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A smiling woman with short dark hair sits on a red-draped seat and receives a multicolour garland of white, red, purple and orange flowers placed around her neck by a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and a wristwatch. She wears gold bangles, small gold earrings and a beaded necklace. Behind her, a backdrop shows robed figures in a misty forest, and a gold-decorated panel with more garlands appears in the upper right. Another woman in white stands at the edge of the frame. The scene looks like a welcoming garlanding at an event.

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February 14 20162016-02-14A photograph of a ceremonial greeting indoors. A smiling figure with long dark hair and an orange-brown wrap, wearing a thick garland of white, red and purple flowers and gold bangles, receives a bowed man in a white shirt who holds the figure's hands. Behind them a woman in a white sari and rudraksha mala watches, with green leafy foliage and a golden deity murti or ornament in the background. a person: the figure shows long swept hair, saffron-toned wrap, garland and gold bangles, and is the central figure being honoured at the event.2016-02-14July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of a ritual blessing at a seated dais. A seated figure with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a red-and-saffron cloth draped over the body wears long garlands of red, yellow and orange flowers and multiple gold beaded necklaces; the figure smiles with eyes closed and extends a hand to bless a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, who bows low with his head lowered toward the seated figure's hands. Behind them a large flower arrangement in red, yellow and white, a silver trident, an ornate embroidered parasol-style canopy and gold ceremonial vessels are visible. Two people are shown.2015-07-17A seated person in a gold-bordered orange-brown shawl wears a long garland of white jasmine and yellow and green-wrapped flower buds with a red-and-yellow bead garland, and a small red bindi. They smile while a older man in a white shirt and glasses bends forward to touch their shoulder with his hand. Behind them a pink lotus backdrop hangs, with a flower arrangement of pink and yellow blooms. Other people in white and a man in a red-and-gold shawl holding a tray stand in the background, and a small framed picture hangs on the wall. a person's appearance is not clearly established here, so the seated figure is described by garb and role only.2006-02-12October 09 20162016-10-09A woman seated in the foreground wears a multicoloured garland of white, red, purple and yellow flowers over her shoulders and small green leaves pinned in her hair. She holds a folded paper and smiles down at it. Behind her, another woman in a rust-orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands beside a golden decorated ornament and yellow-and-purple garlands. At the far right, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala looks down. A projected backdrop shows a black-and-white forest scene with a seated figure. Green foliage fills the space between them.2016-02-14July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of an older man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti, wearing glasses and a wristwatch, placing his hands on a seated woman who is smiling. She wears a golden-brown silk blouse and is garlanded with a green leaf garland, a red and pink flower garland, and a long strand of yellow marigold-like beads. Behind them a large pink lotus backdrop hangs, with floral decorations and red garlands at the top. On the right, a younger man in white kurta holds up a phone, and other men in white stand nearby. A framed portrait is visible on the wall to the right, and papers rest on the lower left. A printed caption reads that this is Supreme Pontiff Jagatguru Mahasannidhanam Bhagavan Nithyananda Paramashivam inaugurating the Rasipuram Healing Center.2006-02-12