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Outdoor stage event under a white canopy hung with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A banner reads "நித்யானந்த தியானபீடம்" (Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam) beside a second sign with partially visible Tamil text. A man in a saffron robe with a marigold garland and a pale-pink tassel stands centre stage with a light, rounded orange turban-style cloth. Beside him, a man in a green shawl and white clothes stands with hands together, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left. Women in saffron, pink, and grey-green saris stand along the stage, and a young boy in white with a beaded necklace stands near the saffron-robed man. Sacred Om symbols appear on red panels at left and right.

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Outdoor stage under a white tent with a red and purple border. A man in saffron robes and an orange head wrap, wearing a multicolour flower garland, stands centre with a man in a green shawl; both have hands pressed together. Around them stand several women in saris, a man in white dhoti and shirt, and a young boy in white kurta with a bead necklace. Behind them hangs a yellow banner with a blue-and-white logo. A probable Swamiji figure (saffron robe, orange head wrap, long hair, floral garland) stands centre in an in-person role at the stage. Flower garlands lie on the floor of the stage edge.2006-11-24A stage event under a red and white canopy with a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and Kanchipuram in Tamil script beside a framed portrait labelled in Tamil. A man in a saffron robe and orange turban, wearing long flower garlands in yellow, white, red and pink, stands center stage with a long-haired appearance and rudraksha beads, while a woman in a white sari with purple border and a girl in lavender embrace him. A man in white shirt and trousers laughs at left and an elderly bearded man in saffron and garlands sits on a chair at far left. Women in orange shawls stand at right beside a brass lamp on the stage, and a boy in white kurta stands near the center.2006-11-24A photo of a stage ceremony under a white tent canopy with a red-and-blue trim. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a multi-coloured garland of flowers, clasps hands with a smiling man in a light-green shawl and white dhoti who also wears a garland. Around them stand women in saris: one in grey with purple border and hands joined in namaste, others in white, purple and pink; a man in white shirt and dhoti stands at left, and a young boy in white kurta and beads stands center-right. A banner behind them carries Tamil text. The saffron-robed man is a probable Swamiji, identified by long swept hair, an orange turban, saffron robes and a flower garland. Eight to nine people are visible.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor stage under a white tent at the Kanchipuram ashram inauguration. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe and orange head covering wears a long multicolour flower garland and is touched on the head by a man in white kurta kneeling in front. Behind them a banner shows a framed photo of a smiling bearded man in a white turban labelled with Tamil text. 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A central man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap wears a long multicolour flower garland and smiles, flanked by a boy in white kurta with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a young woman in a lavender patterned salwar, and an older woman in a white sari with purple border who is touching his arm. On the left, a white-bearded elderly man in orange and white sits on a blue chair with a red-and-orange garland, and a man in white with folded hands stands near him. Behind the stage, a yellow banner shows the Tamil-language Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo and a framed portrait of an elderly figure in a white turban. Several men in white and orange stand at the right edge.2006-11-24