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A crowded outdoor event under a red, cream and white draped tent on a red carpet, with rows of blue and red plastic chairs. A banner reading BIMT with a framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange, labelled Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, hangs at left. Many women in white and saffron, pastel saris and churidar-style outfits stand and sit, some with long braids and jasmine. A small girl in pink trousers eats a snack in the foreground, and an elderly woman in a purple shawl sits nearby. No ritual figure in saffron or robes with distinctive adornments is clearly visible.

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January 01 20092009-01-01A crowded outdoor pavilion under a red-and-white canopy with draped cream and red valances. Many women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez sit on red plastic chairs or stand, with a white-clad man in the foreground on the right wearing a white kurta and beaded mala. Several people in white stand behind a blue-covered table at the centre. A small framed portrait and a banner with a face and red lettering are displayed on the tent. Readable text is limited to the banner.2009-01-01A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on red plastic chairs under a white tent with red and white striped drapery and red valances. Most visible people are women and girls wearing white and cream saris and sarong-style cloth with gold or colored borders, many with rudraksha or beaded malas and gold necklaces. Some wear orange, red, pink and yellow garments. A toddler in the lower left sits beside a woman in white. Speakers and stage structures are visible at the edges, and a few men in white shirts stand near the back. The crowd fills the frame, facing toward an unseen stage, with no visible portrait of a person.2010-01-01February 03 20092009-02-03A large white-canopied tent filled with a crowd of devotees seated on rows of red chairs over a red-and-gold patterned carpet. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, and many schoolchildren in blue and white uniforms move through the aisles. Near the centre, a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe and a man in white clothes stand among the crowd, with a long table and metal-topped counters in the foreground. Red and white banners hang at the far end of the tent.2009-01-01A large outdoor gathering of women seated in blue plastic chairs under a red and white canopy with a repeating floral motif. Most attendees wear saris in orange, yellow, pink, green and teal, many with folded hands in anjali mudra, while others sit with palms pressed together. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand toward the back near the stage area. Palm trees and a white tent are visible in the distance, and an orange-draped structure appears at the right edge.2009-01-01A crowded outdoor pandal with pink, red and purple draped cloth and striped canopy overhead, filled with rows of white plastic chairs. Many devotees sit or stand, including women in saris of orange, red, pink and green and a woman in a turquoise sari with a flower in her braid. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in the foreground, and a few men wear orange and saffron shawls. Some people are standing and moving between rows.2008-12-30A large crowd fills a white-canopied tent hall at an outdoor event, with rows of red plastic chairs and a red carpet in the foreground. Many people, mostly women in colourful saris and some children in school uniforms, stand and walk among the chairs, while men in white shirts and dhotis are interspersed. Garlands of orange and yellow marigolds hang on blue-and-gold decorated pillars. A woman in a green and white sari holds a small child in the foreground, and flower offerings lie on a table at lower right. A figure in orange robes appears near the back left of the hall. Crowd members are too many to count individually. The image is a photograph of an event, not a depiction of a particular person.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A large crowd of mostly women sits on blue plastic chairs and on the orange-red floor under a white and red draped tent canopy with hanging red and white fabric rosettes. Many attendees wear white or cream saris with gold borders, while others wear coloured saris and salwar kameez. A few people sit on the floor in front. On the far right, a person in orange and red robes stands at a raised blue-covered stage with a microphone stand, and a figure in white stands near the centre of the stage area. Pink drapery lines the back of the tent. The scene looks like a seated satsang or discourse gathering, with the audience facing the stage.2009-12-06A large crowd of seated devotees fills a red-and-white canopied tent with a blue floor mat. In the foreground, older men in white shirts and dhotis sit on white plastic chairs, several holding pink paper slips. A woman in a red sari sits at left, and younger women in red and orange saris walk through the aisle at right. Behind them, colourful painted hangings and a printed banner reading Nithyananda Gurukal with a portrait hang along the back wall.2008-12-30January 01 20092009-01-01