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A photograph inside a covered hall decorated with banana leaves hung along a railing aisle and striped cloth-wrapped pillars. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe wears a white and red flower garland and a gold pendant, and stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Nearby saffron-robed attendants walk beside him. Seated and standing devotees along both sides wear white and cream clothing, many with hands folded in prayer. A framed picture on the wall shows a seated robed figure. Several people are visible behind the railing.

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February 12 20102010-02-12A photograph inside a covered hall with a green leaf-decorated railing in the foreground. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a white and red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in anjali, smiling. Beside him, a bearded sannyasi in orange robes stands with hands folded. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts sit with hands folded in prayer. A standing man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a paper on the right, and tall painted kalasha-style pillars with decorative patterns rise along the walls. Wall posters and framed photographs are visible in the background. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace over orange clothing, and is greeting devotees in a satsang setting.2010-02-12December 29 20092009-12-29December 24 20092009-12-24A man in an orange-saffron silk robe and a white and multicolour flower garland walks down a covered lane between metal railings, palms pressed together in greeting. Crowds line both sides: women in saris clap and fold hands, and men stand behind them. Large green banana leaves frame the path, and paper decorations and a painted orange wall hanging hang from the tent roof. a person: long dark hair and a saffron robe with a garland match the ashram appearance cues, and the page notes his presence, so he is identified as the walking figure.2009-12-26A photograph of a doorway inauguration at a centre with orange banners and a banana-plant entrance. A figure in an orange robe with a red flower garland and a gold-and-bead necklace stands in the doorway, with another robed figure behind. Devotees with palms pressed together crowd the front, and a young man in a white shirt stands at the right. A large portrait of a smiling man in a pink turban is on a blue-and-white banner to the left. Orange banners with a bird-and-circle emblem are strung across the entrance, and a signboard reads Nithyananda Youth Centre, Puducherry.2010-01-19December 26 20092009-12-26A festive procession moves through a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and strings of small lights overhead. At the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a gold necklace and a large garland of red, pink, white and yellow flowers. Behind him, a man in orange robes carries a tall gold staff, and other saffron-clad attendants walk with ceremonial staffs topped with orange and gold finials. Devotees on both sides wear white with gold or yellow borders and some hold their palms together in greeting. Tall striped decorative poles and a wall display of framed photographs and a printed panel are visible. Roughly 20 people are visible.2009-12-27A festive procession lane in a covered hall decorated with multicolored balloons and hanging paper streamers. A man in an orange saffron garment with a white and pink flower garland and a red-tipped rudraksha-style flower necklace walks forward with palms pressed together in greeting. Banana leaves line the path, and metal railings separate devotees on both sides. Women on the left wear a blue top and white dupatta and press their hands in namaste, while a woman in a yellow saree and red flower in her hair stands nearby. Onlookers in white and light shirts watch from the right. Colorful decorative poles and an ornate orange and red canopy frame the scene.2009-12-26December 24 20092009-12-24A procession moves through a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, lined with string lights. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a large garland of pink and white flowers, holds a long staff topped with a trident-like finial, and smiles with palms raised in greeting. Behind him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some in orange or yellow, carry brass staffs and walk in line; several hold green banana-leaf stalks. Tall decorated pillars painted with floral and bird motifs stand along the walkway, and an elderly woman in white with a gold-bordered sari on the left presses her palms together in reverence. Wall panels and a banner are visible in the background.2009-12-27A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, where a central figure in an orange-saffron robe and a long multicoloured flower garland walks past metal railings. Around him, devotees in white and orange stand with palms pressed together in namaste; a young man in a white shirt holds a camera, a boy in a blue shirt stands beside the railing, and a woman in a green sari and a woman in white kneel near the front. Behind them hang brass ceremonial staffs with a trident, and strings of leaves decorate the ceiling. Wall posters and framed photographs are visible in the background.2009-12-23