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December 31 2009

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A photograph of a stage event with a large banner behind it showing a lotus emblem, Kannada-script text and a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi. In the centre, a tall man in an orange robe and orange turban with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands smiling and reading from a sheet of paper. Before him, an older man in a cream shirt bows with palms pressed together. Beside them, a bald monk in orange robes stands with his hands folded, and a younger monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right, clapping. Seated figures in white shirts and a man in a yellow vest sit in the background, with empty orange chairs on the stage. The scene is an orange-and-white stage setting with a satsang-style gathering.2010-09-20December 30 20082008-12-30December 31 20092009-12-31January 30 20102010-01-30A photograph of a stage event. A man in an orange saffron turban, orange robe and long orange shawl, with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands at left extending his hands to a man in a white shirt and dark trousers who wears a red-and-gold shawl and a white flower garland. Between them a brass vessel is passed. Beside them a priest in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala stands. Behind the stage is a banner with Kannada script and a painted deity image. Seated audience members in white shirts sit to the right, and an orange cushioned chair stands at left.2010-09-20Photograph of an indoor stage event with a large banner behind the stage showing a lotus emblem, Kannada script and a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and red tilak, labelled with the name Nithyananda in the banner text. In the centre, a tall figure with long curly dark hair, an orange turban and an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands and receives a white envelope from an older man in a beige kurta who joins his hands in greeting. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes with glasses stands holding a white paper, and to the right a man in an orange robe with a mala and a wristwatch stands with his hands together. Seated figures in white and a man in a striped shirt fill the edges, with orange chairs in the foreground.2010-09-20A photograph of a ceremonial stage under a green banner with large red Kannada script and yellow marigold garlands. A young man in an orange robe and orange turban, with long hair and a gold ceremonial necklace, stands smiling at left, appearing to be the central honoured guest and a probable Swamiji by his long hair, orange turban, gold necklace and saffron robe. Beside him, bearded sannyasis in orange and a bald man in white with a green-and-red shawl stand near red-cushioned chairs. At centre-right, a bald senior monk in orange bows low and touches the feet of a bald older man in orange who gestures with his hands, while a man in white with an orange shawl watches. A white-clad man at left holds a yellow flower offering. A bald man in orange stands at far right.2007-01-30December 31 20092009-12-31A stage event at a hall with a backdrop banner printed with Kannada text and a circular portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe. A figure in an orange robe and orange turban stands on the glossy stage beside an orange armchair with an orange footstool. An elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward to touch the hands of the robed figure. Two seated men in the background wear light shirts; red chairs line the stage edge.2010-09-20Stage event photograph in front of a large banner with Kannada script and a painted deity figure with a tall crown. A figure in saffron-orange robes, with an orange turban and rudraksha mala, stands beside an orange armchair and receives a brass tray of offerings and a flower garland from a man in a white shirt and dark trousers. Other saffron-robed attendants and seated men in white shirts and light clothing sit or stand along the stage. The figure has a long swept-back hairstyle and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the identification is uncertain.2010-09-20December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30