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December 31 2009

December 31 2009

A man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard stands in a doorway cutting a red ribbon with scissors, at an opening ceremony. Two women in white saris flank him: one on the left with hands in anjali, and one on the right holding the ribbon, wearing a rudraksha mala. A woman in a white sari with red border stands beside them. Behind, a crowd of men in white shirts and women in saris watches under a canopy with red drapes. A banner above reads Nithyananda Gurukul and shows a portrait.

A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with long, dark, swept-back hair and a full beard cuts a red ribbon with scissors at the entrance of a building with a cream-coloured door. Beside him, a smiling woman in a white sari with rudraksha beads and a ceremonial red-orange cloth in her hands assists with the opening. Behind them, a row of onlookers in white shirts, dark trousers and saree-clad women watch, and a banner overhead shows a portrait photograph and printed text. A red canopy with white scalloped edges stands to the right, and a small child in a grey top stands in the foreground at left.

December 31 2009

A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a sleeveless orange top with an orange wrap, wearing a long white jasmine garland with red flower ends and rudraksha beads. He stands on a red carpet extending his arm toward a tray of fruit and sweets held by a man in white clothes. Behind him, women in white saris with coloured borders and a woman in a white sari with a pink border stand under a tin roof beside an orange wall.

A photograph of an inauguration at a doorway. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers cuts a white ribbon stretched across a white doorway with a small scissors. Beside him a smiling man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a brass pot with green leaves. Other people in white clothes crowd nearby. Above is a woven bamboo canopy decorated with colourful festoons and banana plants, and a bunch of green bananas hangs at left.

Photograph of a festive event indoors with a decorated ceremonial canopy in red, green, and yellow fringe above a gold-framed seat. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment, smiles and wears a long garland of white jasmine, red roses, and yellow beads with a gold ornamental pendant. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a brass tray. Another bald man in orange stands to the right, and a man in white shirt is in the foreground. A woman in a cream sari with gold border and a mala stands at left. Lamps and floral decorations surround the scene. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), identified by long hair, saffron clothing, and ceremonial garland.

A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching orange shawl standing in a temple doorway, smiling, with a large garland of yellow and orange marigolds with red flowers draped around his neck and a dark rudraksha-style mala visible at his chest. A bald man in orange robes on the left holds up a tall garland of pink and red flowers and a small ceremonial staff. Other men stand around: one in a white shirt and white dhoti on the far left, one in a white shirt and dark trousers in the centre-right, a bald man in orange garments with a gold wristwatch at right, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the far right. Behind them, a yellow-gold wall is decorated with hanging red and yellow flower strings, and a brass oil lamp sits on the floor at lower right.

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Outdoor photo at the entrance of a pink temple with green-painted pillars and a dark doorway glowing with lamplight. Beside him, a bearded man in a white shirt holds a white flag with a blue emblem and script. A man in a blue-and-grey checked shirt with glasses stands with hands clasped, and a woman in a cream sari holds a white flag at right. Other devotees in white clothes stand behind, and a brass lamp or offering tray sits on the ground near the flags.

Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees, with a multicolour umbrella and a dark-brown curled-hair devotee in orange robes walking barefoot. Two men in orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces walk beside him; one carries a tall staff under a colourful canopy. Devotees in white garments and rudraksha malas line the path, and men in white t-shirts printed with colourful circular emblems walk with them. Strings of colourful flags are strung overhead, and scattered petals lie on the ground.

A ribbon-cutting at a newly opened building with an orange ribbon stretched across a doorway. A central figure in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a white flower garland and a long rudraksha mala, holds scissors and smiles as he cuts the ribbon. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand around him; a man in a white shirt on the right holds a tray of flowers and offerings, and another in white stands beside him. Marigold garlands hang along the ceiling, and a colourful umbrella stands behind the group under a corrugated metal roof.