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A stage event with a large backdrop printed with a smiling man wearing an orange turban and red tilak, alongside Tamil text. A seated figure on a red and gold throne, bare-chested with a saffron-brown shawl and long dark hair, receives attention from kneeling and standing attendants. Monks in orange robes, some bald, kneel and walk around the platform, while women in orange saris and gold-bordered garments stand to the right. A white ornate parasol hangs above the throne. A red and orange patterned rug covers the stage floor, and a sign on the stage edge reads MAINTAIN SILENCE.

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July 22 20132013-07-22A seated man in a rust-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed shawl sits on a red-cushioned throne beneath a silver umbrella, being attended during a ritual. Several attendants in saffron and orange robes surround him: one at left in orange pours or sprinkles powder from a cloth onto the throne and feet area, another in a gold-bordered orange sari-style dress holds a brass tray, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange bends near the platform. A gold-edged offering table in front holds small brass vessels. Behind is a large banner showing a smiling face with a red tilak and orange turban, and Tamil script reading 'வாழ்வதற்கே' (Vaazhvatharke). The scene suggests a bhiksha or padapuja offering at a Guru Purnima satsang.2013-07-22A photograph of a Guru Purnima bhiksha ritual at an ashram. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-and-maroon garment, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sits on a red cushioned throne under a silver canopy, receiving alms from devotees. Around him, several shaved-headed young children and adults in orange robes with maroon borders stand in a line, one small boy in orange holding out offerings. A woman in an orange sari with a yellow border offers a brass plate. Behind them hangs a colourful backdrop showing a large painted eye and a butterfly, and a gold footstool and red patterned carpet lie in front. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by his long hair, mala and gold necklace, in the role of the Guru receiving bhiksha.2013-07-22A smiling man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban sits on an ornate golden throne with dark carved armrests at the centre of a stage. He wears a long rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red bindi on his forehead, and has long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Around him, seated and standing devotees in white and orange clothing fill the foreground; a bald monk in orange sits to the left, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and a long braid sits to the right. A large backdrop shows Tamil script in gold letters, and several red fruits are visible on tables near the stage edge. Swamiji (probable) is seated centre on the throne, wearing saffron robes, orange turban and rudraksha mala.2010-01-09A seated figure in orange robes with a matching orange head covering sits centrally on a white-draped throne on a green-carpeted stage under a white tent. Around him, several men in orange dhotis and shawls stand wearing marigold and rudraksha-style garlands; one man on the left holds a hand near his wrist and another on the right stands with hands folded. A woman in white stands at the far right edge. Behind them a banner shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in Tamil and the Tamil title "Dhyanaprasad Satsangam". Marigold garlands drape the stage front, and two decorative fan-shaped panels frame the foreground with a few onlookers at the bottom left.2008-04-27January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesDecember 31 20152015-12-31A seated man in orange robes with a matching orange turban, a bead mala around his neck and a long braid over his shoulder, sits in an ornate brown upholstered chair with carved blue-grey trim on a stage. A microphone stand stands beside him, a small vase of orange flowers and a water bottle rest on a table, and an enlarged printed portrait behind him shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red tilak. Red and yellow Tamil lettering appears at the right edge. The seated figure has distinctive orange turban, rudraksha mala and braided hair cues, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so he is. Only one physical person is visible.2010-08-19November 02 20132013-11-02 +1 copiesAugust 22 20062006-08-22November 02 20132013-11-02