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January 01 2006

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A stage ceremony with a large floral arch in red, yellow and green decorated with garlands and a golden crown-shaped top. Behind it a large sepia portrait of a smiling young man in a light turban hangs on a dark backdrop. A seated figure in white clothes with a gold crown-like headdress sits in the centre with hands folded in namaskar, garlanded with white and orange flowers. Around the dais, several men in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor, some with shaved heads, one in white dhoti. Two white-clad attendants stand at left holding large pink-and-white ceremonial umbrellas. Brass puja plates and lamps sit on a white cloth in front.2006-01-01July 17 20082008-07-17February 25 20072007-02-25 +1 copiesFebruary 25 20072007-02-25February 24 20072007-02-24January 01 20062006-01-01February 24 20072007-02-24Stage photo of a ceremony in a hall with red and blue draping, woven decorative banners and a large backdrop showing a smiling woman's portrait over a sunset mountain scene. In the centre a red-cushioned throne-like seat is decorated with garlands, flowers and a canopy, with long bamboo poles set beside it. Seated devotees in white ritual clothes sit on the left with hands joined in prayer. Seated monastics in saffron-orange robes sit on the right of the throne, and a standing figure in orange robes with flower garlands faces the stage at right. Decorated woven pots with offerings sit on the red stage cloth in front, with a fruit offering at lower right. No figure on the stage is clearly identifiable as the a person, so the presence of the a person is unsure.2006-12-28Indoor ceremonial gathering on a raised stage. Seated centrally on an ornate gold throne with a canopy is a figure in saffron/orange robes with a garland and hands pressed in namaste; the appearance is consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing as cues. Before the throne are silver bowls and offerings on a red cloth. Around the stage sit many devotees: men in white with saffron shawls on the left, and women and girls in saffron-bordered white on the right.2007-02-24November 26 20052005-11-26A stage performance at a Nithyananda Spurana Programme event. A seated figure in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha-style necklace and gold chain sits centrally with hands folded in namaste before a microphone, flanked by musicians in white kurtas playing tabla and harmonium-style instruments. Behind them hangs a large portrait labelled as Nithyananda, showing a smiling man in a cream turban and long dark hair, with gold-and-maroon draped curtains and potted palms framing the stage. A white cloth covers the platform, and a brass plate and small offerings sit at the front. A printed banner above reads Nithyananda Spurana Programme with Tamil text.2005-11-24July 29 20072007-07-29