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A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees on a red carpet facing a speaker at left. The speaker, a woman with long dark hair in an orange-red garment, stands beside a white draped chair and a small table with a flower arrangement and a monitor. Most attendees wear white, while some women wear orange or saffron saris and several men wear yellow shawls. Black and red decorated banners hang on the back wall beneath ceiling fans and recessed lights. Many people are seated in rows across the floor.

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February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25Wide view of a large white-walled hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees on the floor, most dressed in white with some in yellow and orange. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle toward a small table with a flower arrangement and a speaker at the left, where a woman in a red top sits facing the audience. Potted palms line the aisle, and black and red mandala banners hang on the back wall beneath ceiling fans and lights.2009-02-25February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience of hundreds, most dressed in white shirts and mundus with white and saffron garments, many wearing lanyards. On the left, a woman in an orange saree stands at a lectern-like table with a small speaker and flower vase, facing the crowd across a long red carpet lined with green palm fronds. A cardboard box sits at the front of the carpet. Ceiling fans, rows of windows and wall-mounted screens frame the hall, and an overhead projector sits at the lower right.2009-02-27Wide view of a large hall during a seated convention session with a crowd of several hundred people sitting on red carpet in rows, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis. On a raised red stage at left, a person with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe stands at a lectern with a microphone, a person candidate by appearance cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, though the figure is small and distant. Potted palms line the stage edge, a laptop and audio equipment sit in the foreground, and a circular colourful graphic hangs on a backdrop behind the speaker. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead, and a cameraman with a tripod is visible at right.2009-02-27A large hall filled with seated devotees facing a dais on the left. A person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands at a white podium decorated with a vase of orange flowers and a small screen. Many women in white and cream saris, some in orange shawls, sit cross-legged on a red carpeted area, hands folded in prayer. Men in white kurtas and dhotis sit at the front right. Geometric red and yellow mandala-style banners hang on the back wall, and palm fronds decorate the stage edge. A sign reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam area markings. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed speaker at the podium, identified by saffron clothing and long flowing hair.2009-02-25Large 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 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A wide photograph of a large hall filled with hundreds of seated participants on a red carpet, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with some women in white and orange saris and a few men in yellow shawls. Potted palm plants sit in the foreground. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights, white pillars and red-curtained windows line the room. No individual figure at the front is clearly identifiable as a person, so the candidate is unclear.2009-02-25A large indoor convention hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees on red floor mats, most wearing white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with some in blue, yellow checked and orange clothing. Attendees sit cross-legged in rows facing the front, with many carrying yellow and blue printed booklets. In the upper left, a figure in white with an orange shawl stands near a camera on a tripod, and another standing figure in white appears near the back. Red-curtained doors and ceiling fans line the hall, and a purple logo appears in the top left corner.2009-02-27A large hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees in white clothing, sitting on red carpet during a convention session. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers with lanyards and identity badges, and some wear yellow shawls. A woman in a white sari stands near a camera on a tripod at left, and a figure in orange robes stands among the crowd in the centre background.2009-02-27Wide photograph of a large indoor hall with a crowd of several hundred seated devotees on red floor mats, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas and identity lanyards. A few women in colourful saris sit at the left. Above, a balcony is lined with more onlookers. A cameraman on a tripod stands at the centre-right beside a figure in an orange-saffron robe, who appears to be a sannyasi or organiser near the front of the hall. Ceiling fans, green and white decorative panels, strings of lights and loudspeakers are visible, with a few water bottles placed on the floor in front of the seated crowd.2008-08-01