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A hall with a red carpet runner down the centre where a line of devotees stands on both sides with palms pressed together in namaskar. A sannyasi in orange robes walks down the carpet, hands folded, followed by a man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl. Devotees on the left wear white shirts and dhotis, while women on the right wear orange, peach and white saris and a woman in a blue blouse. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang above; a banner is on the back wall.

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August 02 20092009-08-02A large indoor hall with a red carpet runner down the centre, lined on both sides by a dense crowd of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in saffron-orange robes walks down the carpet with hands folded in greeting, followed by another person in orange and several men and women in white dhotis and white clothing. Women on the left wear pink, purple and green saris with hair in braids. Ceiling fans, ceiling lights, orange pillars and wall banners frame the hall.2009-01-18Devotees stand in two rows with palms pressed together in namaste along a red carpet leading through a hall toward an open doorway. A figure in orange robes, hands folded, walks down the carpet, followed by people in white clothes. Women on the left wear sarees in green, blue, white and beige, while men on the right wear white and shirts. A wall fan and framed posters line the walls. A small child stands at the lower right.2009-01-18A large hall packed with devotees, many in white traditional dress, lining a central aisle covered with a red carpet. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk down the aisle, with a man in white and an orange shawl at the front. Devotees on both sides have their palms pressed together in greeting, and women in bright saffron, pink and teal saris stand on the left with raised hands. Pillars wrapped in orange and yellow line the hall, with banners on the walls and ceiling fans overhead. The scene looks like a welcome procession or darshan.2009-01-18A photograph of a hall where a person in a saffron-orange robe with an orange turban and a dark rudraksha mala walks down a red carpet, smiling, between two lines of people. Many people on both sides press their palms together in anjali greeting, many in white dhotis and white saris, some with yellow shawls. Another person in orange robes stands at right. Blue draped curtains with gold trim, ceiling fans and hanging decorative banners frame the room.2010-02-18Inside a plain blue-walled hall with a grey floor, a figure in an orange saffron robe and orange head covering, wearing a rudraksha mala, walks down a long red carpet toward the camera. Behind him a man in a white dhoti and shawl walks alongside, and others in white follow. Devotees in white dhotis, saris and striped shirts line both sides with palms pressed together in greeting. Blue draped curtains with yellow garland trim frame a doorway decorated with yellow flower garlands, and a pair of maroon doors with gold medallions stand open behind them. Ceiling fans and tube lights hang overhead, and cartons sit at the left edge.2010-02-18August 09 20092009-08-09Indoor photograph of a bare-footed man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walking down a central aisle with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. His long dark hair is swept back and he wears a red bindi on his forehead. Devotees line both sides of the aisle with palms joined: women in white, yellow, green and patterned saris, a small girl in a red dress, a grey-haired elderly woman in a yellow sari, and boys in white and blue shirts on the right. A white carpet with red and green borders runs down the hall, and yellow and blue decorative hangings hang from the ceiling. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks in the background.2008-10-01A photograph inside a hall with rows of wooden chairs and ceiling fans. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe, orange head wrap, and a white flower garland with red flowers walks down an aisle with palms pressed together in greeting. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand along the aisle, some wearing small badges, and people on both sides, including a woman in a red and yellow sari and a woman in a green checked sari, press their palms together in greeting. The setting matches the Coimbatore initiation event on the page.2004-01-04February 12 20062006-02-12August 02 20092009-08-02February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25