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2009 - Nithyananda Vidyalaya Inauguration At Rajapalayam

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A photograph of a procession outdoors among palm trees. A central figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long white and red garland and rudraksha-style beads, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. He holds a tall wooden staff. Beside him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a woven basket of white flowers and green leaves. On the left, bare-chested men with white body markings and white tilaka stand near a decorated orange and yellow umbrella or canopy. Other men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in sunglasses stand behind, while a young man in white on the right raises a hand.November 10 20112011-11-10A photograph of a devotional greeting indoors. A seated-then-bowing elderly man with a shaved head and white kurta, wearing a rudraksha mala, leans forward as a younger man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with a white-and-yellow floral garland around his neck, clasps his shoulders and bends in reverence. Behind them a bearded man in white, a woman in white and a young woman in white stand watching, with a standing electric fan and yellow flower petals scattered on the floor. a person cues: the saffron turban and robe, the garland and the rudraksha mala in a respectful role. Sannyasi or devotee roles fit the scene.A photograph inside a room with pink walls and hanging orange and red decorations. A bald older man in a brown kurta with a red beaded mala and folded hands bows his head while a younger man in a beige turban and orange shawl, wearing a long red bead garland with gold accents and gold bangles, places both hands on his head in a blessing gesture. Other men stand around, including one in white and one in a dark shirt looking on. The turbaned man wears a red bead garland and gold bangles, and the outer edge of a figure in orange clothing is visible at right.2012-04-21A photograph of a devotee welcoming a bare-chested, shaved-headed... no, long-haired young man draped in saffron-orange cloth and heavy white and red jasmine and rose garlands. The man in the garland has a red bindi on his forehead and lowers his eyes with a smile. A man in white with rudraksha beads on a mala, wearing glasses, holds a brass-rimmed plate with a kalasha-style vessel wrapped in green leaves and white flowers and gestures with folded palms. Behind them, a crowd of women in saris and salwar, one in pink and one in green, press forward with hands joined in namaskar. The setting is a temple-style hall with a concrete wall and a tiled floor. The orange-clad man is described as Swamiji (probable) based on the saffron robe, long swept-back hair and ceremonial garlands, shown being welcomed with a pada-pooja-style offering.2009-08-11Outdoor street scene at a residence entrance. A central figure wears a red-orange turban with rudraksha beads and orange-saffron robes, head bowed as an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti garlands him with white and red flower garlands. Behind them, a man in white dhoti stands with hands folded in greeting. On the left, a young shaven-headed boy in orange robes with rudraksha malas stands near, and a cameraman with a camera on the left is filming. Palm trees, frangipani foliage, a parked white van and banana-leaf decorations on a fence frame the setting. Several other people in white and orange are visible in the background.2014-07-01A photograph of an outdoor event under a blue and yellow draped canopy with a printed deity banner behind. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a red tilak on his forehead drapes a long gold-and-red garland over the neck of a man in white kurta and dhoti with a pink-and-gold shawl. The garland-giver holds a gold-embroidered cloth bundle in one hand. Onlookers stand around in white and orange clothing, and a man on the left wears gold bangles. a person: the saffron-robed garland-giver is a shaved-headed figure with a tilak, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event, but the appearance cues are limited, so this is uncertain.2013-11-11A photograph of a seated priest in white dhoti and cloth with a red-bordered shawl, wearing a gold necklace and bangles, touching the forehead of a kneeling devotee in white clothes and a yellow shawl whose palms are pressed together. A monk in orange robes stands beside them with hands folded. Behind, several people in white with yellow and orange shawls stand smiling and clapping. Orange and red painted walls frame the scene.2011-08-10August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red dhoti and bare-chested, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti line on his forehead, places his right hand on the head of an older man in a white collared shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair tied in a bun and sits near green potted plants, with a gold cloth visible beside him. In the background a woman in white and other people in white clothing watch. The scene resembles a blessing given during a satsang, with the seated man's distinctive mala and dress as the most notable cues.2015-02-19 +1 copiesNovember 11 20132013-11-11March 28 20082008-03-28