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February 02 2007

Outdoor religious gathering under a canopy with purple drapes, yellow scalloped valance and a Kannada banner reading 'Dhammika' with dates 'January 31, February 1 and 2, 2007'. In the foreground, a smiling young man in an orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms and a gold necklace, carries a gold-coloured ceremonial box draped in a white cloth with printed script. Beside him, an older bald man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead smiles with palms pressed together. Seated monks and devotees in saffron and white fill the background rows.

A photograph of an outdoor stage event with a green banner decorated with the number 60 and Kannada script. A bald man in orange robes on the left leans in to offer a red cloth to a bearded man in an orange turban and orange shawl, wearing a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style ornament. Behind them, a man in white with an orange scarf and glasses stands, and at right a bearded man in orange holds a basket of fruit and sweets. Yellow and red floral garlands hang from the banner.

February 02 2007

A photograph of a celebratory event with a green banner behind the stage showing large white Kannada lettering and the numeral 60 in blue. A bald man in orange saffron robes with a draped orange shawl smiles broadly while placing a white flower garland around the neck of another person kneeling or bowing before him, whose head is covered by an orange turban and who wears an orange robe. Both wear saffron clothing. On the right, a bearded man in white kurta and orange shawl stands with hands pressed together in greeting, and another man in white with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl stands behind. On the left, a man in a white shirt holds a bowl of offerings. Marigold and white flower garlands hang from the banner.

December 30 2008

A stage event at a Dhyanapeetha celebration. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle and a gold necklace stands at left, smiling. Beside him, a monk in orange with a shaved head holds a framed plaque while a man in white dhoti and a red-and-gold shawl hands it over. A seated elder in orange sits at right. Gilded ornate chairs flank the stage, a pink tablecloth with marigold garlands lies below, and a banner behind reads a birthday jayanti celebration with the name Paramahamsa Nithyananda and Dhyanapeetha in Kannada script. Probable Swamiji (identified by saffron robe, swept-back long hair and gold necklace) stands at left.

January 30 2010

A photograph of a stage event. A man in an orange saffron turban, orange robe and long orange shawl, with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands at left extending his hands to a man in a white shirt and dark trousers who wears a red-and-gold shawl and a white flower garland. Between them a brass vessel is passed. Beside them a priest in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala stands. Behind the stage is a banner with Kannada script and a painted deity image. Seated audience members in white shirts sit to the right, and an orange cushioned chair stands at left.

Stage event photograph in front of a large banner with Kannada script and a painted deity figure with a tall crown. A figure in saffron-orange robes, with an orange turban and rudraksha mala, stands beside an orange armchair and receives a brass tray of offerings and a flower garland from a man in a white shirt and dark trousers. Other saffron-robed attendants and seated men in white shirts and light clothing sit or stand along the stage. The figure has a long swept-back hairstyle and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the identification is uncertain.

A stage event with saffron-clad figures in front of an orange banner with Kannada script and portrait photos of two men at top. On the right, a figure with long dark hair, an orange turban, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala holds a sheet of paper and looks down. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and robe holds papers, while a younger man at left in orange clothing with a gold necklace extends a hand with a yellow cloth. Gilded ornate chairs and water bottles stand on the stage. The right figure matches a person by long swept hair, orange turban and rudraksha mala, though the identification is uncertain.

A stage event with a large saffron-and-gold banner behind it. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling man in white and a Kannada heading, and three circular portrait insets across the top. Centre stage, a man with long hair, a saffron cloth over his head, saffron robes and a gold necklace stands beside a man in saffron robes with a white-and-red forehead marking who holds a framed plaque. A man in a maroon-and-gold shawl and white dhoti stands at left, smiling and holding the plaque's other side. At right, a bald man with a white beard sits in saffron robes on an ornate gold chair, gesturing and smiling. Marigold garlands decorate the pink-draped table in front, with water bottles and name cards.