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December 19 20062006-12-19December 19 20062006-12-19A large audience of several hundred devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of a tented hall, most dressed in white with cream or saffron shawls and rudraksha-style beads, some in pink or orange saris. Colourful hanging banners with patterned fabric decorate the ceiling, and bright lights shine through the high windows. The room is dim, and the front area is lined with people seated in rows facing forward toward an unseen stage, with no visible speaker or a person in the frame.2006-12-19A photograph of a large seated audience filling a hall, many rows deep, with women in white and cream saris and dhotis-style white clothing, plus some in pink, purple, maroon and green. Many have hair in braids and wear lanyard ID badges. Behind them hang orange and saffron cloths from a rack at the right, and decorative pennants hang from the ceiling. The crowd is attentive, facing forward toward an unseen speaker. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this view. A photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , and , which is excluded from text2010-10-24A large indoor hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging orange and multicolored decorative banners. Rows of seated women and girls fill the floor, many in white, cream, pink, orange and teal saris and salwar kameez, several wearing lanyards with ID badges. Some sit on blue and maroon mats with papers and booklets beside them. The hall is crowded toward the back and no clearly identifiable speaker or a person candidate is visible on the stage area.2010-10-21A large hall filled with seated devotees in white ritual clothes, many women in white saris with gold borders and some in pink, yellow and orange tops, sitting cross-legged on orange mats. Devotees wear beaded neck malas and name badges. Behind them, several men in white sit on a raised area near orange-draped covered seats and small shrines. Orange and colourful fabric tassels hang from the ceiling, and tall windows light the room.2010-01-31A large crowd of women, many in saris of yellow, pink, orange, blue and white, sits in rows on mats inside a white-walled tent with blue fringed trim and overhead lights. Many wear name badges on lanyards and some hold handbags. The attendees face a stage area at the far end, which is partly visible beneath a red-and-white banner. The gathering appears to be a seated programme or satsang, though the exact event is not readable in the image. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2007-12-11A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang at the Bengaluru Aadheenam. Most attendees wear white or cream saris and dhotis, many with gold borders, and some have orange or red shawls and kumkum on their foreheads. Women sit with hands folded in prayer and others listen attentively on red mats. Behind them, framed devotional pictures hang on pale pink walls and a few men in white stand near the back. The setting suggests a Mahashivaratri gathering with a devotional audience.2016-03-07December 17 20062006-12-17A large crowd of women seated on the floor under a white tented pavilion with blue trim, lit by overhead lights and ceiling fans. Most wear saris in pink, green, red, yellow, white and orange, and several have name badges pinned to their clothes. Rows of seated attendees stretch back toward white walls and banners, with a few men in white visible in the background. Garlands of marigolds hang from the tent ceiling.2007-12-11October 23 20102010-10-23December 13 20072007-12-13