceiling with orange tassels, and a video camera on a tripod records the gathering. Several hundred people fill the hall, many in white and yellow clothing.2010-09-17A large hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre has a crowd of seated devotees on the glossy white floor, many in white dhotis and shawls, some in yellow and white saris, sitting on mats with brass plates, bowls and small offerings before them. Tall hanging decorations in red, blue, yellow and orange with orange tassels line the white draped ceiling. At the far end a small shrine area with a deity murti and a stage stands in the background. Several men in front, including a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala, sit with hands folded in prayer.2010-10-17A large hall filled with seated devotees in white ritual clothing, sitting on orange and purple mats across a white tiled floor. Many men wear white dhotis and shawls; several sit before small brass plates, lamps and bowls set on cloth mats. Overhead, white fabric drapes the ceiling and colourful striped cylindrical hangings with orange tassels hang in rows. Ceiling fans, white walls and red curtains frame the space, and a camera on a tripod stands at the left. The congregation faces forward toward the far end, where a decorated altar with flowers and offerings is visible. A small number of people appear in the foreground, some wearing gold necklaces. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible at this distance.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesNovember 10 20102010-11-10A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, most dressed in white, while many women wear orange and red saris and some sit with brass puja plates holding small oil lamps and offerings before them. Tall decorated cylindrical pillars with colourful geometric patterns hang from a draped white fabric ceiling, and a framed picture hangs on the pale pink wall at the back near a small shrine area. The floor is tiled and reflects the lamp light. Many people appear seated in meditative or prayer postures.2013-01-20