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Outdoor ceremony under a red and white canopy with a red and yellow geometric-patterned backdrop. Seated rows of saffron-robed sadhus and monks sit on red-cushioned chairs facing a raised red-carpeted stage, with a seated figure in saffron-coloured clothing and a long-haired figure in orange in the foreground. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind, and a cameraman with a video camera films the event. Many people fill the open-air gathering, a large crowd numbering in the dozens to hundreds, with a loudspeaker on a stand at left.

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Outdoor gathering under a tent-like canopy with red and yellow geometric-patterned drapes. Many saffron-robed monks and sannyasis sit on red floor mats and chairs in the foreground and centre, while white-clad devotees sit on the left and across the rear. A man in a white-and-grey striped shirt stands at right, facing the assembly. On the left, a musician in orange plays a harmonium-style instrument beside microphones on a red-covered table. Several people in the front row sit on ornate wooden chairs with their backs to the camera. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance alone; a distinctive senior figure with a white beard in the centre is visible but not reliably identifiable. Crowd is a large seated assembly.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A large outdoor gathering under a red-and-white striped canopy with decorative gold valances. Dozens of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit on rows of plastic chairs and mats, facing a raised dais at the right. On the dais, a figure in an orange-red robe with long dark hair stands at a wooden podium, speaking into a microphone while a man in white stands beside. A wooden throne-style chair and seated monastics in orange sit in the foreground, one wearing an orange turban. A backdrop banner shows a portrait of a bearded man with a caption reading the name Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Camera operators in orange and white film the event. Roughly fifty people are visible.2007-08-09A stage event under trees with a red and teal backdrop patterned with yellow and white diamonds. A man in saffron robes with long dark hair and rudraksha mala stands at a podium draped in orange cloth, speaking into a microphone, a garland of white and pink flowers hanging on the lectern. Seated on carved wooden chairs in front are several saffron-robed monks and sannyasis, one with a shaved head and another wearing an orange turban, while standing behind them are men in white kurta-style clothing and a man in white shirt. A tall red and silver ceremonial staff stands at right. Visible people number around ten to fifteen.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under trees before a red and teal bunting-draped backdrop. A woman with dark curly hair in an orange sari-style garment stands at a microphone on an orange-draped lectern, a garland of white and pink flowers hanging on its side. Seated in rows on the blue-carpeted platform are saffron-robed sannyasis and ascetics, many wearing orange turbans or head cloths, one holding a bamboo-handled object and another with a rudraksha mala. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand behind them, and a standing man with a shawl and dark hair looks on. Around fifteen people are visible in the scene.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09