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A photograph of a large hotel ballroom with warm wood-toned walls and two gold crystal chandeliers. A crowd of about thirty people stands and sits along a long draped table in the foreground, many raising smartphones and cameras to record the stage area. Several women wear saris and kurtas, while one woman in the left foreground wears a white top with an orange lanyard. A professional video camera on a tripod stands at the right. No specific individual is identifiable as a person in this view, so the candidate status is uncertain.

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December 08 20152015-12-08A dimly lit hotel ballroom with two large crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. A dense crowd of attendees stands along a long draped table, many raising smartphones and cameras to photograph the stage area out of frame. Most are women in saris, kurtas and casual western clothes, including a woman with short white hair in a white top on the left. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right edge beside the table. The wall behind them is beige panelled and an emergency exit sign is visible on the right.2015-12-08A photograph of a large hotel ballroom with a gold chandelier and beige wall panels during a Nithyanandoham gathering. Many women in saris and salwar kameez, some in orange and red, stand and raise hands and phones toward a stage area at the far end. Several people sit on the carpeted floor near a long white-draped table with microphones in front. Two figures in white clothing stand near cameras and stage lights at the right, and a few seated attendees are visible. The background shows stage speakers and light rigs. Approximately twenty or more people are visible, mostly standing in the foreground.2015-12-08December 08 20152015-12-08A large crowd of mostly women stands in a warmly lit banquet hall with a tiered crystal chandelier and cream wall panels. Many attendees raise smartphones and hands toward a stage area out of frame, while a long draped table holds microphones and laptops. Women wear salwar kameez and saris in green, orange, red, peach and printed patterns, with some wearing conference lanyards. A woman in an orange sari sits on the carpet at the right beside audio equipment. No speaker is visible in this frame.2015-12-08A photograph of a large hotel ballroom during a satsang-style gathering. A crowd of women in saris and salwar kameez stands in a long row along a raised stage edge, many raising their hands and holding up phones to photograph the stage. A gilded chandelier hangs from the ceiling and cream wall panels line the room. Several microphones rest on the stage edge in the foreground. At the far right, two men in white kurtas stand near a camera on a tripod and a stage light, and a few seated attendees sit on the carpet near equipment cases.2015-12-08A crowded press conference hall with warm yellow walls and ceiling lights. Many journalists and photographers stand and sit in the foreground and middle, holding DSLR cameras with long lenses, handheld compact cameras and video cameras on tripods. Several men in white shirts and dark trousers and a woman in a red patterned top are among the attendees. The main stage and speaker are not visible in this frame.2011-07-13December 08 20152015-12-08A press conference in a bright, warmly lit hall with cream ceilings and wall panels. Dense crowds of photographers and media people stand and kneel in front of a white-draped table, many holding cameras and camera rigs. In the lower left, a figure in orange robes sits on the floor beside laptops and equipment, appearing to be a monk or sannyasi, with bald head visible. A man in a pink-checked shirt and a man in white shirts stand among the crowd. Several people in white shirts stand near the back left. The scene is crowded with dozens of visible people.2011-07-13December 8th 2015A large ballroom with gold-cushioned chairs and two ornate crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. Dozens of people in mostly white and pastel clothing, including saris and kurtas, stand and move through the central floor area toward a stage at the far end, where a decorated altar with floral arrangements and lamps is set against a draped curtain. Two large screens on either side show a deity image. Seated attendees in the foreground face the stage, some with phones and bottles.2015-12-08Photograph of a large ballroom during a Nithyanandoham session, with a crowd of many devotees standing and facing a stage at the far end. Gold-upholstered chairs with white bows fill the foreground, and several people in the front rows raise their arms and hands in devotion. Most attendees wear white, cream, red, and saffron-orange clothing, with some wearing orange-red garlands. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling, and two large screens flank a gold-framed stage displaying a deity murti and altar arrangement. A person in a white kurta with raised hands stands near the centre-left. Hundreds are visible overall, though the exact number is hard to determine.2015-12-11