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Indoor welcome ceremony in a hall with a banner reading NITHYANANDA HALL and a small framed portrait on the wall above it. A woman in a peach and gold sari with a gold-bordered pallu stands at left holding a plate. A central figure in a red-orange robe with a long white and pink flower garland, hair falling loose, gestures with one hand raised, standing beside a lit oil lamp and flower-decorated kalasha on a colourful floral rangoli. Around them, several men in white dhotis and shirts and women in sarees, including an orange-saree woman, stand with hands folded. A covered table and microphone stand sit on a low stage behind.

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February 04 20092009-02-04February 04 20092009-02-04A photograph of a welcome ritual inside a white-walled hall with a large multicoloured floral rangoli on the floor. A woman in a red sleeveless dress and garland, barefoot, holds a brass aarti lamp with flowers at its base and reaches toward a flower-decorated lamp stand over the rangoli. Behind her, devotees in white and cream clothing, saris and orange sarees stand and clap or fold hands. On the right, a man in an orange robe and saffron dhoti stands barefoot with hands joined, appearing to be a sannyasi, while men in white shirts and a uniformed man stand nearby. Balloons hang in the upper left corner. Watermarked archive photo.2009-02-04A photo of a bare, freshly painted hall with a banner reading "NITHYANANDA HALL" on the back wall, above a low stage with a draped white cloth-covered seat and a small table with offerings. A woman in a red sari with a white flower garland stands beside a brass lamp on a colourful rangoli floor design with "WELCOME" written in coloured powder. A man in white shirt and trousers stands to her right, and a woman in orange clothing and another person enter through the doorway at the right, where pink and blue balloons are tied. A portrait of a saffron-clad figure hangs on the wall. Two plastic oil containers sit near a microphone stand and a fan. Three people are visible.2009-02-04February 04 20092009-02-04February 04 20092009-02-04A photograph of a home interior where devotees welcome a saffron-robed sannyasi standing on a floral rangoli. The central figure in orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland and gold beaded necklaces, with long dark hair. Beside him, another orange-robed attendant holds a brass trident and shares the threshold, while devotees with folded hands bow. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand to the left, a woman in a green sari and an older woman in white are in the middle, and women in saffron and gold silk stand to the right. A small girl in a white dress with a green sash watches. Behind, a framed portrait of a guru with a garland hangs above a doorway draped with colourful flower strings, with a lamp and marigold garlands on the frame.2010-01-09A photograph of a devotional ritual indoors against a white tiled wall. A man in orange clothing at left holds a silver vessel with pink flowers and leaves. A standing figure in a long orange robe and white flower garland, with a red-and-white bead garland at the neck, stands centre-left, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible; this figure's identity is not established from appearance. A woman in a purple sari with gold border bends over a small lit oil lamp set on a white floral rangoli-like arrangement of petals on the floor. Other women in red, maroon and multicoloured saris, and a man in white dhoti and shirt, look on or hold lamps and offerings, some holding phones.2009-06-22Photograph inside a small whitewashed room decorated with red and pink flower garlands strung along the walls and a framed image with a red-and-gold top. A person in an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands centrally, smiling, with a young attendant in orange beside them. Several people stand or kneel with hands folded in namaste, including a man in white shirt and white dhoti, a woman in a maroon blouse with a white patterned sari, a man in a pink checked shirt, and a woman in orange-and-white sari. A red and white floor cloth lies below. The scene reads as a devotional welcome or darshan.2008-07-28December 11 20052005-12-11A photograph of a ceremonial welcome in a plain white-walled room with a tiled floor. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a white-and-red flower garland stands barefoot, smiling, with a red bindi on the forehead. To the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a silver kalasha filled with flowers and leaves. Beside him, a monk in orange robes and a white garland stands barefoot, and another person in orange carries a flower garland. On the right, several women in saris, one in purple and others in maroon and deep red, hold oil lamps and stand in a line, some smiling.2009-06-22December 02 20102010-12-02