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Outdoor event at a raised stone platform beneath a steel frame structure with trees behind. A large white banner on the left shows a portrait of a figure in an orange turban with ornate gold necklaces, labelled in Tamil and English as Nithyananda Youth Foundation, Chennai. A second blue banner below repeats a similar portrait. On the platform, a line of devotees in orange and white robes holds brass kalasha pots and ritual items and stands in a row. In the foreground a figure in a long orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands with one hand raised to the forehead, while a woman in a lavender sari and a man in white dhoti stand near the banner, and a woman in a green sari stands on the right.

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December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor festival scene at a dirt-ground event area under a metal scaffold canopy. In the centre, a person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair wears a white and multicolour flower garland and raises one hand in greeting while smiling; the page identifies this as Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept hair and saffron robe with garland. Around him, people in white dhotis and black shirts stand and watch, and a woman in an orange-gold sari with gold jewellery is seen from behind at the right edge. Behind them, a large crowd of onlookers fills the background. A white banner reads Nithyananda Youth Foundation Chennai in English and Tamil, showing a portrait of a figure in orange headwear, with decorated floral arches visible at the back.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25A procession of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several with orange shawls, walks across a dusty open ground in front of a white-walled tent structure. A large framed portrait on a stand shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe; a second framed print shows a seated figure in orange. A tall man in an orange robe with a white flower garland and a walking staff leads the group, and an orange flag with a blue emblem is held aloft. A decorated ceremonial canopy with a colourful top is visible in the background, and a stone sculpture stands at the right edge.2007-02-24Outdoor evening scene at a firewalk pit: a dark ash-filled trench of glowing embers lies in packed dirt in the foreground. A long-haired man in an orange robe stands barefoot at the pit's edge holding a small silver vessel, with two men in white dhotis and orange shawls beside him, one holding a long brass trident-staff. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees and children stands behind, under a corrugated shelter, beneath a large painted banner of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garments. a person: the orange-robed figure with long swept hair, in a firewalk setting, is. The banner shows a depiction of a turbaned figure with ceremonial garb. Several white-clad devotees hold hands together in prayer.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14April 19 20082008-04-19February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor photograph of a firewalking ritual at dusk on bare earth beside a whitewashed wall. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes, with a shawl over the shoulder, stands at the front holding a small silver vessel and cupped hands, facing a dark fire pit. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl holds a tall golden trident. Behind, a crowd of about two dozen people in white clothes and orange shawls, boys and girls among them, stands watching. A large painted portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robes with a rudraksha mala hangs on the wall above a red-and-white striped drape.2007-02-14