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A large seated congregation fills a bright hall during a satsang or puja gathering. Many people sit cross-legged on mats in rows, dressed in white dhotis and kurtas with red-brown and orange ritual shawls and garlands. Some wear saffron-orange robes and have white and sandalwood forehead markings. Plates of offerings, flowers and small items sit before groups near the front. Behind them, golden deity murti and decorated altar shrines are visible along the back wall, with red curtains on the left. Attendees appear focused on the proceedings, and a few hold notebooks or prayer items.

A large seated gathering of devotees fills a hall during a satsang. Many men wear white kurtas with red or maroon shoulder sashes and lanyards, while several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on a patterned carpet in the foreground. A bald man in white with a green lanyard sits centrally, and a young person with long hair and orange forehead marking sits nearby. Brass bowls and a water bottle lie on the floor. A bearded elder in white sits at left, and a Western-looking young man in a white t-shirt sits in the lower right.

February 14 2016

2016-02-14 +1 copies

A large indoor hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam meditation gathering, with a crowded floor of seated participants on striped rugs and mats. Many wear saffron-orange robes or white dhotis and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, several children and young people sit in orange robes; one girl in front has her palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, a man in a red shawl and white dhoti sits cross-legged, and a white-clad woman stands at the right edge. Gold stanchions line the left, and framed portraits and a deity image hang on the walls and back of the hall.

2017-07-08 +1 copies

A large seated congregation of devotees in a bright hall meditates in rows on white sheets and cushions. Many wear white kurta-style clothes with red or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. Several monastics in saffron and orange robes with beads sit near the front, one with a shaved head. A golden ornate deity murti stands in the background near the wall. Ceiling lights and wooden panels frame the room. A man in white sits alone on a chair at the right edge.

A seated satsang gathering in a bright hall with a white tiled floor. Front rows hold young boys with shaved heads and white tilak marks on their foreheads, wearing saffron and maroon cloth and rudraksha malas; several sit cross-legged and some have hands folded. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala sits among them. Behind them rows of adults in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing lanyards, sit on red mats. A saffron-clad figure at left and a man in khaki-green shirt at right are visible. a person is not clearly identifiable in this frame.

August 24 2014

July 30 2017

2017-07-30 +1 copies

July 09 2017

A large seated congregation fills a hall, with many young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls edged in gold, wearing rudraksha malas and forehead vibhuti markings. Behind them, rows of older devotees in white dhotis and shirts sit on the floor. In the foreground, a boy in black-rimmed glasses and orange clothing sits cross-legged beside others seated on red mats. Gold pillars and framed images line the back wall.

A photograph of a large indoor hall with many seated devotees in rows on the floor. Most wear saffron-orange garments and rudraksha malas, while others wear white ritual clothes. Some sit on red mats and some on plain mats, with small brass vessels and cloth bundles placed nearby. A man in a white dhoti and shirt sits in the foreground at left with hands folded, and a seated figure in orange at right holds a small object. The walls behind show framed deity pictures and a golden standing murti near the top left. The scene suggests a group satsang or meditation session.

July 10 2016