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October 01 2007

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Indoor event in a large tented hall decorated with hanging cloth panels in yellow, blue and multicoloured geometric patterns with tassels. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on the concrete floor with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit on white mats near the front, and one figure in white with long dark hair and a white head covering sits facing them. A red curtain hangs at the right edge beside a small brass tray. Framed pictures and banners are mounted on the back walls, and a microphone stand and lights are visible overhead.December 25 20072007-12-25A large tent-covered hall with a white canopy and decorative cloth banners in red, yellow and green hanging from the ceiling. Many seated devotees in white clothes, with some wearing beads, sit on the floor in rows facing a raised white platform at the right. A red and gold garland runs along the ceiling. A tripod-mounted camera stands in the left foreground. On the right, a robed figure in orange and white walks past the platform, and a large banner with a green and white design hangs on the wall behind the seats.2007-02-15Indoor photo of a large tent-like hall with a white fabric ceiling hung with tall cylindrical decorative banners in red, yellow and blue patterns. Dozens of people in white clothes sit cross-legged in rows on colourful striped woven mats on a concrete floor, facing right toward a standing speaker in an orange-and-white robe near a microphone stand. Yellow floor markings run through the hall, and framed photographs line the back wall. Several people sit on white plastic chairs at the back.2007-08-26A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the front left, a row of monks in saffron and orange robes and white sits on blue and orange mats, with one monk in a yellow shawl and another in an orange-red shawl. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering. A painted backdrop of a deity with a crown and trident hangs on the left wall, and orange cloth covers the floor at right. The scene is a seated satsang or discourse with a large audience, and a banner on the mat reads Dhyanapeetham.2010-08-08December 23 20082008-12-23Interior of a white tented hall during Navaratri festivities, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the floor facing a raised stage. Many people wear white ritual clothes and orange or saffron shawls. In the foreground a seated man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace faces the stage, with a seated child beside him. On the stage area, figures in orange and white attend a ritual setup with a painted deity backdrop behind them. A cameraman in white stands near a tripod at left. Yellow cloth covers the floor aisle, and decorative hanging banners in red, yellow and blue hang from the tent ceiling.2008-10-01A large hall filled with seated monastic devotees in white robes sitting on orange and white mats in rows facing a stage at the front. Many shaved-headed men wear white dhotis and shawls, some with orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas. Colourful woven banners with orange tassels hang from a white ceiling canopy. A video camera on a tripod films the audience at left. A few monks in orange robes sit near the front, and one holds a book. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible among the foreground seated figures, so the presence of a person is uncertain.2010-09-18A photograph of a seated assembly in a hall with a white tent-like ceiling and two projection screens flanking a dark maroon curtained stage. Two tall decorative banners with coloured geometric patterns and orange tassels hang from the ceiling. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange robe sits cross-legged facing the crowd, and several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange-and-yellow shawls sit on the floor. A woman in an orange sari sits near the stage at left. Rows of devotees in white and yellow clothing fill the room, with a red light glowing near the stage.2010-10-13A large tented hall with a white canopy and hanging decorative cylinders in blue, yellow and red patterns. Rows of young people in white dhotis and white kurtas sit cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a raised area at the far right. Several monastic figures in saffron-orange robes sit on white mats near the front, some bare-chested with rudraksha beads, and one figure in white sits at the front with long dark hair. A red curtain and a brass tray with offerings are visible at the right edge, and small banners hang on the back wall. Possibly a youth satsang or convention session, with no clearly legible event text in view.2007-10-01A large hall with white walls, ceiling fans and colourful striped hanging decorations; many people sit on orange and blue floor mats facing forward, most dressed in white shirts and white trousers, some wearing lanyards. Several rows of people sit on chairs at the back. At the far end a small stage area has a wall painting of a deity and a low wooden platform. In the foreground a small projector sits on a wooden table.2010-08-08A large white tented hall with tall decorative cloth banners in blue, yellow and red hanging from the ceiling. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor: many in white ritual clothing, and a group of sannyasis in saffron/orange robes sits on an orange cloth in front. A blue-draped stage with a seated figure in white stands at the far left, and a red-and-white banner reads Nithyanandapedia ... with a portrait. Chairs, speakers and a camera on a tripod are visible. Some people sit on the floor, others in white plastic chairs.2008-12-23