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A stage set up for a talk, with a large framed portrait of a smiling man in a yellow turban and ornate gold-and-red garment, framed by gold drapes and a starry-planet backdrop. The portrait is a printed photograph, not a live person. Stacks of books sit on a white draped table in front of it, with a microphone stand, a cooler unit, a speaker box, and pink and orange flower arrangements. A cream pleated backdrop and a decorated white elephant figure stand behind. No physical people are visible. The portrait appears to show a person matching the appearance of the Swamiji candidate, with a yellow turban, a red forehead mark, and an ornate gold necklace, though this is an appearance-based label only.

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A photograph of a wide event hall with a white canvas ceiling and a long white-draped table along the right side, covered with stacks of books and magazines and decorated with orange and pink flower garlands. Behind the table hangs a large concentric-ring target backdrop in orange, red, purple, blue, yellow and green, with a tall portrait banner of a man with long dark hair. A small altar-like stage in the back holds a colourful draped cloth and an orange-robed figure seated with a white garment. On the left, several people in white and dark clothing walk through the hall, and a red carpet runs along the floor.2006-12-17A stage at an indoor event hall draped with white cloth and decorated with painted flower motifs along its front edge. A large banner behind shows a smiling man in a white turban with long hair and a bright orange-gold halo, beside Tamil script reading நித்யானந்த ஸ்பூரணா. A seated figure in orange robes sits at a microphone at the right side of the stage, with a speaker box and an air cooler on the left. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge. Ceiling lights and blue-tinted lighting illuminate the scene.2006-12-14 +1 copiesNovember 19 20092009-11-19Photograph of an evening discourse hall with a large audience seated on the floor in the foreground. On a stage draped in blue curtains, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a white-covered dais with a microphone before them. Behind the dais hangs a large printed portrait of a man with a white turban and long hair, wearing a white shawl and a long rudraksha mala. To the left, a smaller portrait with a yellow-and-orange fringed banner and garland shows a figure in a white turban. A standing fan and two air conditioners flank the stage, and a blackboard with Tamil writing sits to the right.2006-12-17A large satsang hall with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor, most dressed in white, facing a raised stage draped in purple and white fabric with white-covered tables and floral arrangements. A large banner portrait behind the stage shows a smiling man in white robes and a white head wrap with a rudraksha mala. A central figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a white seat at the stage centre, appearance unsure. To the left, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a man in white with a yellow and blue framed backdrop. A colourful circular graphic panel stands at the right edge.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A large indoor hall during a seated discourse session, with several hundred devotees sitting cross-legged on a blue carpet facing a raised white-draped stage. On the stage, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a white cushioned seat in front of a tall white banner printed with a portrait of a long-haired man in white robes and a rudraksha mala. A smaller framed portrait with a garland stands at the left, and a colourful concentric circle graphic is at the right. Blue draped backdrop curtains, white-covered tables with flower arrangements, and wall-mounted air conditioners frame the scene. Audience members wear white and light clothing.2006-12-17A large indoor tented hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white and saffron/orange clothing on a red carpet, facing a raised white-draped stage with flower decorations. A large banner behind the stage shows a smiling woman in a white head covering beside Tamil script, and a figure in orange robes sits on the stage near a microphone. Ceiling fans hang from the white tent roof, with speakers and sound equipment at the front. Crowd is very large.2006-12-14November 19 20092009-11-19December 17 20062006-12-17December 27 20062006-12-27December 17 20062006-12-17