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A covered walkway at an ashram, lined with metal railings draped in green leaf garlands and yellow marigold strings. Hanging from the roof are multicoloured woven textile banners in red, blue, yellow and orange with geometric patterns, and paper streamers. On the wall behind are framed photographs and printed posters, including a poster with a heading about the 'Dawning of Bliss' showing two saffron-clad figures seated in meditation, one in white. Woven mats cover the floor, and white plastic chairs are stacked by the wall. No people are visible in the scene.

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June 15 20092009-06-15Photo of a long covered hall under a corrugated metal roof, decorated with hanging cylindrical panels in red, blue and orange textile with tassels and banana-leaf or palm-frond streamers. Banana plants in pots line a metal railing along a concrete walkway leading toward a distant altar area with a red and gold backdrop. Framed pictures hang on the left and right walls. One person is partially visible at the bottom right in white clothing, seated and looking down.2009-10-17Interior view of a temporary covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, decorated with hanging banana-leaf strands and tall cylindrical hangings in red, blue and yellow patterns with orange fringe. Metal railings with banana plants line a concrete walkway leading toward a lit shrine at the far end, where a deity murti stands before a red curtain and garlanded arch. Side walls carry framed panels and signage, and a blue plastic chair sits near the right. No people are visible in the scene.2009-10-17A covered temple hall decorated for a festival, with banana plants lining a central walkway toward a brightly lit shrine at the far end. Tall cylindrical hanging decorations in red, blue, yellow and orange stripes with floral motifs hang from the metal roof, along with yellow paper or leaf streamers. The shrine area glows with warm light and holds a deity murti or altar display. A small figure in white clothing stands near the right edge, and a few chairs and a yellow-draped table sit along the walls. Printed panels line the side walls.2009-06-09A photograph of a covered hall at Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad, with a red carpet running down the centre between metal railings decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands. A woman in a saffron-orange sari walks along the carpet toward the far end, flanked by a saffron-robed figure and a man in white. Another saffron-clad attendant stands at the right, and a woman in white and red stands near the right edge. Tall striped cylindrical banners in red, green and yellow hang along the walls, with green foliage garlands overhead beneath the corrugated roof. Woven straw mats line the floor and photographic panels hang on the walls.2010-10-17November 17 20112011-11-17Interior of a long corrugated-roof hall decorated for a festival, with orange triangular pennants and strings of red and orange flowers strung across the ceiling, and tall cylindrical banners with blue, red and yellow patterns and white dove motifs lining the walls. Mats cover the floor. Two figures walk down the central aisle: one in orange robes and one in white clothing, while a person sits near the left wall and a few others stand toward the far entrance. Ceiling fans and hanging lanterns are visible, and framed displays line the side walls.2008-12-24June 15 20092009-06-15A covered, open-sided hall with a metal-framed roof and a central walkway lined with stainless steel railings. Tall pillars wrapped in colourful woven patterns of red, blue, white and yellow stand along both sides, decorated with green leafy garlands and banana leaves in the foreground. At the far end, a decorated deity murti with a bright orange and yellow backdrop is set up for worship. Several people sit cross-legged on mats on the left, some in orange and white clothing, while others sit on white plastic chairs. A person in white stands near a table on the right, and one in white clothes is seated on the floor near the railing. Framed panels and posters hang on the walls.2009-12-19A covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and a concrete floor, lined with stainless steel railings forming a central walkway. Banana plants with broad green leaves stand beside the railings, and multicoloured cloth-wrapped hanging decorations with orange tassels line the ceiling. At the far end, a deity murti is decorated and framed by floral and leaf festoons. A few seated people sit along the side walls in white clothing, and one man in a light shirt sits on a white plastic chair at the left. Framed photographs hang on the walls.2010-01-14A photograph inside a covered hall decorated with yellow marigold garlands, strings of beads and tall cloth banners in red, blue and orange patterns. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange robe with a red and white flower garland walks along a red carpet, hands joined in greeting. Behind him a bearded man in orange also walks, while white-clad attendants and staff move through the room, and a wooden counter and information boards line the right side. Green banana leaves edge the walkway.2009-12-30A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof, hung with strings of green leaves and bunting-like decorations on the rafters. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks along a steel-railed walkway, smiling and holding his hands together. A man in a white shirt walks beside him, and several people in white dhotis and orange clothing stand or walk behind. Tall striped decorative poles stand at the sides, and a blue sign with Kannada text hangs on the left wall. a person appears as the orange-robed, turbaned man with a rudraksha mala, walking in procession-like fashion.2008-12-30