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Nithyanandapedia
Indoor event in a large white tent-roofed hall with many people standing and milling about in white and cream clothing, some in saffron and red. Hanging decorative cloth banners with yellow tassels and colourful geometric and bird patterns hang from the ceiling. A wall clock, a framed image display and a signboard reading Dhyanapeetam Music Temple are visible along the back wall. A few people in the foreground wear glasses or white shirts. No individual can be clearly identified as a specific figure from this distance.

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A crowd of devotees fills a large white tent hall with a curved ceiling, decorated with tall cylindrical fabric hangings in red, blue, yellow and white with geometric and animal motifs. Many people wear white clothing; some women wear white and orange saris, and a man at the right wears saffron robes. Some devotees stand with raised arms while others sit on colourful striped mats. At the far end a portrait is displayed on a stand near a banner reading Nithyanandapedia, and a clock hangs on the wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no probable candidate is noted.2008-12-23Indoor hall under a white tented ceiling hung with tall colourful cylindrical banners patterned with elephants and birds. A crowd of people dressed in white dhotis, white saris and white shirts moves and dances across a polished floor. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt and a rudraksha-style mala. A banner reads Dhyanapeetam Vedic Temple and another panel reads Nithyanandam. A deity murti is not clearly visible. a person's presence is not clearly established in this frame.2008-12-28Photograph inside a white-tented hall during an evening gathering. A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and salwars, stands close together facing toward the front, many with long braided hair. Some wear gold necklaces and bindis. Tall decorative cylindrical banners in bright yellow, red, blue and green patterns with bird and elephant motifs hang from the ceiling. Dark maroon curtains frame the stage area on the left, and a few people in saffron and orange clothing stand near it. Fluorescent lights and a white ceiling fan are visible.2008-12-28December 27 20072007-12-27A large crowd fills a white tented hall with hanging colourful cylindrical banners decorated with elephants, birds and geometric patterns. Many people in white traditional clothes, some in saffron or yellow shawls, stand close together; a man in a white shirt and saffron shawl is at the front right. A blue draped stage backdrop with yellow lettering stands at left, and a wall sign reads Nithyanandam. The people visible number in the dozens, so the count is 21-100.2008-12-28A photograph of a large white tented hall with decorative hanging cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue patterns with elephant motifs, and ceiling fans. A crowd of devotees, many men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and cream saris, mills about on a tiled floor with red mats along the sides. In the right foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe holds a small printed card while standing near a woman in a cream sari with an orange border and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl. A wall clock and a wooden stage are visible in the background.2010-07-04December 23 20082008-12-23July 05 20092009-07-05A large crowd of men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis stands packed together under a white tent canopy, many facing toward a stage at the right. Tall hanging cylindrical banners in blue, yellow and orange with floral and geometric patterns hang from the ceiling, and streamers in red, green, yellow and purple drape across the space. At the right edge, a large framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red-orange mark on the forehead hangs above a small deity murti on an altar with a drape. Several banners and posters line the back wall. Some men wear dark trousers and lanyards, and a few observers stand near the left foreground.2007-05-04A large white tented hall with many people in white and cream saris and white garments moving through a central aisle. Long hanging cylindrical banners in red, blue, yellow and green patterns with yellow tassels hang from the tent ceiling. Some women wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a few carry bags. Rows of red and blue plastic chairs line the right side, and white garlands drape along the top left. Large portrait banners hang on the far left wall and a framed board is visible on the right. Many devotees are standing and walking in a queue-like crowd.2007-07-29A large white tented hall with a curved fabric ceiling hung with tall colourful cloth banners printed with elephants and birds. Many people in white clothes and some in saffron or orange stoles move about or sit on mats and floor cushions, while others sit on white chairs at the left. A man in white with a saffron stole walks in the foreground, and a shaved-headed person in white wears a garland. A framed picture and a wall clock are visible on the back wall, and an annadaan-style gathering appears to be underway.2009-06-22A large crowd of devotees fills an indoor tent hall under a white fabric ceiling hung with tall cylindrical banners decorated with elephant and floral patterns and yellow fringed bottoms. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts, some in striped or saffron-toned garments, and several women wear saris in pink, maroon and green. Many people stand with hands folded in prayer or anjali, facing toward the front of the hall. A metal truss frame and hanging lights run across the ceiling, and a blue draped curtain hangs at the right edge. The gathering appears to be a festival ritual or darshan, with a packed congregation of roughly fifty to a hundred people visible.2007-12-27