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A photograph of an inauguration ceremony under a white tent with yellow draped fabric and marigold garlands. A saffron-robed sannyasi with a long orange head cloth stands at center, reaching out to touch the forehead of an older man in white dhoti and shirt, who stands with hands at his sides. Beside the black plaque reading the inauguration text, a large framed deity murti of a crowned, garlanded divine couple is displayed behind them. To the left, two saffron-robed attendants stand, one wearing a long garland. A plaque on the yellow drape reads the inauguration details and is attributed to the sign itself. Several people are visible at the left edge.

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A tented outdoor stage with white and pink drapery. A large framed picture of a deity pair in an arched gold frame stands at left, showing a figure with a red crown and a consort in red and gold garments. In front, a yellow draped plaque stands with a black sign reading Inauguration of Nithya Anna Mandir. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends to unveil it at right. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a saffron turban with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and a bearded man in saffron stands further left, while another man in a white shirt watches at the left edge. Four people are visible.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a ceremony on a red carpet under a white tent. An older bald man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, pulling or pointing at a yellow curtain covering a plaque reading inauguration of Nithya Anna Mandir on 31 December 2008 by Sadhusudhananda Puri Swami, Bhrama Mahasamsthana, Bengaluru, in the divine presence of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Behind the curtain, a standing man in a white shirt and dark trousers watches. At left, a saffron-robed sadhu with a saffron head wrap stands beside another orange-robed figure. A framed painting of a deity couple, with a crowned figure and a consort adorned with garlands, hangs on a yellow banner at back. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2008-12-31A stage at an outdoor pandal event with a white canopy and red carpet. Several men stand in a row: a man in white dhoti and shirt with palms pressed together on the left, a bearded man in orange robes and sandals, a man in orange robes with a shaved head and folded hands, another man in orange with a rudraksha mala, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers unveiling a yellow-draped inauguration plaque. A large framed painting of a deity pair, Shiva and Parvati, with a golden arched frame hangs behind them. Above the stage a banner shows three portraits and Kannada text, and marigold garlands decorate the yellow-draped plaques. A brass lamp stands at the left edge.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of an inauguration ceremony at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam under a white tent. Yellow cloth covers two black plaques with white lettering. Beside them, a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe with bare feet and a second robed figure in orange with an orange turban stand near a plaque reading Nithyananda Sangeeth Academy, with saffron-clad monks and a man in white shirt and dark trousers nearby. Marigold garlands line the dais on red carpet, and a deity portrait hangs behind. Probable Swamiji is the bearded man in orange-saffron robe with long hair and rudraksha mala, performing the unveiling gesture.2008-12-31A photo of an inauguration ceremony under a white tent with a yellow curtain pulled back from a black plaque. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and sandals stands at center, reaching toward the plaque, while a second man in orange robe and orange turban beside him also gestures toward it. To the left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti and another man in a white shirt watch, and a further orange-turbaned monk stands at the far left. Marigold garlands drape the curtain and a marigold garland lies on the red carpet at lower left. Behind them hangs a framed deity painting of two figures with crowns and jewelled garments, with a white canopy overhead. The plaque reads the inauguration of a sangeeth academy in the divine presence of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. a person's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31