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Wide photo of a large seated audience filling white plastic chairs in an indoor hall with a blue-white tent-like ceiling. Many attendees face a stage at the front; a standing figure in an orange garment stands at a side podium near a stand with a board. Behind the stage hangs a large banner showing a smiling person wearing a white turban with a raised hand, with Tamil text reading 'நித்யானந்த ஸ்புரண திருநாள் முகாம்' (Nithyananda Spurana festival camp). A round purple logo is at the top left of the banner, and a yellow ceremonial fabric hangs on the left of the stage. Women in sarees and men in shirts dominate the audience, many with braided or bunned hair.

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December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14 +1 copiesA large seated audience of women and girls fills a covered outdoor hall, most wearing white, pink, green and yellow sarees and salwars, with long braided hair often decorated with white flowers. In the foreground, a woman in a white saree with a pink-clad companion face the stage. A large banner behind the stage shows a portrait of a smiling figure in a white head wrap and orange garment, raising a hand in blessing, beside Tamil text and a colourful circular emblem. The stage is draped with white cloth and gold-trimmed pink fabric. The printed portrait is not a physical person, and the hall holds hundreds of visible people.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14A large outdoor tent event photographed from the back of a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly women with long braided hair decorated with flowers, in saris and salwars in pink, green, blue, orange and white. Their backs and heads fill the foreground. On the stage at the far end, a large banner portrait shows a smiling figure wearing a white turban and a saffron garment, flanked by a circular orange-and-red emblem and a stylised bird logo. A small figure in white stands near the stage, and a yellow curtain hangs at the side. Overhead, a white canopy covers the hall. The printed Tamil text on the banner reads 'Nithyananda Spurana'.2006-12-14Large crowd photograph inside a white tented hall with a red carpeted aisle, showing a dense gathering of women seen from behind, many with long braided hair and wearing sarees and salwar kameez in pink, green, blue, yellow, purple and white. On the stage backdrop a large portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" (visible as the event banner) shows a figure in an orange-and-white turban and white clothing with a raised hand, flanked by a multicoloured circular graphic. A smaller portrait stands at left and a small figure sits on the distant stage beneath a lamp. The scene conveys a satsang or spiritual programme at the a person Spurana event in Avadi, Chennai. Ceiling fans and speakers hang from the tent.2006-12-15Photograph of a large seated audience inside a decorated hall facing a stage. Many devotees, mostly women with braided hair in colourful saris and salwar kameez, sit on white plastic chairs in rows, with men visible in the front. A large banner behind the stage shows a smiling woman in a white headwrap and yellow saree, with Tamil text reading 'நித்யானந்த ஸ்புரண திருநாள் முகாம்' (Nithyananda Spurana festival camp). A smaller portrait stands at stage left, and a lone speaker in orange robes stands at a lectern on the right beside a small panel. Yellow drapes, flower arrangements and ceiling lights fill the hall.2006-12-14A large outdoor tented hall with a stage at the far end under a white canopy, filled with rows of seated people on pale plastic chairs, mostly seen from behind. A large banner above the stage shows a smiling figure in a white head covering and white garment, with a Tamil heading reading Nithyananda Spurana (Nithyananda Spurana Dhyanamukam). Several attendees wear white, cream, pink, green and orange saris and kurtas. Dark hair is often in long braids. A small framed picture and a circular geometric graphic sit beside the stage, and a yellow curtain hangs behind the platform. Speakers are mounted on the sides of the tent.2006-12-14