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January 01 2005

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A stage event with a tall orange-saffron-clad figure standing centrally with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange turban and orange robe with a long, swept-back hair visible. In front, a woman in a cream sari with a red border bows low, and two gilded ornate chairs with red cushions flank the stage. Behind the stage a large vertical banner shows a smiling face in an orange turban. White-clad men in white kurtas and saffron shawls stand at the left near a podium with a microphone, and the backdrop beneath a white tent canopy features yellow and blue panels with printed logos. Marigold garlands lie along the front of the stage.

A photograph of a stage event where a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long swept-back dark hair, leans forward smiling to hold an elderly man in white who bends low over a golden throne chair, a white garland draped over his shoulders. The orange-robed man has distinctive long hair, saffron turban and a rudraksha-style necklace, a probable Swamiji candidate. Behind them a large backdrop shows gold-adorned deity murti in red and orange garments wearing pearl and flower garlands. A person in white stands at left holding a green-wrapped package and a red cloth. A water bottle sits on the stage table at lower centre.

2007-01-01 +1 copies

December 30 2008

A photograph of a stage at an outdoor satsang tent. A standing man in orange robes and an orange turban, hands pressed together in namaste, stands at a microphone stand near the left edge of the stage. Behind him a large banner reads the Tamil title for Paramahamsa Nithyananda's dhyana satsangam, with dates in the lower right. Empty white thrones with red and gold trim sit behind a white draped table decorated with orange marigold garlands. A printed portrait appears at the far left of the banner, and another printed portrait appears behind the centre throne. Orange, white and pink tones dominate the scene.

A seated man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robes, with a white and orange garland around his neck, presses his palms together in greeting and smiles on a stage. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward to offer him a garland-like adornment or to adjust his shawl. Behind them is a large enlarged portrait of a smiling woman in black and white with purple tones, flanked by a vertical strip of red and green flower garlands. A white draped throne-style seat, a water bottle, a small black device, a metal tray and a crossed pair of swords or ceremonial blades sit on white-draped tables in front.

2008-07-29 +1 copies

December 31 2009

February 24 2007

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne-style chair, dressed in orange robes with an orange turban and a large garland of orange-yellow flowers, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. He is smiling while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward and touches his hand or wrist. Behind them stand a man in orange robes and a man in a white shirt, with an orange triangular flag bearing an Om symbol on a pink sparkling backdrop with blue and pink draping. A white-draped stool is in the foreground, and a red chair is at the right edge.

A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with garlands of yellow and red flowers, wearing an orange saffron garment, a long rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, with long swept-back hair, smiling and speaking into a microphone on stand. A devotee in white dhoti prostrates face-down on the carpet before the throne, while an orange-robed attendant holds a gold ceremonial staff with hands folded. A man in white with a yellow shawl sits at left with hands clasped. Behind them a large orange banner shows a smiling man in a turban and Kannada text, and a second gold throne with a deity murti garlanded in flowers stands at left. Gold tridents decorate the right side. The scene suggests a ceremonial darshan, with the seated figure.

December 30 2008

A photograph at an outdoor pandal with a red carpet and blue and white drapes. On the right, a smiling man in an orange robe and orange turban stands with palms joined in greeting, with a long rudraksha mala around his neck; he appears to be the honoured figure, and the appearance cues (long hair, orange turban, orange robe and mala) are compatible with a person, though this is uncertain. Center, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a white flower garland bows and offers a yellow cloth-wrapped gift to a man in a white kurta and white dhoti standing beside him. A man in a white shirt bends forward at lower left, and two cameramen stand in the background, one in white with an orange shawl and one in a light kurta. A white-covered table at lower center holds bottles of water and papers, and gilded thrones are at the left edge.

A figure in an orange saffron robe with gold border and an orange turban stands on a stage with hands pressed together in front of the face, bowing in namaskar. Beside him a man in white clothes and a white cap lifts a long garland of white flowers and red blooms toward him. A white draped chair sits on the stage behind him, and a large portrait of a turbaned man with a white cloth hangs at right. A woman with a dark bun in a teal top is seen from behind in the foreground, with more people in white and beige clothes at left. The scene is a hall with a yellow draped valance and a cooler at left, possibly a satsang gathering.

2005-11-22 +1 copies