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November 20 20062006-11-20Outdoor ritual on a sandy ground under a red and gold canopy with tasselled fringe. A man seated on a white-draped chair wears orange robes, a white flower garland, and long swept-back hair; he holds a silver bowl with yellow flowers and extends his hand toward a woman in white who kneels before him. Behind him, a man in orange shawl and a man in white stand near a small electric fan. A silver lamp stand and a green-draped seat occupy the foreground, with yellow and white flowers and a small kalasha-like vessel on a pink mat. A woman in white sits at the right by a microphone stand, and mounds of sand and a plastic water bottle appear nearby.2006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20November 14 20062006-11-14A man in white kurta and dhoti kneels with palms pressed together before a seated figure in orange robes on a white-covered chair and red-carpeted dais. The seated figure has long dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in orange cloth, with a hand fan nearby. Standing youths in white with orange shawls watch, one holds a video camera. A microphone stand, water bottle, flowers and a small tray sit on a table. Behind them a red curtain and a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hang on the wall. a person: the seated figure with long swept hair, orange clothing and bare upper body, receiving the kneeling devotee.2006-11-14December 23 20082008-12-23November 12 20082008-11-12January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a crowd of men in saffron-orange robes. In the centre, a long-haired man in white silk with a gold-bordered dhoti and shawl wears a thick gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, gesturing with one hand while smiling. Beside him, a bearded man in orange wears a gold bead necklace and a pendant. A bearded attendant at left wears orange and holds a long wooden staff, and a red-and-green ceremonial parasol is visible above the group. Others in orange and a man in a cream kurta stand nearby, many wearing gold malas.2009-01-01A photograph of an outdoor procession on a red carpet. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a heavy gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant, smiling and looking down toward a devotee who prostrates at his feet in white clothing, with long hair and an orange-tipped tuft visible. Behind him stand bearded men and attendants in white kurtas with orange shawls, several holding long gold-topped staffs and orange flags. Colourful canopy umbrellas and orange flags are visible in the background.2007-12-23Photograph of a man seated on a white-draped throne-like seat under a colourful tasselled canopy. He wears an orange turban, orange robes draped over one shoulder and a heavy gold beaded necklace, with a rudraksha-style mala and gold bracelets. His bare feet rest on a red mat beside golden sandals. Behind him stands an attendant in orange robes holding the canopy pole, and a young person in white with an orange scarf stands to the right beside a silver staff. A pink flower arrangement, a water bottle and a small framed portrait sit on the table beside the seat.2007-12-30