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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.

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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.2010-09-20A photograph at a public stage event. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with an orange head-wrap and a dark rudraksha-style mala, stands center-left, raising his arm to place a white flower garland around the neck of a man in a white shirt and dark trousers who bends forward holding a purple-edged shawl. Behind them a second person in orange robes holds a silver tray of yellow flowers. Seated figures in white shirts and light blue shirts watch from chairs at the sides. In the background a large backdrop shows a painted deity murti with garlands, and Kannada script lettering is visible. The saffron-clad man has long dark hair and distinctive ceremonial adornments consistent with the page's reference, labelled as a probable Swamiji candidate on stage.2010-09-20A stage event with a standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala, receiving a gift from a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a purple shawl and a garland around his neck. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in saffron-orange robes, orange head wrap, long dark hair and rudraksha mala is the central figure on stage. Behind them, a monk in orange robes stands beside the stage, and seated guests in white and light shirts sit in chairs. A large banner behind the stage shows a lotus emblem, a large portrait of a man in an orange turban, and Kannada script.2010-09-20A photograph of a stage event with a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban standing on a low platform beside an orange armchair. He holds a silver tray of offerings and fruit toward a man in a white shirt and dark trousers wearing a white flower garland, who is receiving it with both hands. Behind them, a backdrop banner shows Kannada script and a deity-like carved image. Seated along the stage and in the front row are men in white dhotis and shirts, saffron-robed attendants, and men in casual clothes. A man in a grey shirt stands at the right edge. The floor is light and polished, and small petals are scattered on it. The scene is a felicitation or reception ceremony, with a person candidate in the saffron robe and turban.2010-09-20Photograph of an indoor stage event with a large banner behind the stage showing a lotus emblem, Kannada script and a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and red tilak, labelled with the name Nithyananda in the banner text. In the centre, a tall figure with long curly dark hair, an orange turban and an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands and receives a white envelope from an older man in a beige kurta who joins his hands in greeting. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes with glasses stands holding a white paper, and to the right a man in an orange robe with a mala and a wristwatch stands with his hands together. Seated figures in white and a man in a striped shirt fill the edges, with orange chairs in the foreground.2010-09-20A photograph of a stage event where a man in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban and a rudraksha mala stands smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Facing him, a man in a copper-gold brocade shawl with a white jasmine garland receives or offers a bundle wrapped in gold cloth. Seated men in white shirts and dhotis watch from the sides, and a man in a checked shirt stands behind. Behind them hang a red-and-cream backdrop with a lotus motif and a Malayalam-script banner. The orange-robed man has long hair and is the.2010-09-20A photograph from a stage event. On the left, a person in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban, with a dark beaded rudraksha mala around the neck, stands facing right with an orange cloth draped over the arm. Beside him a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl watches. On the right, a man in a white shirt and red-gold shawl bends forward offering a garland and a brass tray. Behind them a large banner shows a deity murti with a crown and red face, and Kannada script. A red-cushioned seat appears at the lower left. Audience members sit at the right edge.2010-09-20A photograph taken on a stage at a person Lakshmi SarvaDarshan event. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap stands at left, holding out an orange-rimmed brass tray or plate toward a man in a white shirt and dark trousers wearing a white-and-yellow marigold garland and a magenta-and-gold shawl. Behind them a large banner shows red and orange Kannada script and a painted deity or temple scene. At left a carved orange armchair sits near two men in white with yellow shawls. Several seated men in white shirts line the audience at right, and a blurred saffron-robed attendant passes in the right foreground. The orange-robed figure at left has long hair swept back under the head wrap, a distinctive cue, but the image is not clear enough to confirm identity from appearance.2010-09-20A stage event photograph. A man in an orange robe with an orange turban and long dark hair stands center, holding out his hands to a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows with a purple shawl and white flower garland around his neck. Beside them, a sannyasi in orange robes holds a brass tray with an offering, and a man in a white shirt watches nearby. Seated guests in white and light clothing line the stage, and a large backdrop shows a red-turbaned portrait beside a lotus emblem. Probable Swamiji (orange robe, orange turban, long hair, rudraksha mala) is physically present, honouring a visitor.2010-09-20A photograph on a stage in front of a large red and white banner reading in Kannada script and the word Nithyananda Lakshmi. A smiling figure with a tall orange turban, orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands centre-right, holding a brass plate with a yellow cloth and flowers toward a man in a green and gold shawl who bows low with a white garland. A man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at right, receiving something, and several seated men in white and green shawls watch from the left. The figure in orange has long hair and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with a person presentation in a ceremonial honouring. Roughly eight people are visible.2010-09-20A man in white dhoti and a purple-and-gold shawl, garlanded with white and yellow flowers, receives a brass vessel from a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap. The robed figure wears a long rudraksha mala and has long dark hair, with a crown-like orange turban. Behind them an orange-clad attendant stands at the right beside a tall brass lamp stand draped with flower garlands. Seated audience members in white and cream clothing line the stage at left, and a large banner behind shows a lotus emblem and a printed portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure.2010-09-20A stage event at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam programme. A tall man with long dark hair, wearing an orange turban, orange sleeveless robe and rudraksha mala, smiles broadly while receiving a sheaf of white papers from an older man in a beige shirt. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange turban and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a shaven-headed monk in orange robes stands at the back, and a younger orange-clad man on the right gestures with his hands. Seated behind them are guests, including a man in a light blue shirt and others in white and green. Behind the stage hangs a large banner with Kannada script and a lotus emblem, and a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda shows a smiling man in an orange turban. Orange cushioned chairs stand in the foreground.2010-09-20