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A photograph of a seated audience facing a stage in a hall decorated with white fabric ceiling drapes and tall cylindrical hangings with yellow, red and blue geometric patterns. Most attendees sit on white plastic chairs in white shirts, some in yellow garments. A large screen on a wooden stand displays a bright image. At the right, a speaker in white clothing stands near a portrait on a banner beside an orange-draped figure, and a dark backdrop with red lights frames the stage. A blue rectangular sign hangs on the left wall.

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A photograph of a large tented hall with many attendees seated on white plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end. Most attendees are women wearing white clothes, with some in pink, yellow, green and maroon saris. Colourful painted cylindrical hangings with yellow fringe hang from the white ceiling. A flat-screen monitor sits on the stage area, a video camera on a tripod is set up in the aisle, and a large orange cloth backdrop stands behind the stage. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a red border stands near the stage. A banner with a portrait is visible on the right wall. No deity or specific ritual is clearly visible.2009-09-27A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and colourful striped hanging panels. Rows of white plastic chairs hold many seated attendees, most in white, pink, green and yellow clothes, viewed from behind. At the front, a woman in a white sari stands at a lectern beside a screen. Near the stage an orange cloth-draped seat is set up, with a framed portrait on an easel and a flower arrangement. A video camera on a tripod records the session. The setting suggests a meditation therapy talk, with a large crowd present.2009-09-27A photograph of a large tent-covered hall during a meditation therapy session. Rows of seated delegates in white clothes face a raised stage at the front. On the stage, a presenter in a white and red garment stands at a lectern near a screen, while a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure and a saffron cloth draped over a low platform sit beside them. Hanging decorative banners with yellow and red patterns and a small framed picture on a stand decorate the stage area. Several cameras and a monitor are visible to the sides. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.2009-09-27June 09 20092009-06-09A large tented hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing on white plastic chairs, viewed from the back. Many people in white shirts and dhotis face a stage at the far end, which has a red backdrop with gold accents and a gold throne-like seat with a small figure in red and orange at its centre, flanked by flower vases. Yellow and multicoloured hanging cloth panels decorate the tent ceiling, with ceiling fans and lights overhead. A painted deity mural hangs on the right wall. The scene is a satsang-style gathering in a tent venue.2009-09-07 +1 copiesA wide photograph of a seated audience in white plastic chairs inside a hall with white ceiling fabric and hanging decorative cloth panels with elephant motifs in yellow, red and blue. At the far end, a person in orange robes sits on an orange-draped dais before a dark maroon curtain with gold trim, with a framed portrait and a small monitor nearby. Most attendees wear white, pink, yellow and saffron clothing and take notes. The scene suggests a seminar or talk session. Only a figure in orange on the dais is visibly seated as speaker; the identity of that figure is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-09-27A large white tented hall filled with seated devotees, mostly dressed in white, on white plastic chairs and colourful striped mats. Hanging from the ceiling are tall cylindrical banners in red, blue and yellow with elephant motifs, and ceiling fans spin overhead. At the front, a figure in orange robes stands on a stage before a dark red curtain, raising an arm near a red monitor, while a large screen shows a face. A white ceremonial seat with flower arrangements sits on the stage. Several people in white stand near the sides of the hall.2009-07-02A large indoor hall with a white fabric ceiling, hanging ceiling fans and tall decorative pillars painted with colourful elephant and geometric motifs. A seated audience fills the floor, mostly in white and pastel clothing, with a few people in orange robes near the front. A row of men in white sits on a raised platform at the back, and a projection screen on the right shows a figure. Windows are draped with light curtains and a wooden door stands in the back wall.2009-07-02October 07 20062006-10-07September 07 20092009-09-07 +1 copiesA seated audience of men in white shirts and trousers fills white plastic chairs in a tented hall with white canvas ceiling and multicolored striped pillars. In the foreground, several attendees hold paper handouts. At the front, a standing speaker in white clothing addresses the room beside a screen showing a slide. On the right stage, an orange-draped seat sits under a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", with a small flower arrangement nearby. A banner reads "Meditation Therapy" beside the stage, and a sign on the left reads "Meditation Therapy Convention".2009-09-27October 07 20062006-10-07