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A 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.

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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.2006-10-02A 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.2006-10-02August 17 20062006-08-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair sits with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, before a fire pit lined with bricks and white flower petals. A microphone on a stand is beside him. Behind him hangs a blue banner reading Nithyananda Gurukul with a portrait of a smiling man wearing a white turban. To the right, young men in white and orange shawls sit attentively, one with a white forehead mark, and a child in orange sits nearby. The scene suggests a fire ritual during a gurukul launch.2006-10-02February 24 20072007-02-24February 03 20082008-02-03August 17 20062006-08-17February 24 20072007-02-24December 10 20072007-12-10February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a fire ritual inside a plain whitewashed hall. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair sits centrally on a low seat, holding a lit oil lamp or fire dish over an offering platter, with a microphone stand beside her. Several men in white and orange shawls sit on the floor around her, and children in white and yellow sit to the right. A large banner behind them shows a smiling man in a cream turban and dark ornate jacket, labelled Nithyananda Gurukul, with a Nithyananda Foundation logo. Flowers, brass vessels and a rectangular stone-like fire pit lie in the foreground. A bookshelf display is mounted on the wall.2006-10-02October 02 20062006-10-02