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A group photograph on an orange-carpeted stage in front of a painted blue temple backdrop with ornate pillars, gold finials and fierce guardian figures. In the centre, a man in an orange-brown robe wears a large gold-and-beaded garland and stands beside a woman in a blue sari with a red garland, while a man in white stands beside them with a red garland. Around them, rows of people in orange, maroon and saffron saris, dhotis and robes stand together; several men shave their heads and wear rudraksha malas. Fruit, sweets and offerings are set out on brass plates in the foreground, and a red-and-gold carpet lies at the left edge.

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September 15 20132013-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20132013-09-15Group photograph on an orange-carpeted stage in front of a painted backdrop with ornate pink and gold arches, deity figures and a decorated doorway. Along the front row, a woman in a turquoise-and-gold sari stands beside a man in a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl wearing a gold necklace and a red flower garland, and a man in a white kurta with a red garland. Around them stand about two dozen people in maroon, orange and saffron robes and saris, several sannyasi-style men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas. Fruit, sweets and flower offerings sit on brass plates in front. Credit text overlays the bottom right corner.2013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15 +1 copiesGroup photograph on a decorated stage with a painted blue backdrop, colourful pillars and ornate gods flanking a doorway. Center, a man in an ochre-brown dhoti and shawl wears a gold necklace and red-and-white flower garlands, raising one hand in greeting; a woman in a blue sari with a red flower garland stands beside him, and a man in white kurta with a shawl stands to his right. Around them, many devotees in brown, saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, some shaven-headed, stand in rows. On the orange-draped stage floor in front are trays of fruit, flowers and offerings.2013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15Group photograph on an orange-carpeted stage in front of a painted blue temple-style backdrop with pink and gold ornaments and two large deity murti figures with crowns. A central couple stands together: a woman in a blue-and-gold sari with a red garland, a woman in a red-brown sari with a gold necklace and red garland holding a small object, and a man in white dhoti and kurta with a red garland. Around them stand about twenty devotees in orange and rust-coloured saris and dhotis, many with rudraksha malas and shaved heads. Fruit, flowers and offering plates are arranged on the stage floor in front.2013-09-15Group photograph on an orange-draped stage in front of a painted temple backdrop with pastel blue, pink and gold ornamentation and a golden deity figure. Standing in a row are about fifteen people: several men in rust-orange and saffron dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and shaved or bald heads, a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland, a woman in a blue and gold sari with red garlands, and a man in white with a red garland at centre. Platters of fruit, flowers and offerings sit on the stage front. A banner beneath reads 'Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam'. The page does not establish which person, if any, is a person, and no appearance cue confirms it, so no identification is made.2013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15Group photograph on an orange-carpeted stage before a painted blue and pink temple-style backdrop with gilded arches and deity murti figures. In the centre, a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant holds his hand up in blessing, flanked by a woman in a blue sari with a red garland and a man in white kurta with a red-and-white garland. Around them stand women in orange and maroon saris and monks in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas. Fruit, sweets and offerings sit on brass plates in front of the stage. a person: the central man in orange-brown with rudraksha mala and gold pendant, blessing gesture, central position.2013-09-15