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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in prayer inside a pillared open pavilion at night, with hanging striped and patterned fabric panels on the white columns. A row of people sits cross-legged on green and red patterned mats, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, including a woman in a white and yellow polka-dot sari at left and men in white shirts and white dhotis. A small table with a cloth cover and a water bottle stands at the back. Garlands of fabric and decorative banners hang along the top edge. Nobody in the scene appears to be a clearly identifiable presenter; the group is seated in satsang or puja. Roughly a dozen physical people are visible, several partially cropped at the edges.

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September 03 20082008-09-03October 02 20112011-10-02September 03 20082008-09-03Night photo of a seated congregation under a corrugated metal roof, lit by tube lights. Rows of men in white shirts and dhotis sit on red mats in front of rolled woven mats and brass vessels set out on the left. Behind them, women in white and orange-saffron saris sit on the right, and a few standing people in light shirts watch from the back. Two tall decorated pillars hang with yellow and patterned cloth. A small speaker sits on a stand at the rear. No candidate for the named figure is clearly visible in this frame.2008-11-11A photograph of a large, bare whitewashed hall where a seated congregation sits in rows on woven straw mats with palms pressed together in prayer. Many devotees wear white clothing, including white dhotis and saris, while a few women wear orange shawls and one older woman wears a teal checked wrap. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a yellow-and-green border. Strings of small lights hang from the ceiling and a plastic water bottle and an orange bag sit on the floor. No swami or presiding figure is visible in the frame.2007-10-23A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a tiled room during an evening gathering. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi sits with eyes closed, beside a woman in a cream sari and two young girls. On the right, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark mala gestures with his hands while speaking, and another man in a white t-shirt and white trousers sits beside him. Behind them, many people in white and colourful saris and shirts sit on a striped woven mat, several wearing dark malas.2007-07-25A large seated audience fills a hall at a satsang, sitting cross-legged on colourful striped woven mats. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, many with lanyards and name badges, while some wear checked or pink-striped shirts. Several women in saris sit among them, some with hands folded in namaskar. Hanging yellow and blue decorative banners with motifs decorate the pillars and ceiling, and a framed poster labelled Nithyanandam hangs on the left wall. A standing man in white is near the back, and a sound speaker stands on a white frame above the crowd. Many people sit with hands in anjali or meditative poses. Speakers and a wooden door are visible on the right.2008-12-27A photograph of a large seated audience in a tented hall at a meditation therapy convention. Many delegates sit on white plastic chairs and mats, most wearing white shirts and dhotis or trousers, with some in pastel or checked shirts and saris. Several have eyes closed in meditation and hands resting on knees or in mudra; others sit upright facing forward. A video camera on a tripod stands at the left, a stage backdrop with a painted forest scene and deity imagery is behind them, and yellow and blue patterned banners hang from the tent ceiling. Lanyard badges are visible on many attendees. A visible count of around thirty people is shown.2009-09-27A hall with a tiled floor covered by purple and striped mats, where a large group of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged in rows with palms pressed together in namaskar. Some wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces and red lanyard badges. Hanging from the ceiling are woven decorative banners in red, orange and black, and framed portraits of women in saffron-toned attire line the back walls. Several chairs are stacked at the sides, and printed papers lie on the mats near the devotees.2006-10-29A seated group of participants in a yoga session hall with cream walls, wooden lattice windows and a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful striped banners. Most people wear white kurta-style clothes with rudraksha malas and sit on colourful striped mats with hands pressed together at the chest in namaskar. A man in an orange shirt sits at right, and a man in a light blue shirt sits at centre-left. Speakers hang from the ceiling and white chairs line the wall. A partly visible woman in an orange shawl stands at the far left edge. No person here is identifiable as a person from appearance.2009-08-26Indoor hall with many seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts on striped woven mats, some with hands joined in namaste and others in meditative poses. Several wear rudraksha malas and lanyard-style ID badges. A few women in green and pink saris sit at the right, and a white-draped table with a seated figure stands at the left edge. Wall banners in saffron and orange hang from the ceiling, with framed photographs on the back wall.2007-09-21 +1 copiesOctober 07 20082008-10-07