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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing during a meditation or satsang session. In the foreground, women sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats; several wear white saris and one wears an orange shawl over white. Some have rudraksha or beaded malas and name badges, and one woman in the centre holds her hands in anjali mudra. Behind them, rows of men and women in white fill the hall under a white tent ceiling hung with yellow fabric banners and decorative patterned pennants. A small screen and lighting rigs are visible at the sides. No speaker or deity is shown, and the crowd is seated in orderly rows.

December 23 2009

Large seated congregation of devotees in white clothing inside a white tented hall hung with tall colourful cylindrical banners in red, yellow and green patterns. Many women and girls sit cross-legged on a purple cloth before brass plates and small brass vessels. A man in white stands at the front right behind a camera on a tripod, and a person in orange robes operates another camera at right. Painted portraits and images line the back walls, and a banner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam at the lower right corner.

Large seated gathering of devotees in a tented hall with white walls and hanging decorative banners with yellow tassels. Most attendees wear white or cream clothing, many with rudraksha or beaded malas and some with saffron or orange-trimmed garments. They sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in rows facing forward, with a stage area and sound equipment visible at the back. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the right edge. Several women in front wear white with rudraksha malas, one in a pale saffron-bordered sari, another in a green and gold sari.

December 28 2006

December 27 2007

2007-12-27 +1 copies

A large tented hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women and some men, dressed in white clothes with orange or gold borders and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a row of seated devotees faces a long blue-grey cloth laid with brass plates of offerings, oil lamps and flower trays, a padapuja-style arrangement. At the right stands a man in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head, his back partly to the camera, beside a video camera on a tripod recording the event. Colourful painted pillars and framed banners line the white tent walls, and standing attendants in white are visible along the back.

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December 20 2009

A photograph inside a large white tented hall where a crowd of devotees sits on the floor in rows, most wearing white clothes with rudraksha malas, some in orange, red and pink saris. Near the front, a cameraman in a white shirt films the gathering on a tripod beside a bright stage light. Hanging from the tent ceiling are long decorated cylindrical banners in orange, yellow and red with patterned panels. At the back, a green-draped altar holds a framed deity murti with a garland, flanked by large portrait prints of a figure with long dark hair seated before the stage. Scattered flower petals lie on the floor.

A large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical banners decorated with elephant and geometric patterns. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor, mostly dressed in white with some in orange or saffron. Many have their hands joined in prayer. Brass lamps and offering plates are arranged on a purple cloth in the foreground. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering, and a framed portrait hangs on the left wall. A person in orange robes near the front left appears to be a monastic.

A large seated audience fills a white-roofed hall decorated with hanging cylindrical banners in yellow, blue, red and patterned panels. Most attendees wear white clothing, and many women wear orange or saffron shawls over their shoulders. People sit on orange cushions and mats on the floor facing a stage area, while a video camera on a tripod records the gathering. Speakers hang from the ceiling and wooden lattice screens line the walls.