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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a pink and maroon tent with embroidered borders. A central seated figure wears an orange cloth, an orange head wrap and a rudraksha mala, and sits on a red cloth-covered platform. Two ornate multicoloured parasols with tassels stand behind him, and a golden trishul leans at the left edge. Several devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls sit around him. In the foreground, a drummer in a white shirt plays a large drum, and another musician in a red and yellow top plays a metal cymbal.

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Outdoor tent ceremony with a seated figure in orange robes and a matching orange turban, wearing a beaded necklace, seated on a white cloth in front of a low red-draped table with a striped mat. Two colourful umbrellas with tassels stand behind him, and a trident-topped staff is visible at left. Around him, men and women in white with orange shawls sit or stand, and drummers play large drums at left and a frame drum at right. A pink and purple draped backdrop and green floor mat complete the setting. a person: the seated central figure has the orange robe, turban and beaded necklace cues, seated as the central dignitary of the gathering.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A seated figure in full orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a white-draped dais under a pink and gold tent, with a long rudraksha-style garland and a gold-toned necklace. Beside him a woman in white with red flowers sits, and a man in white kneels at the front of the dais. Several attendants in white with orange shawls stand behind, holding ornate gold-tipped staffs, while a red umbrella and two multicolored umbrellas bearing the Dhyanapeetam emblem shade the dais. A pink flower pot and a water bottle sit on the red-covered table, and a microphone is set on the platform. The scene reads as a ceremonial outdoor gathering with an honored teacher seated at the center.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph taken inside a pink and gold-patterned tent with a green mat floor. In the centre, a seated man in orange robes, with a long beard and an orange turban, sits on a white cushioned seat behind a red-draped table with a striped cloth. He wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, and his appearance matches the page's cue of an orange-robed central figure, so this is a person in a seated position. Two ornate multicoloured parasols stand behind him, and a trident is visible on the left. Around him, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls stand and sit. Four young men in yellow tops and blue trousers with yellow headbands stand in the foreground, one holding a large drum-like instrument, with a fifth figure beside them.2007-12-30December 29 20082008-12-29December 30 20072007-12-30December 29 20082008-12-29A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a white platform draped in red cloth, with his chin resting on his hand as he listens. Two large decorated umbrellas with tassels, one reading Nithyanandapeetam, shade the stage. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand around, one holding a trishul on the left. Behind them a tent with pink and gold fabric is filled with seated devotees in white, including women in cream and red saris, with a microphone at the centre.2007-12-30A ceremonial procession on a pale sandy courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. Young drummers in saffron-orange dhotis, bare-chested with white headbands, play large barrel drums slung at their sides. Two boys at right blow long curved brass horns. A long red carpet runs down the centre, leading toward a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a ceremonial garland, flanked by other saffron-clad attendants. A white-clad man in a plain white dhoti and shirt stands at the left edge with a wind instrument. Ornate kalasha-style banners and a decorated umbrella-like canopy are visible above.2013-11-05December 30 20072007-12-30December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copies