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A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks toward the camera across a red-and-green striped mat on a raised platform in a hall with a bright red draped backdrop. Seated participants in white chairs wear white headbands and white-and-grey clothing, facing him. A large banner behind him shows a portrait of a smiling long-haired figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, labelled with Tamil text reading Kalpataru and a Paramahamsa Nithyananda caption. A cameraman stands near the stage, and a small brass deity murti and a microphone are visible.

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A standing man in an orange saffron robe raises his right hand toward a seated audience at a meditation event. Rows of white plastic chairs hold participants wearing white headbands and white clothing, with some in orange or saffron. Behind him is a red draped backdrop, a small table with a lamp, a white armchair, and a microphone stand. A banner reads Tamil text meaning Kalpataru with the subtitle 'Oru Naal Dhyana Anubhava Mugam' (one-day meditation experience). A portrait of a figure in orange hangs at the upper left. Visible people number around ten to twenty.2009-07-16A photograph from a Kalpataru session hall. A person in an orange-red robe with a long rudraksha mala stands at the front on a light floor, one hand raised in gesture, addressing rows of seated participants in white plastic chairs. Many seated attendees wear white head bands; some wear white shirts and others wear colourful saris and salwar. A child in orange sits at the front left. Behind the stage hangs a banner reading Kalpataru with a smiling woman's portrait and a red-orange background, flanked by stage lights and a white draped structure. The scene is a formal seminar-style gathering.2009-07-11A photograph of an event stage with a large red backdrop. At top left a framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange with rudraksha beads is labelled "பரமஹம்ஸ நித்யானந்தர்". Above it a banner reads "கல்பதரு" with "ஒருநாள் தியான அனுபவ முகாம்". A man with long dark hair in an orange shawl and orange lower garment, with a red undergarment visible, walks across a green carpet toward the front. Seated devotees in white clothes and white headbands fill the foreground, and a woman in a white sari stands at the left edge beside a table with a flower vase and a white draped chair. Two air coolers stand on the right.2009-08-11July 16 20092009-07-16A large outdoor tent event with a red and magenta stage backdrop and draped pink and purple fabric. A poster on the backdrop shows a smiling woman in orange and the Tamil title கல்பதரு. A figure in an orange robe with long dark hair walks down a green carpeted aisle toward the stage, with seated devotees in white on both sides. Many attendees wear white head bands and white clothing, some women wear green, pink and orange saris. A woman in white stands near a table on the stage, and a man in white and orange on a raised platform holds a camera. Several people, roughly 21-100 visible, sit on the floor.2009-08-11A person in an orange saffron garment walks barefoot down a patterned yellow carpet aisle through a hall lined with white plastic chairs. A large banner behind shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" wearing orange robes and rudraksha beads, beside Tamil text reading "Kalpataru" and "Oru naal dhyana anubava mugam". Red velvet drapes and a white-cushioned seat with a purple cloth and marigold garland are visible at the front. Seated devotees in white dhotis and white headbands sit on the right, and a figure in yellow and blue clothing sits partly visible on the left. The walking figure has long hair, a red bindi and a sleeveless orange wrap, and is not matched to a known identity from appearance alone.2009-08-06A stage event with a red backdrop and a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling woman in orange with a rudraksha mala. In the centre, a man in a flowing orange robe stands on a green-carpeted stage with one arm raised, beside a white throne-like seat and a small table with a flower vase. A cameraman in white stands on the left stage edge. Seated audience members in white with white headbands fill the foreground, and several women in colourful saris sit at the right. Two air coolers and pink curtains frame the stage.2009-08-11A seated audience in white clothes and white eye-band blindfolds fills white plastic chairs in rows, many with walking sticks and crutches leaning beside them. At the centre, a person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair walks down the central aisle toward a stage backed by a deep red drape. Behind the stage hangs a large banner with a photograph of a smiling person in orange, with the Tamil word Kalpataru printed in orange on a white banner. A framed portrait of a couple in traditional dress hangs at the upper right. A young girl in white with a orange shawl kneels at the right edge of the aisle. The walking figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the a person value is unsure.2009-07-16August 11 20092009-08-11August 06 20092009-08-06August 02 20092009-08-02A tented stage with red and pink draping hosts a seated audience of devotees in white and pastel clothing, many wearing white headbands. A man with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe walks across green carpet toward the front, appearing to smile. a person by appearance cues: long swept hair and saffron robe. Behind him a man in white photographs the stage, and a portrait banner with the Tamil word kalpataru hangs on the backdrop beside a woman's portrait. A small floral arrangement sits on a white table.2009-08-11