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Night outdoor satsang on a decorated stage with a large seated audience in rows facing it. On the left stage, a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a gold-and-yellow cushioned throne, with a flower garland and lit oil lamps beside him. A deity murti is not visible. Foreground audience members wear white and cream clothing, one man has a white forehead mark. Front stage is banked with marigold and rose floral arrangements, white pillars and a red-orange draped doorway. Hanging yellow and green leaf garlands string across the top, and a small sign with red-bordered text is mounted on a barrier at right. Many people, mostly women and children in saris and dresses, fill the rows.

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January 08 20102010-01-08July 16 20062006-07-16Night photograph of an outdoor stage decorated with marigold and flower garlands, banana-leaf style bamboo panels and white pillars. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a saffron turban and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne-like chair, hands joined in greeting. Above the stage a banner reads in Tamil. Signs at the stage edge state photography and video are prohibited. Below, a dense crowd of devotees, many seated, watches from the foreground, with some wearing white and women in saris and head coverings.2010-01-08Photograph of an evening satsang on a decorated stage with a wooden canopy framed by garlands of yellow and orange flowers. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a large golden throne-style chair; a person by these cues. Beside him is a wooden lectern. A standing attendant in white stands at the left edge of the stage. In the foreground a large crowd of devotees, mostly seated, many in white and with headscarves and head coverings, faces the stage. Bright lamps and flower garlands line the platform and draped cloth backdrop.2010-01-08Night photograph of an outdoor satsang stage with a decorated pavilion roof and a banner reading in Tamil "நித்யானந்த தியானபீடம், திருவண்ணாமலை" (Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Tiruvannamalai). A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a golden armchair-style throne under a floral-garlanded canopy with marigold garlands and small lamps along the stage edge. A large crowd of devotees, many in white, sits on chairs and mats facing the stage, with a standing person in white with an orange shawl at the right edge. Hanging yellow and orange tassels and flower garlands decorate the frame.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08July 16 20062006-07-16Night photograph of an outdoor satsang stage decorated with red and gold banners and flower garlands. A banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Tiruvannamalai. A man in saffron/orange robes sits on a golden armchair-style seat in the centre of the stage, beneath a small peaked canopy with marigold garlands and hanging lamps, with a floral arrangement beside him. Two bright stage lights illuminate the platform, a patterned red cloth hangs at the right side, and a cameraman stands at the left edge. A large seated audience of women and men, many with heads covered and some in saffron and bright saris, fills the foreground, viewed from behind.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08A large open-sided pandal filled with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor, mostly dressed in white. A figure in white with an orange cloth sits on a raised stage at the far end, beneath a decorated canopy with hanging green garlands and palm fronds. Tube lights hang from the rafters and a projection screen stands at left. A man in white stands at right near the seated crowd. a person appearance is uncertain, so the central stage figure is described as a seated person in white and orange. A large framed portrait hangs on the right wall.2006-07-16January 08 20102010-01-08