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Large outdoor evening gathering of devotees seated in rows on colourful striped mats under a tent with string lights and a large screen at the top. Many people sit with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, in prayer. Women wear white saris with coloured borders, purple and pink salwars, orange and yellow outfits; some wear white with headscarves. A few men in white kurtas and dhotis sit among them. Behind them are a decorated stage, a golden lion statue, and a seated figure in white. Prayer and meditation rather than a single named ritual are visible.

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February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated and standing gathering on colourful striped mats in a temple hall with gilded shrines and golden structures behind. Many participants wear orange-brown bands across their foreheads. Women in purple, white, pink, red and green salwar kameez and saris sit cross-legged, with others in white standing at the back. Several wear white or cream shawls and beaded necklaces. Yellow marigold flower garlands lie in the foreground. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session with attendees seated in rows.2016-12-02A large seated audience of women fills a hall during a satsang, many with hands pressed together in anjali mudra or clapping. A smiling woman in the centre wears a white saree with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a bindi. Others wear saffron, pink, teal and multicoloured saris and shawls, several with malas and kumkum on their foreheads. Rows of seated participants sit on colourful mats, with a stage and white draped panels visible at the back. No ceremonial figure in saffron or ornate garments is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2016-12-21December 12 20162016-12-12December 15 20162016-12-15July 04 20132013-07-04A large seated congregation at an evening Guru Purnima gathering at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with many rows of devotees sitting on mats and a stone platform. Most wear white or cream clothes, with women in red, orange and blue saris and some in saffron. Several women have hands pressed together in prayer or eyes closed in meditation, and some wear bangles and necklaces. A pink and red decorated figure appears at the upper left and marigold garlands hang from the ceiling.2013-07-22December 20 20102010-12-20July 06 20142014-07-06November 27 20122012-11-27April 08 20122012-04-08A large crowd of women sits on the floor under a white tented pavilion decorated with colourful tassels, fairy lights and gold artificial trees. Many have palms pressed together in namaskar or hands folded at the chest, and several wear saffron, white, blue and red saris and salwar kameez with rudraksha-style malas and gold necklaces. At the left, ornate gold shrine structures and gilded deity murti stand on a raised platform. The crowd is dense, filling the frame to the back of the tent.2016-12-07