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A large crowd of devotees, mostly women with braided hair in white and pastel saris, sits cross-legged on the floor of a tented hall decorated with yellow and multicolour hanging tassels. At the front, a few figures in white ritual clothing stand and sit around a raised altar with flowers and oil lamps. Above them hangs a large framed portrait of a smiling man with a flower garland, flanked by a dark draped backdrop.

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December 27 20062006-12-27Photograph of a large seated congregation filling a decorated pandal hall during a satsang or puja. Hundreds of devotees, mostly women in white and pastel saris, sit cross-legged on the floor with heads bowed, some with long braids. Draped fabric and hanging yellow and striped cloth decorate the ceiling. On a raised stage at the back, a large framed portrait of a smiling man with long hair is set behind a deity murti and flower garlands, with a robed figure standing in the centre near a table of offerings. Warm dim lighting and a grey vignette surround the crowd.2006-12-27A large indoor satsang hall with a stage at the front, draped with red and gold festoons and hanging colourful woven panels with elephant and floral motifs. A large framed portrait of a man with long dark hair and a red-orange shawl hangs on the back backdrop. Beneath it sits a decorated peetha or throne-like seat with a small deity murti. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor, many women in white and cream saris and some in colourful silk, with a few people in orange-saffron clothing near the stage. A standing man in white clothes with an orange cloth stands at the left side of the stage.2007-02-24A large white tent hall, dimly lit, filled with many seated people in white and orange saris, salwar and shawls, with long braided hair visible from behind. Colourful decorative hangings in yellow, red and blue with elephant motifs line the tent poles. On a raised stage with a purple curtain, a large projected portrait of a man with short hair and a broad smile is shown behind a small decorated altar with a deity murti and flower garlands. Small oil lamps and a fan sit at the stage edge.2007-02-15Large satsang hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women and girls in white and pastel salwar and saris, many with braided hair and flowers. At the far end a raised stage holds a seated figure in orange robes with a crown-like headpiece before a red-draped table, with other robed people seated around it. Behind the stage a large banner shows a smiling man's face, surrounded by ornate maroon curtains, tassel-hung decorations and a flower-wreathed frame. Ceiling fans and white tent-style canopy visible.2006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27February 24 20072007-02-24A large indoor hall at a person event, viewed from behind a seated audience of many devotees dressed mostly in white, with women in white saris and some in saffron-bordered or patterned clothes. Their heads are visible from behind, many with hair in long plaits. At the front, a row of seated people in white sits on a raised stage before a backdrop with a large draped image and a red and white festoon. An ornate golden chair stands centre stage, with a figure in orange-saffron clothing seated there. A cameraman in white stands at the left edge of the crowd. Hanging colourful tassel decorations and yellow lanterns decorate the tented ceiling. The scene reads as a satsang or Ananda Samajam gathering. A man in white stands near the left edge, operating a camera, and a seated figure in saffron occupies the central chair, with a headshot-style portrait printed on the backdrop.2007-02-24A large indoor satsang hall under a white tent canopy, with a crowd of many seated devotees in white clothes facing a stage. A large banner portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, labelled Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam by the copyright line, hangs behind the stage. Below it, a row of figures in saffron and orange robes sit on a red-draped dais with floral garlands and oil lamps. A cameraman stands at the left edge filming the gathering. Colourful woven hangings and yellow tassels decorate the stage area.2006-12-27Interior photograph of a large Ananda Samajam gathering in a hall with a decorated stage. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in white saris with orange borders and some in orange and blue, fill the foreground, many with long braids. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne-style seat before a backdrop with a large printed portrait and red and white floral drapes; several white-clad people sit around the stage with ritual items. A cameraperson in white stands at left filming. Hanging colourful fabric panels and yellow tassels decorate the ceiling.2007-02-24Indoor hall during an evening gathering where a large audience of mostly women in white saris sits on the floor facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, flanked by white-clad attendants and ritual brass vessels; a small ceremonial umbrella hangs above. Behind the stage hangs a large framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, surrounded by red, gold and multicoloured decorative hangings with gold tinsel garlands. Crossed ceremonial staffs stand at the stage edges, and a few women in orange and white sit among the audience in the foreground.2007-02-24October 08 20062006-10-08