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A dimly lit stage in a hall where children sit cross-legged on the floor in white shirts, seen from behind, facing forward. On stage a standing man in white kurta and a figure in a long rust-orange robe with long dark hair stand before a white banner reading "Nithyananda Gurukul" with a Nithyananda Foundation logo and a portrait on its left. A white draped table sits in front of the banner. A framed deity picture hangs at upper right, with a small altar and brass items. Orange and red woven hangings decorate the upper stage.

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A dimly lit hall at the Nithyananda Gurukul inauguration. A standing banner reads "Nithyananda Gurukul" in English and Tamil with the Nithyananda Foundation logo. Two people stand at left: a man in white clothes and a person in an orange-brown shawl. A white-draped low seat and a white-covered cushion sit in front of a raised stage with a framed portrait of a deity or saint above a small figure, orange-and-white decorated pillars, and a microphone. Several children in light shirts sit on the floor at right, some clapping, and a few flower petals are scattered on the stage.2006-10-02October 02 20062006-10-02A photograph of a hall set up for the Nithyananda Gurukul inauguration. A large banner on the left shows a smiling man in a cream turban and dark embroidered top beside the printed title "Nithyananda Gurukul" and the Nithyananda Foundation logo. On the white-draped platform, a person in orange robes kneels or bends beside a seated figure in white, who is bowed low and touching the mat. Behind them is a framed picture of a deity on a carved wooden shrine, a standing wooden figure, and orange-and-patterned hanging drapes. A few people in white sit at the lower right edge of the frame.2006-10-02A stage event with many seated children in white and colourful clothes on the floor facing a raised platform. A white banner reads Nithyananda Gurukul in English and Tamil. On the platform, a man in a saffron wrap sits in front of a microphone while a boy in a white shirt stands before him, and a man in white kneels nearby beside a brass tray of flowers. Two men in white stand at the back, one holding a camera. Colourful hanging banners decorate the wall, and a white-covered cloth lies on the platform.2006-10-02A group photograph on a stage with a red-and-maroon curtain backdrop. A large banner reads "Nithyananda Gurukul" with Tamil text beneath, above a portrait of a smiling man in a yellow turban. Centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange robe, seated among children. Around him, about twenty children in white kurtas, dresses and white shirts stand and sit, some with sacred threads and necklaces. A bald older man in white stands at the rear. At right, a golden statue in an orange robe stands on a pedestal. Kalasha-like brass items and yellow cloth sit at the left edge. Children at front sit on a white sheet with hands folded.2006-10-02A group photograph on a stage at the Nithyananda Gurukul inauguration. A woman in an orange sannyasi-style top with long dark hair stands in the centre, hands joined in namaste, surrounded by about two dozen children and young people in white kurtas and dresses. A man in white stands at the upper right and a light-skinned young woman kneels in the front row. Behind them a banner shows a portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and the words Nithyananda Gurukul, with the Tamil name below. On the right, a bronze-coloured statue of a sage in orange robes stands on a pedestal. Flowers are scattered on the stage floor and a fan stands at the edge.2006-10-02Indoor event hall with a concrete floor and white walls hung with long decorative banners in orange, yellow and blue patterns. Around thirty children in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor facing a raised stage at right. A seated figure in an orange robe with long dark hair sits on the stage behind a microphone stand, addressing the children. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl films from the right beside a white-covered seat. A man in white stands in the background near a wooden door, and framed portraits of long-haired figures hang on the wall. Scattered flower petals lie on the floor.2006-10-02February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a fire ritual in a hall, with a brick-built homa fire pit in the foreground and a flame burning inside it. Behind the pit, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, appears to be seated and speaking into a microphone, and is. Around him, boys in white kurta-style clothes and saffron shawls sit on a blue mat, and one boy in white kneels at the pit's edge placing an offering. A banner reading Nithyananda Gurukul is held up behind them. Flowers, a brass vessel and a plate of offerings sit at the left. Several more attendees in white and orange stand along the back wall.2006-10-02December 27 20072007-12-27October 02 20062006-10-02A dimly lit hall with a large seated crowd in the foreground, mostly silhouetted, many in white clothes. On a raised platform at left, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits beside a woman in white with an orange border, near a white armchair and a microphone stand. Behind them hang four framed portraits on a stand. At right, a standing man in white, hands pressed together in greeting, faces the seated devotees. A fan and white metal frame sit at the upper left.2006-12-29