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December 25 2007

December 25 2007

A photograph taken indoors at a sanctuary-style hall with white walls, a white tent-like ceiling and a wall hanging with a colourful geometric border. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange sari with a red blouse, stands in the foreground holding up a printed newsletter titled Nithya Times with a portrait of a figure in a white turban. Around her, men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand and sit, one seated man has his hands clasped, and a young man with a tilak on his forehead smiles at left. Hands are raised at lower left and a few other people are partly visible at the bottom. Several figures are visible, and a hand is raised in greeting at the lower left.

Photograph of a tent-covered event space with white metal scaffolding overhead. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe over a red top and a long brown rudraksha mala, raising a folded Nithya Times newsletter high with one arm while smiling. Around him, young men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand and sit, one holding a microphone-adjacent clipboard and another wearing an orange headband. A colourful patterned cloth hangs at the upper right. a person cues: long swept hair, orange clothing and a rudraksha mala, with the page indicating his presence.

October 05 2006

December 17 2006

A large indoor hall with a stage backdrop: a purple banner reading NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM and NITHYANANDA SPURANA PROGRAM, showing a smiling man in a bright orange-red turban. On the stage a person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands beside a white microphone stand, arm extended toward the crowd. In front, a large crowd of devotees in white shirts, white tunics and pale saris with white headbands sits and raises their arms. Ceiling fans and lights hang above, with maroon and cream drapes along the walls.

A photograph of a satsang hall with a green carpet and many seated attendees in white, light blue and red clothing, many wearing white headbands. In the centre, a standing man in an orange sleeveless robe and orange shawl holds a handheld microphone and raises one hand while gesturing. Behind him, a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, with a printed caption reading "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". A decorated golden-brown chair with a cushion sits on a raised stage at right, and a white projection screen hangs at left under a draped maroon-and-white canopy. Several seated attendees face the speaker. The man in orange has distinctive ceremonial cues: long swept-back hair and saffron robes, and is described here as a probable Swamiji.

A photograph of an indoor devotional gathering. A young man in orange robes with a red bindi sits cross-legged on an orange-draped seat with a white cloth and pillow, reading from a small white booklet at a microphone stand. Around him, several men in orange and saffron robes sit on the floor, some bowing forward. A fair-haired Western man in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits near the front, with another man in white and yellow shawl behind. A large golden statue of a seated figure with a red and gold cloth is partly visible at the right, and yellow and orange cloth hangings decorate the wall.

July 17 2008

Photograph taken at night inside a decorated outdoor pavilion. A woman in an orange sari stands with her back to the camera, holding a microphone and facing a crowd of people dressed in white. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas and ribbon-type rosettes on their chests, clap and smile at the left, while a child in white stands with hands raised. On the right, women in white saris and orange garments smile and clap. Behind them a tripod-mounted camera stands near a gold-framed ornate chair, and a large portrait of a smiling figure with long hair hangs on the backdrop beneath red and gold draping and hanging tassels. A black bag sits on the floor.

Night photo of a seated satsang gathering outdoors. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in an orange robe over a red top sits on a white-draped seat, holding a printed booklet and a rudraksha mala, with a microphone stand in front. Around them, young men in white kurtas with orange shawls and orange headbands sit on the ground and listen; a bearded man in white with an orange shawl sits at right. A pink flowering plant, a water bottle and a fan are on a low table.