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October 15 2007

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October 15 20072007-10-15October 18 20072007-10-18A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses holds a seated congregation of devotees. In the foreground, children and young people in plain white clothes sit on mats, some with white garlands, several in white dhotis and shirts. Behind them rows of adults sit in white, and a few women wear saffron, maroon and pink saris. Along the right, brass oil lamps stand in a row on a mat in front of the seated crowd, and a brass bowl sits near the bottom edge. A doorway at the back opens to a dark interior, and a saffron cloth hangs at the upper left. No one is clearly identifiable as the swami; the people seated at the front are devotees.2007-09-21August 26 20072007-08-26March 22 20082008-03-22A photograph of a seated congregation inside a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on striped mats facing a small altar at the far end, where a decorated deity murti is lit by electric lamps. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some women wear white saris and others wear saffron shawls or red saris. Hanging banners with blue, red and white patterns hang from the ceiling near the altar. A framed picture hangs on the right wall beside a sign reading Nithyananda Galleria. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person, and the scene shows a group puja or arati setting.2007-08-26Photograph of a large crowd of mostly men in white clothes seated on the floor of a hall under a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses and fluorescent tubes. Many attendees are seen from behind, with heads and shoulders visible in the foreground. At the far end, several people in saffron or orange shawls stand near a shrine holding a deity murti and decorated hangings. On the right wall, a framed portrait and a sign reading Ananda Galleria display a photo of a bearded man in a turban, and a shelf of books is visible.2007-09-21October 15 20072007-10-15October 15 20072007-10-15April 27 20122012-04-27October 12 20072007-10-12Photograph of a large seated gathering inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on woven mats facing a raised area at the far left, where several people in white and orange-saffron garments stand near a platform. Some seated devotees wear orange sashes and a few wear white shirts with green lanyards. A framed photograph of a saint with white hair hangs on the upper right wall, and a large blue banner reading Ananda Galleria shows a man in a white turban. Bookshelves of items line the back wall beneath the windows.2007-09-21