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A large hall with orange walls and decorative cylindrical pillars in red, blue and yellow patterns shows many seated devotees in white clothes, many women wearing orange shawls, with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. They sit on orange and purple mats across the floor, facing forward, while a row of seated and standing people fills the background behind metal railings. A camera on a tripod is visible at right. In the foreground at lower right, a decorative runner in blue, purple and gold lies beside a red and gold cloth object. Along the left wall, a glass display case holds red flowers. This appears to be a group pada puja or satsang setting.

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A photograph of a large hall during a padapuja gathering. In the foreground, women in white and orange-saffron clothes sit on orange cloths before brass plates holding flowers, fruit, lamps and small oil lamps. Several women wear yellow shawls and orange-red stoles, with hands pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a crowded audience of devotees in white sits in rows along a metal railing. At the right, a bald man in white and orange robes sits with eyes closed, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. A purple and gold cloth lies on the floor, and colourful decorative pillars with hanging paper birds decorate the room.2010-09-14October 06 20102010-10-06A large seated gathering of devotees in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent lights. In the foreground, women in white sarees with orange or yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, rows of attendees in white clothes sit with hands folded, and a cameraman in white stands near a metal railing. Tall decorated pillars with painted floral patterns, orange drapery and a painted deity figure appear along the walls. The scene suggests a satsang or prayer session, with no visible throne or speaker identified.2009-06-01A photograph of a large hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof, where many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows. Most women wear white garments with orange or yellow shawls, and the front row holds small brass puja plates with lamps, flowers and bowls on orange cloths. A woman in an orange sari sits near a red carpet at the right, and a camera on a tripod records the gathering. Cloth banners with text hang on the wall above, and a clear plastic container of food sits on the floor. The scene appears to be a group puja or satsang with offerings arranged before the participants.2010-10-06A large hall with a crowd of seated devotees, mostly women in white and orange or saffron, many with yellow or orange shawls, pressing their palms together in prayer. In the foreground, brass plates with flowers, fruit, lamps and small brass vessels rest on orange cloths. A red carpet runs toward a seated group of monastics in saffron and white, one with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style mala. A video camera on a tripod records the scene. Hanging decorative pillars with blue, red and orange patterns frame the room, and a banner at the bottom reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham.2010-09-14June 01 20092009-06-01A wide photograph of a satsang hall with an orange-painted wall, corrugated roof and painted decorative pillars. Many devotees sit in rows on mats, women in white with orange or yellow shawls, hands pressed in anjali, eyes closed. A low wooden dais with a red carpet and an orange cloth stands at the front, with a cameraman and tripod filming the gathering. A framed text panel on the right wall describes a discourse on initiation. Behind the metal railing, men in white stand and sit toward the back. The setting suggests a pada puja gathering at an ashram.2010-08-25A seated congregation of women in white sarees with thin gold borders fills a hall with a white canopy and decorative striped pillars. Many sit cross-legged on a red and blue striped mat and orange cushions, some with hands pressed together in prayer. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left, and a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl sits among the rows. Plastic chairs are stacked along the back, and a large framed picture of a goddess with multiple arms, holding weapons, is displayed on the far wall.June 01 20092009-06-01A photograph of a large indoor hall with an orange-painted wall, corrugated roof and decorative hanging banners, where many devotees sit cross-legged on woven mats in rows, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Most wear white dresses with orange or yellow shawls. In the foreground, a woman in white with an orange scarf sits with hands folded, and a woman in an orange saree with an orange shawl sits with hands clasped near brass puja plates holding flowers, bowls and a small brass lamp on orange cloths. Other brass vessels and plastic containers lie on the floor, and a metal railing borders the seating area.2010-10-03A large group of seated devotees performs a ritual in a covered hall with terracotta walls and a corrugated roof. In the foreground, women sit on woven mats with their hands folded in prayer, wearing white and cream saris with orange or yellow shawls. Several hold brass plates and small lamps, and brass puja vessels and bowls of flowers are arranged on the floor. Behind them, rows of white-clad participants sit on the mats beside a metal railing, and tall colourful decorative banners hang from the ceiling. No individual is identified as a person in this image.2010-09-28June 01 20092009-06-01