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Indoor hall during an evening gathering. A large ornate golden throne with a red seat and a canopy stands on a raised stage, decorated with green and orange backdrops, garlands and flowers. In the foreground, a shaved-headed devotee in an orange robe sits on an orange mat. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls face the stage. On the stage, a woman in orange robes gestures with her arm toward the throne area, while other orange-clad attendants stand nearby. Hanging banners with decorative tassels line the back wall.

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December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 25 20082008-12-25Evening event on a stage draped with dark curtains and green-lit backdrop strung with white lights and marigold garlands. A figure in orange-red robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a canopy, flanked by floral arrangements. Seated audience fills the floor in white clothes with orange and yellow shawls, some in orange robes, many women in white with long hair. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse. The throne figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A satsang hall with a large crowd of devotees seated on the floor facing a raised stage. Many women wear white saris and white garments with flower garlands, while some men and monastics wear saffron-orange robes. On a golden ornate throne at the front of the stage, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes gives a discourse, with a red-and-gold cushioned dais beneath. The stage is decorated with marigold and green leaf garlands, hanging tassels, and colourful vertical banners, with a fan, microphone and stage lights nearby. A cameraman stands at the left side of the hall.2009-06-09February 24 20072007-02-24Indoor satsang or darshan hall with devotees seated on the floor on colourful striped mats and yellow cushions. A figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold and red throne with a canopy, in front of a green and white decorated backdrop with fairy lights and garlands. Devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls sit facing the dais, some in orange, and an older woman in a white and blue patterned sari sits on the right. Blue curtains and a blue banner frame the hall. The throne figure is an appearance-based candidate for a person, but the appearance is too small and uncertain to confirm.2008-12-25A seated teacher in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold and red throne on a raised platform, speaking into a microphone while people sit cross-legged on the floor before him. Around the white-draped bed-like platform in front of the throne, devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls listen, several women in white sarees with orange borders among them. A standing fan and a tinsel-decorated green tree stand at the edge, with a red hanging behind the throne. Two men in saffron and white sit beside the throne. A printed caption on the wall label reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda.2007-02-24Indoor convention hall at a person Spurana Convention. In the centre, a person in a saffron-orange garment sits on a white throne-style chair before a stage backdrop with a large concentric circular diagram. Around the stage, a few people in white clothes stand, and many devotees in white and in cream or pale green saris and dhotis bow or kneel with hands folded on the floor in front of the stage. A standing fan and a large speaker are visible beside the stage. A banner with a portrait is set to one side, and a few people in white watch from the back on the right. The scene is a satsang with devotees in prostration.2006-07-30A seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate yellow throne with dark carved wooden arms, centred on a raised white stage before a deep red draped curtain with white and red swags above. A microphone stand stands beside the throne. In front, roughly thirty people sit on the floor on colourful mats and cushions, most dressed in white with yellow or orange shawls, some wearing red or orange stoles. A row of books and framed items is displayed at the right edge of the stage. Several people in orange clothing sit at the left.2010-01-03