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A large indoor convention hall with a red carpet runway lined with potted palms. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas stand in rows with both arms raised high, palms open, in a collective gesture. A woman in an orange sari stands at a podium on the left near a floor cooler fan and a microphone stand. Ceiling fans and rows of lights hang overhead, and a blue and white banner stands at the left edge of the stage. Some devotees wear yellow shawls and red or ochre garments among the white.

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Photograph of a large indoor convention hall with a red carpeted stage running toward a crowd of hundreds. On the left, a woman with long dark hair in an orange sari-style garment raises her arms and claps from the stage, facing the audience. Beside the stage, several women in white saris with orange borders and white-and-blue saris stand in a line, and a man in a saffron/orange robe stands in the aisle among devotees in all-white clothing. Many men and women in white ritual dress with lanyards clap and raise their hands in unison. Potted green plants, a red-and-white cooler and ceiling fans are visible. Hall lighting and white pillars frame the space.2009-02-27February 28 20092009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25February 27 20092009-02-27Large 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.2009-02-25February 28 20092009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28A 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.2009-02-25A large indoor convention hall filled with a dense crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing lanyard badges, all with arms raised high overhead with open palms. The red carpeted floor is in the foreground, with a projector case and equipment on a table at the front. White pillars, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights line the room, and a framed portrait hangs on the right wall beside a screen. The gathering appears to be a satsang-style convention session.2009-02-28A 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.2009-02-25February 28 20092009-02-28