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A seated ritual gathering in a hall with dark red drapes and hanging yellow and patterned decorative cloth. A standing man in an orange robe holds a microphone and addresses a crowd of devotees sitting cross-legged on mats and blue cloths, mostly in white clothes. At the front, a framed portrait of a deity murti stands beside a small altar with flowers. Many participants have small oil lamps and brass puja plates before them. Ceiling fans hang overhead.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A large hall during a seated satsang or puja gathering with many devotees sitting cross-legged on the floor, mostly in white clothes, with brass plates, small oil lamps and offering containers on blue mats in front of them. At the front left, a man in orange robes stands speaking into a microphone beside a framed portrait on a stand. Behind him, ceiling fans, fluorescent lights, a dark maroon curtain and a painted mural of a deity form hang on the walls, with a few people in orange near the entrance.2009-07-07June 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copiesNovember 23 20092009-11-23November 19 20092009-11-19Photograph of an indoor hall with a red curtain at left and a framed portrait labelled on the wall, showing a saffron-robed figure. A young woman in orange stands on a red mat speaking near a white-bearded man in white seated on a low white platform. Seated devotees fill the mat area on the right: women in white and orange, men in white with orange shawls, and a row of people in white with yellow shawls. Decorated pillars with tassels hang from the ceiling, along with ceiling fans, and a deity picture and altar appear in the background.2010-06-05A large hall filled with seated devotees on orange floor mats, many in white garments, facing a raised white platform at the far right. A figure in orange robes sits on the white seat at the front, a microphone stand nearby, and a red drape hangs behind. Colourful striped hangings and ceiling fans are visible above, with a projection screen beside the stage. Several people in white and orange sit cross-legged at the front while others listen in a satsang-style gathering, some holding water bottles and notebooks. A camera on a tripod records the scene. The Sarvadarshan session appears to be underway.2009-11-23Wide photograph of a large hall filled with seated attendees on chairs and floor, facing a raised stage at left draped in red curtains. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on an orange-draped seat beside a white cushioned throne-like chair and a podium with a microphone stand. The audience wears mostly white clothing, with some in orange and red. Tall cylindrical hanging decorations with colourful geometric patterns in yellow, blue and red hang from the white ceiling alongside ceiling fans. A deity image is visible at the back wall. Plastic water bottles sit on the floor near the front rows.2009-12-18July 21 20092009-07-21A photo of a large hall with a seated audience on the floor, most dressed in white with some in orange, yellow and pink. Many sit on orange and yellow mats in rows facing a raised white platform at the right. On that platform a figure in orange robes sits and speaks into a microphone, with a red curtain behind. Colourful striped pillars hang from the white ceiling, with ceiling fans and a camera on a tripod near the windows. A woman in a blue top sits in the lower right foreground. Many people are visible, consistent with a large gathering, and the figure on the platform is a person in orange robes, seated, with the identity uncertain from appearance.2009-06-20A photograph of a large indoor hall during a satsang gathering at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Many seated devotees, mostly in white clothes with yellow shawls, sit on orange and purple mats on the floor facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure seated on an ornate orange-and-gold throne, with a flower arrangement beside it. Some seated elders on plastic chairs at the left wear white with orange shawls. Decorative yellow and red banners hang from the ceiling, and ceiling fans and a camera on a tripod are visible. The seated figure on the throne is not identifiable with certainty from appearance.2010-10-17