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A photograph of an ornate white and terracotta entrance gate with a crenellated top, gold-capped columns and a flower garland arch over the passage, bearing a blue banner reading Nithyananda Spurna Programme. A portrait of a man in white head cloth is placed above the gate. In the center, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a flower garland walks forward, with several men in white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas around them, one man with palms joined in greeting, and a silver vehicle at left. Hanging decorative lanterns hang on either side of the gate. Shown are about fifteen people in total.

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Outdoor photo at the entrance gate of a Nithyananda Spurna Programme event, an arch of orange and yellow marigold garlands over the gateway. A central figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long, loose hair and a garland of white flowers stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around them, men in white dhotis and white shirts wear rudraksha malas, one holding his hands joined in namaste. A small white and blue figure in a round medallion is printed above the gate. A silver van is parked at left and trees stand behind the gate.2006-09-17September 17 20062006-09-17A photograph of a procession walking under a decorated arched gateway with a banner reading Nithyananda Spurna Programme. A long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a garland of flowers around his neck, walks barefoot at the centre. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas, walk around him. The arch is festooned with orange and yellow flowers and green leaves, with red and blue hanging lanterns on either side and golden Corinthian-style columns. A grey van is parked at the left edge.2006-09-17September 17 20062006-09-17September 17 20062006-09-17September 17 20062006-09-17September 17 20062006-09-17September 17 20062006-09-17A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands at left in saffron-orange robes, a white-and-red flower garland over his shoulder and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant at his chest, hands raised in greeting near his face. Behind him, a crowd in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, walks past a flower-decorated gateway beneath a banner reading Nithyananda Spurna Programme. Flower-garlanded columns, a small lantern-shaped decoration, and a silver van at left complete the scene. A man in front right bows with folded hands, and a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala stands at right with palms joined.2006-09-17July 30 20092009-07-30A photograph of a street-side welcome in a narrow lane with a yellow-washed wall and a marigold-decorated arch overhead. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a thick white jasmine garland stands smiling, with a red bindi on his forehead; probable Swamiji by appearance (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, garland), set as in_person. Around him, a bearded man in orange with glasses stands at left, a man in white shirt with a rudraksha mala and red pendant presses his palms together at right, and another man in white with folded hands stands at far right. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a woman with a bun stand behind, along with a few other onlookers, and a woman's head is in the foreground lower centre. A silver vehicle is parked at left.2009-07-17Outdoors beside a silver SUV, a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes with a long multicolour flower garland (yellow, pink, purple, white) and a rudraksha mala is being garlanded and steadied by a person in white clothing. Around them, white-clad men with bare upper bodies and gold-bordered dhotis, one holding a mala, press hands together in greeting, and a camera operator films from the right. A tent and a brick wall stand in the background, and the person with long hair and orange robes and a saffron head wrap is a probable Swamiji, based on the flower garland, saffron robes, long swept hair and rudraksha beads.2011-07-15