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A large indoor hall with a white fabric ceiling and colourful patterned pillar wraps hung from it, showing a seated congregation on orange mats. In the foreground, many people in white and orange clothes, some wearing yellow or orange shawls, sit cross-legged facing a stage. On the right, a few figures in orange robes sit on a raised orange-draped platform. A banner on the left wall reads Nithyanandam beside a framed photograph, and stage lights and speakers are visible.

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A large tented hall during an evening event, with many seated attendees in white and orange-saffron clothing sitting on orange floor mats and colourful striped rugs. Hanging cylindrical decorations with painted elephants and patterns line the ceiling. On the left, a blue-draped stage holds musical instruments near a red and white sign reading Nithyanandam. Lights illuminate the hall as participants face the front, with a crowd of well over twenty people visible.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24August 18 20092009-08-18A large white tent hall during a Brahmotsava gathering, with many people seated on the floor in rows. Front rows are monastics in saffron/orange robes sitting on orange mats, and some saffron-clad figures sit on white plastic chairs at right. Others wear white and yellow clothing. A blue draped stage is at left with a figure seated near it. Tall cylindrical banners with colourful geometric patterns and yellow tassels hang from the ceiling. Banners reading Nithyananda and Dhyanapeetam are visible on the walls. A cameraman stands near the centre.2008-12-23A large crowd of seated devotees fills a white tented hall decorated with colourful striped hanging banners. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and many women wear orange or yellow saris and shawls, with some in orange stoles. Some attendees sit on orange and yellow cloths on the floor, while others sit in rows on the floor mats. On a raised blue-skirted stage at left, a seated figure in white with an orange shawl sits in front of an orange chair. Cameras and loudspeakers are visible. The setting resembles a satsang or darshan gathering, with a wall sign reading Nithyanandam.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25June 01 20092009-06-01A photograph of a large seated gathering in a hall with white walls and a white ceiling hung with colourful woven banners. Rows of devotees sit on yellow and orange mats, most in white clothes with orange shawls and white or floral garlands. In the foreground, a woman in an orange robe sits at the front of an orange mat beside several men in white with orange shawls and rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Behind them, many participants sit on mats, and further back people move near an open doorway. On the left wall hangs a painted picture of a deity. The scene appears to be a satsang or meditation session.2009-06-01December 23 20082008-12-23A seated congregation in a large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with decorative yellow, orange and blue cloth banners. Most participants wear white with red or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting on yellow and orange mats with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the front row, a man in white kurta sits beside a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, then a woman in orange with folded hands and a young man in white with red shawl. Further back, a monk in orange robes stands at the left edge. A camera on a tripod is set up in the middle aisle, and a raised altar with a lit lamp is visible at the far end.2009-06-01December 25 20082008-12-25A large indoor hall under a white tent-style ceiling hung with tall cylindrical banners in bright patterned colours, yellow and blue with painted elephants. Rows of seated participants fill the floor: many women and some men wear white ritual clothes, others wear orange or saffron shawls and yellow or orange cloths. Some sit on white chairs, others on orange and yellow mats. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera stands at the right side near the front, and an electric fan is visible at the left edge. A lone figure in orange robes sits at the far right, while a few people in orange robes are scattered among the audience. Approximately 100 people are visible.2009-06-16