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A photograph of a display board in a building interior, with a banner panel headed "Growing Consciousness" showing several pictures of a young ascetic in orange and saffron garb with rudraksha malas, seated in meditation and standing in mountain landscapes. A decorated colourful cloth-wrapped pole with a white bird emblem stands at right. Three men in white shirts stand with their backs to the camera, looking up at the display. Nothing in the scene establishes a specific a person identification from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.

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October 01 20102010-10-01December 15 20092009-12-15A woman in an orange and maroon sari stands at the center, raising a lit oil lamp in her right hand and holding a brass bell in her left, smiling. Two or three seated young people in white and light clothing watch from the left. A poster-covered wall behind shows a banner titled "Growing Consciousness" with photographs of meditating sadhus in orange and red robes and mountain landscapes, plus a framed portrait of a seated figure at upper right. A patterned textile hangs at the right edge, and a metal table with an orange plate is in the foreground. The scene appears to be an aarti in a community room.2009-09-25December 11 20092009-12-11Interior of a white-walled room with wall-mounted panels. A dark banner titled "The Spiritual Journey Of Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows small photographs of stages such as Yoga Path and Kundalini, with a 1st Spiritual Experience label. Below, a panel headed "FIRST SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE" describes an experience on a Buddha Poornima day on a rock in the Arunachala Hills, and nearby panels read "LEAVING HOME" and "SELF REALIZATION". Marigold and pink flower garlands hang beside a window. Two standing men in a pink shirt and a green shirt are at the right edge, and partially visible seated men are at the bottom edge. Air conditioning units are mounted on the wall.2009-09-10June 09 20092009-06-09December 01 20092009-12-01A photograph inside a museum-style hall at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a grey concrete floor and yellow walking lines. Two men in orange dhotis stand at glass display cabinets on the left, one in an orange dhoti and the other in a white shirt and grey trousers, looking at objects inside. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange robe walks barefoot toward the camera, smiling. Beside him, an older bald man with a white beard wears an orange robe and walks barefoot, gazing upward. On the right stands a painted wooden peacock-shaped vehicle in turquoise, red and yellow. A printed panel on the wall shows a series of photos under the heading The Spiritual Journey of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, and a painted banner on the right reads Flowering of bliss. A printed sign in English and Tamil reads Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age.2007-02-10A photograph inside a covered ashram hall with a red carpeted walkway and metal railing. Two people walk side by side: on the left a bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, on the right a woman in a red silk saree with gold border and a dark rudraksha mala, smiling and gesturing with her hands. Behind them, glass display cases hold golden deity murti and ritual objects, with tall decorative pillars painted in colourful patterns. A banner on the back wall shows photographs of a man in meditation and mountain landscapes, with printed text about Arunachala. A small figure sits in the lower right corner.2011-09-01September 30 20082008-09-30Three men perform aarti with oil lamps in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. The man on the left wears white with an orange shawl and holds a lamp raised overhead with one hand while holding a bell. The central man wears an orange robe, a yellow-and-white flower garland and an orange shawl, holding a lit lamp and a bell. The man on the right wears white with an orange shawl and raises a lamp and bell. Seated devotees in front, several with hands joined in namaskar, watch from long tables. Behind them are framed photographs and a banner reading 'Growing Consciousness'. A colorful kalasha-style pillar stands at right.2008-10-01Evening aarti in a plain indoor hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fan. Three men hold brass multi-tiered oil lamps with lit flames, the central one in an orange saffron robe and the others in white kurtas with orange shawls. Seated devotees watch in the foreground, including several women in white and yellow. Behind them a wall display shows a framed photo and a large poster reading 'Growing Consciousness', with images of saints in meditation and mountain scenery, a colourful striped kalasha-like pillar, and bells lie on the floor at left. a person is not clearly visible; the central lamp-bearer's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive.2008-09-30