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A seated group of devotees meditates outdoors on mats and an orange cloth beside a red-and-white painted concrete platform. In the foreground a man in a white shawl and white clothes sits cross-legged, another in a white vest and white dhoti has hands pressed together, and a bald man in white sits with eyes closed. A person in a red knitted cap and white vest sits near a red-hooded figure. Behind them more devotees in white, grey and maroon sit in rows beside a red pillar draped with green leaves. A blue sign in English and Kannada lists photography, video and mobile restrictions. Red brick walls and shrubs frame the scene.

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A group of devotees sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised concrete platform outdoors, with a purple and blue striped mat beneath them and dusty ground behind. In the foreground a man in white trousers and a white padded vest sits with hands folded, eyes closed, wearing a red knit cap. Beside him a bald young man in a white polo shirt sits with hands clasped. To the left a man in a white hooded jacket and white trousers meditates with hands on knees, and another man wrapped in a white shawl sits with eyes shut. Further back a long-haired person in white sits, and a man in an orange-and-white robe and a man in a red hooded garment appear at the right edge beside a red wooden pillar with green leaves. Meditation and satsang are evident, and the people are a small group of seated attendees.2010-12-27July 20 20102010-07-20July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor group meditation on a paved courtyard with woven straw mats in red, green and multicolour stripes. Roughly fifteen seated devotees face left in rows, mostly in white kurtas, white dhotis and white shirts; one man wears an orange-trimmed white shirt, another a grey t-shirt, and a seated elder in an orange-red shawl sits near the centre. A long-haired devotee in white sits in the back row. Behind them is an orange-painted building, a small raised red platform with a white bowl and marigold garlands, and a row of seated stone figures.2010-11-30A seated group of devotees sits outdoors in rows during satsang or meditation. Most wear white kurta-style clothes and orange shawls or scarves, and several wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces and ID lanyards. A man in the foreground left wears glasses and a wristwatch with hands folded, and a man in the centre foreground sits cross-legged with hands clasped. Behind them a blue sign lists photography and video prohibitions, and a framed banner with a portrait is visible on the upper right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2012-04-30Outdoor photo of a group meditation session on a sandy courtyard edged by a red and white painted wall and flowering orange marigolds. In the foreground, a man with his hair tied back wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, facing the group, with a brass kalasha-style pot beside him. Behind him, about ten men in white kurtas and dhotis sit on woven mats in meditation posture, several with eyes closed; one man in a grey-blue shirt has a hand raised near his face, and a bearded man in white wears a rudraksha mala. A standing figure in white with an orange shawl appears at the upper left. No person is clearly identifiable as the swami in this view.July 08 20102010-07-08July 20 20102010-07-20A seated group of about ten women sit cross-legged on woven mats in an outdoor courtyard, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Their saris and shawls are in orange, red, lavender, pink, white and cream, and one woman in the foreground wears a red and maroon paisley dress with a matching head covering. A blue-and-white sign on a stand reads in Kannada with pictograms prohibiting photography and mobile phones. Behind them, a red-and-white stepped platform holds a dark stone statue of a seated deity, a sound speaker stands on a tripod, and a red building wall carries a banner with a portrait of an elderly man. Potted plants and a green tree frame the scene.2010-07-21July 08 20102010-07-08Photograph of a seated group of about twenty women in white and pastel clothing sitting cross-legged with eyes closed on a raised mat in an outdoor courtyard, apparently in meditation. Foreground women wear white saris and rudraksha malas; one in a pink sari sits at left, and a woman in a maroon shawl and glasses sits centre-right. Behind them a blue sign shows photography and video camera prohibition icons with Kannada and English text, and a pink banner reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda with Dasha... 8 to... every day. Green shrubs and a brick wall with red and white stripes frame the scene, with scattered flower petals on the dirt ground.2010-07-23Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard with a paved tiled floor and orange-painted walls. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on woven mats in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in their laps. Among them, a man in a saffron-orange robe sits at the back, and a seated man in cream clothes with an ID badge sits at front right. Tall orange and blue decorated pillars or banners hang overhead. A red and yellow flag stands on a wooden pole. Visible people total about nine.2010-10-11