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July 27 20062006-07-27A large crowd of devotees fills a covered tent-like hall at night, many with raised hands and open palms as if chanting or responding to a speaker. Most wear white shirts, white dhotis or sarees, with a few in orange and a man in a yellow shawl near the centre. Ceiling fans hang beneath a blue tarpaulin roof with strings of orange and yellow bunting, and display boards line the back wall. The view is from the back of the hall toward the audience, with no clearly identifiable speaker or a person visible in the frame.A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, many with arms raised high in devotion. The ceiling is draped with orange and yellow fabric and hangs with ceiling fans and lights. At the front, a stage is decorated with yellow and red drapes, garlands of flowers and framed portraits. A figure seated in the centre of the stage in orange clothing is flanked by other attendants, facing the assembly. The scene appears to be a darshan gathering.A large photograph of a crowded indoor hall full of people dressed mostly in white, many with arms raised and hands clasped in devotional gestures. Overhead hang decorative banners with elephant and bird motifs and ceiling fans. A framed image sits on the far wall above the crowd. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and brown trousers with a rudraksha mala raises both arms, and a bespectacled man with a red tilak, white shirt and brown trousers stands beside him with hands folded. Several hundred people are visible.2009-06-21 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees fills a covered pandal under white canopy fabric trimmed with orange and blue bunting, lit by round ceiling lights and hanging fans. Most people wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, and many raise their hands in the air or clap. Some women in colourful saris stand among them at the edges. A low white wall and trees are visible behind the tent, and a speaker stands at the left. No specific individual at the front is clearly visible, so no a person candidate is identified in this view.A large tented hall during an evening programme, with many seated and standing participants in white clothes and white saris lifting their arms upward. A banner reading "NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM" and "NITHYANANDA SPURANA ASHRAM" hangs at the back, with a portrait labelled with the same institution name showing a man in an orange turban and a speaker in an orange garment standing on the stage. Ceiling fans, hanging marigold-style garlands and stage lights are visible, and the crowd is seen from behind and the side.2007-12-15A large crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis fills a tented hall at a convention. Many raise their hands and arms overhead, some with palms open, others with fists clenched, while a camera operator on the left shoulders a professional video camera. Ceiling fans, string lights and white drapery line the tent. A man in a pink shirt stands near the centre-right. The people are facing a stage not visible in the frame.2006-12-16A large crowd of devotees dressed in white clothes fills a covered hall under a white canopy trimmed with orange scalloped valance, with blue drapery and rows of ceiling fans overhead. Many people in the foreground raise their arms and clap or wave their hands enthusiastically, faces lit by bright stage lights. Several white banners hang on the back wall above the crowd, and no single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.July 27 20062006-07-27November 27 20052005-11-27 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees fills a white-canopied hall, most dressed in white with some in blue, yellow and multicoloured saris, many with arms raised. On a stage at the far end, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands centrally among several people in white, with a backdrop of orange and purple banners. Two panels hang beside the stage, and ceiling fans, white lights and striped festoons decorate the hall. Some devotees in the foreground have hair in long braids. The scene appears to be a programme gathering rather than a temple ritual.2007-12-13A large indoor hall viewed from behind a dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothing, with many arms raised. At the far end, on a raised golden throne-like seat with a golden canopy, a figure in saffron-coloured robes stands on a green-covered stage among a group of attendants and flower-decorated lamps. Two projector screens on either side show a picture of a seated deity figure holding a paper. White draped fabric and swags hang from the ceiling, with ceiling fans overhead and a tall banner with a bird emblem hanging at left. Some people wear blue and green shirts with NN lettering, and a few women wear pink and orange saris.2010-01-01