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December 26 20132013-12-26Outdoor ceremony under a tree canopy at a paved courtyard with green palm leaves on the ground. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sits on a red-cushioned seat receiving offerings, with feet placed on a small tray. Swamiji (probable) cues are present: long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Around him, saffron-robed devotees stand with a child in orange. Two women in white and red saris hold framed portraits showing a man in orange with flower garlands, and a line of people in white and red stands with hands folded. Saffron flags and an orange banner sit in the background.2013-12-26Outdoor ceremony under palm trees with orange and saffron flags. A man seated on a red cushioned throne with a rudraksha mala, wearing saffron robes and a bright smile, joins his palms in greeting. A bald priest in saffron dhoti and angavastram stands before him, reaching toward two women in saffron saris holding framed portraits garlanded with white flowers and beads. Many devotees in saffron and white clothes surround them, some holding orange flags, with a crowd behind and a red-brick wall in the background. Padukapuja setting with footwear offering on a tray at the foot of the throne.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26Outdoor ceremony under palm trees and orange banners. A figure with long dark hair in orange-saffron robes and layered garlands sits on a red-cushioned throne at left, hands together, while devotees surround them. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with orange shawl and a woman in red sari with rudraksha mala watch. In the centre, two people in saffron clothing hold framed portraits garlanded with flowers, labelled in print as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Wooden sandals rest on a pink tray with flowers on a saffron cloth before the throne, and green leaves cover the brick ground. A large temple-style flag hangs above the crowd. Padapuja-style honouring is visible. The throne figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person; this is an appearance-based candidate, not a confirmed identification.2013-12-26Outdoor ritual photograph on bare earth. A man in a sleeveless rust-red garment with a leopard-print wrap and a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace with gold beads holds a silver handbell and raises a lit flame on a silver lamp. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in rust-red robes holds a silver bowl, and a man in white kurta and dhoti stands with palms pressed together. A crowd in orange and red robes watches behind a metal railing, some with hands folded, one person filming with a camera.2014-06-06December 26 20132013-12-26December 18 20132013-12-18December 26 20132013-12-26September 09 20132013-09-09Outdoor ritual photograph on a garden path lined with palm trees and green shrubs. A man on the left with a red turban and gold-bead necklaces wears a maroon and gold shawl and reaches toward a kalasha pot. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white is seen from behind, and to the right a young man with white tripundra markings, a saffron shawl and rudraksha malas holds a coconut and white and red flower garland over the pot. Another man on the far right, with glasses and folded hands, wears a maroon garment and a mala. A tray of red and blue flowers rests in the foreground. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam offering.2015-08-09