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June 01 2009

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June 15 20092009-06-15November 16 20092009-11-16December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A large hall with white draped ceiling and tall colourful pillars wrapped in patterned bands and yellow tassels hosts a seated group of devotees in white clothes. Many sit cross-legged on orange mats, some wearing yellow shawls, orange shawls and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe sits on an orange mat with a red shawl beside him. At the front right, a deity murti and ornate decorations stand on a raised altar. A man in white stands near the centre aisle, and a cameraman with a tripod films at left. The scene resembles a group meditation or satsang session.2010-09-07November 16 20092009-11-16July 09 20092009-07-09A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the front left, a row of monks in saffron and orange robes and white sits on blue and orange mats, with one monk in a yellow shawl and another in an orange-red shawl. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering. A painted backdrop of a deity with a crown and trident hangs on the left wall, and orange cloth covers the floor at right. The scene is a seated satsang or discourse with a large audience, and a banner on the mat reads Dhyanapeetham.2010-08-08A photograph of a large seated gathering in a hall with white walls and a white ceiling hung with colourful woven banners. Rows of devotees sit on yellow and orange mats, most in white clothes with orange shawls and white or floral garlands. In the foreground, a woman in an orange robe sits at the front of an orange mat beside several men in white with orange shawls and rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Behind them, many participants sit on mats, and further back people move near an open doorway. On the left wall hangs a painted picture of a deity. The scene appears to be a satsang or meditation session.2009-06-01A large indoor hall under a white tent-style ceiling hung with tall cylindrical banners in bright patterned colours, yellow and blue with painted elephants. Rows of seated participants fill the floor: many women and some men wear white ritual clothes, others wear orange or saffron shawls and yellow or orange cloths. Some sit on white chairs, others on orange and yellow mats. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera stands at the right side near the front, and an electric fan is visible at the left edge. A lone figure in orange robes sits at the far right, while a few people in orange robes are scattered among the audience. Approximately 100 people are visible.2009-06-16December 23 20082008-12-23Interior of a large white tented hall during the 2008 Brahmotsava celebration at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Many seated devotees in orange and saffron robes and white clothing sit on orange floor mats and white plastic chairs facing a raised stage draped in blue fabric where figures in white sit. Tall cylindrical hangings with blue, yellow, red and geometric patterns hang from the tent ceiling. A signboard on the right shows a portrait and text, and a wall clock is visible. Cameras and stage lights are set up at the sides.2008-12-23