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March 11 2017

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A long hall with pale pink walls and ceiling fans, where many devotees sit cross-legged on a light wooden floor in white dhotis and white clothing with rudraksha malas and red-orange shawls. At the far end a small shrine holds a gold-decorated deity murti and an ornate gold canopy. A man in an orange garment stands near the shrine, while a figure in white stands at the centre of the room among the seated crowd. Hanging orange, yellow and blue banners decorate the ceiling.2017-03-11Indoor hall of a Hindu ashram with many seated devotees on a wooden floor, mostly in white dhotis and white saris with gold-coloured necklaces and red or orange borders. Center stage, a dais holds a gilded shrine with deity murtis, a golden arch and a kalasha-like arrangement, with a standing priest in saffron robes and a woman in white sari near the steps. A man in a blue shirt stands on the steps near the shrine. Tall decorated pillars with colourful patterns hang from the ceiling, and wooden placards in Tamil stand by the walls. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2017-03-11November 23 20102010-11-23A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and rows of ceiling fans, lined with tall decorative cylindrical banners in red, yellow, blue and white patterns with yellow tassels. A seated audience fills the floor and chairs, mostly men in white clothing, many with shaved heads, some wearing rudraksha malas and one in a grey outfit. Children sit on orange cloths near the front left, and a camera on a tripod is at the left edge. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as the a person figure, so no candidate is marked.2010-08-28A long white-canopied hall filled with seated devotees on mats, facing a stage at the far end. Men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the left, women in white and coloured saris sit on the right, and the central aisle is left clear. Tall pillars wrapped in orange, blue and multicoloured cloth hang from the ceiling, with ceiling fans overhead. At the front, a decorated altar holds deity murtis and floral arrangements, and a golden throne-like seat stands at the left edge of the stage. Several small brass plates and offering trays sit on the floor among the devotees.2010-11-12September 17 20102010-09-17Wide view inside a white tent-style hall during a seated satsang. Rows of devotees sit on white floors wearing white dhotis, saris and kurtas, with a few in yellow and grey. Two central aisles of red-brown stripes lead toward a raised stage with a dark maroon backdrop, an orange cushioned seat, and standing figures in white. Hanging decorative banners in yellow, red and blue line the ceiling, and ceiling fans turn overhead. The page associates this with a talk on the sacred feminine, but no seated figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2010-09-17June 27 20102010-06-27A large hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre has a crowd of seated devotees on the glossy white floor, many in white dhotis and shawls, some in yellow and white saris, sitting on mats with brass plates, bowls and small offerings before them. Tall hanging decorations in red, blue, yellow and orange with orange tassels line the white draped ceiling. At the far end a small shrine area with a deity murti and a stage stands in the background. Several men in front, including a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala, sit with hands folded in prayer.2010-10-17May 20 20182018-05-20March 11 20172017-03-11A large hall with a pale pink wall and a white marble floor filled with seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls, many with rudraksha malas and yellow or orange cloths. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with hands folded sits beside a man in white with a rudraksha mala. Rows of seated people extend back toward the front of the hall. Overhead, a cloth ceiling is hung with colourful striped and tasselled pillars and ceiling fans. A few red and orange cloths and bags lie on the floor near the front row.2011-01-29