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A large seated crowd of devotees fills a tent-covered hall with red floor mats, mostly women in white and cream saris and salwar, some in orange, pink and green. Many sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation or listening, and several hold water bottles and a yellow booklet. An elderly woman in white with a teal shawl holds a walking stick in the foreground. Blue and purple banners with floral cutouts and framed portraits line the back wall above the audience. No speaker or deity is clearly visible.

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A large indoor hall under a white tent with blue-lit ceiling, filled with hundreds of seated women and some men on red carpeting, many in white or pastel saris and salwar kameez, some with braids and bags beside them, attentively facing forward toward a stage. A row of framed portraits hangs along the blue backdrop at the top left, and a few additional portrait frames appear on the wall at the far end. Water bottles and small booklets lie on the floor among the audience. The crowd is dense and extends to the back of the tent.2006-12-14A large seated crowd of women fills a covered hall under a deep purple backdrop decorated with orange and yellow paper flowers. Most attendees wear saris in white, cream, orange, pink and green, many with name badges, and some have flowers in their hair. Along the top of the backdrop, a row of framed portrait photographs of an elderly bearded man in white robes and turban is displayed, with a larger screen showing another portrait at the right. The women sit cross-legged on a red floor covering, attentively facing the stage, with some with eyes closed in meditation.2006-12-14Large crowd of women seated on a red floor covering at a discourse programme, most dressed in white or pale cream saris and salwar with colourful borders in yellow, green, pink and orange. Many wear mala beads and some have flowers in their hair. Banners with portraits hang in the background behind the rows. Some attendees hold paper and notebooks, and a few wear name badges on their clothing.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A large seated audience fills a tented hall on a red carpet, with many women in sarees and salwar kameez in pink, yellow, white and green, and men in white shirts. Several people hold small booklets or papers. Three framed portraits of a bearded, white-haired man in white-and-saffron hanging on a cream draped backdrop show a label reading Nithyananda Spurana in the tent's signage. A speaker stands at right, and the crowd is seen from behind a seated front row. Gold necklaces and bangles are visible on several women.2006-12-14A large seated audience of women fills the frame at what appears to be a discourse or satsang. Most wear white saris with coloured borders, many with lanyards and name badges around their necks. They sit cross-legged on red mats against a white wall; a few wear pink, yellow, purple or orange saris, and some have hair pulled back into buns. Several are looking forward attentively, and a man in white stands at the top left. a person is not visibly identifiable among the seated devotees here.2008-08-01December 14 20062006-12-14December 17 20062006-12-17A large seated audience fills a red-carpeted pandal at a person Spurana program. Many women in white and cream saris, along with others in pink, green, yellow, orange and teal outfits, sit cross-legged facing forward, some with hands folded. In the background, a blue backdrop is decorated with rows of framed portraits and paper flowers, and a banner hangs on the far wall. The audience is densely packed under a white tent roof.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 06 20092009-12-06