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October 01 2007

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Four people in white clothes with orange shawls stand on a stage before red curtains. Two women stand at the left and right edges, one holding a small offering, while two men stand near the centre. The man in the middle holds a small framed photograph raised above his head with both hands. Behind them on a white pedestal is a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa NITHYANANDA", showing a smiling figure in a white turban and purple garment, garlanded with beads. A brass plate of flowers sits on the floor below, and a small pot with white flowers stands beside the pedestal.2007-10-01October 01 20072007-10-01October 14 20072007-10-14A photograph of a stage event against dark red velvet drapes. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange shawl over white ritual clothing and bends forward to receive an offering. Facing him from the left, a person in a brown garment with gold border and an orange shawl reaches out with a hand, and a shaved-headed man in orange with a white forehead mark stands behind them holding a tray with a pale flower-decorated offering. At far right, a smiling man in an orange shawl applauds. The scene shows a felicitation moment with the bowing man in white receiving the tray.2013-10-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial exchange on a stage before deep red velvet drapes. A man with long swept-back hair and a long-sleeved white garment with an orange shawl stands at right, smiling and receiving a framed photograph and a cellophane-wrapped gift bundle. Facing him at left, a man with a shaved head wears a brown and gold wrap and an orange shawl, holding out the framed picture. Between them, two saffron-robed monks with white tilak on their foreheads and rudraksha malas stand watching, one holding a dark cushion tray. Hands at the edges of the frame are raised in applause. Four to five people are visible in the scene.2013-10-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a formal ceremonial exchange on a stage with deep maroon velvet drapes. On the left, a smiling man with long dark hair, bare-chested under an orange shawl and gold-trimmed garment, presses his palms together in greeting. On the right, a man with long hair and a beard, wearing an orange shawl over white clothing, bows forward while holding a wrapped gift bundle and a book. Between them stands a bald man in orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, holding a red velvet tray, with a tonsured man in orange behind him bearing a vibhuti mark. Several hands in namaste appear at the right edge.2013-10-20 +1 copiesIndoor photograph in a plain hall with a tiled floor and a red-patterned rug. On the left, a bald man in orange robes with a red border holds a microphone toward a younger man in orange robes who holds out a large pale peach silk shawl, smiling. The younger man wears a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange with a rudraksha mala, beside a trident and ceremonial metal lamps. Strings of red and orange pennants hang on the wall and a striped maroon curtain is behind them.2008-01-14October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesOctober 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesTwo men in saffron-orange robes stand on a white stage in front of a deep red velvet curtain. The man in front, with swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, holds a gold ceremonial staff raised in one hand and looks downward. Behind him, a second man with a red tilak also holds a gold staff. Partly visible heads of seated audience members appear in the lower foreground. Stairs with a metal railing are at the left edge. The scene appears to be a ceremonial procession or stage event.2009-12-22November 26 20112011-11-26September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copies