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A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange saffron shawl over his shoulder speaks into a handheld microphone to a seated audience in a thatched bamboo hall. Behind him a large framed portrait labelled with the printed caption "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in a white turban with a red bindi, a dark robe and a layered pearl necklace. Colourful paper streamers, balloons and a banner with cut-out letters decorate the walls. Several seated men in white and orange shawls face the speaker, their backs to the camera.

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Indoor ashram hall with a bamboo-mat ceiling and colourful streamers, balloons and paper decorations. Two large framed portraits of a bearded man in a white turban and white garments hang on the back wall; a printed banner reads "Happy Birthday". Two standing men in white dhotis with orange shawls face a seated audience of devotees in white clothes with orange sashes, many seen from behind. A television sits on a stand and a laptop is on a table at left. A camera is raised at right.2006-09-03A woman in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at the front of an open hall, holding a microphone and speaking to a seated audience. Two large framed portraits flank the stage: the left one shows a smiling man in a white turban and white garment, the right one a smiling man in a white turban with a red tilak and dark embroidered top. A banner reading "Happy Birthday" with colourful letters hangs between them, along with paper streamers, balloons and hanging decorations. The audience sits on green mats in white and orange-shawled clothing, many with braided hair, with their backs to the camera.2006-09-03September 03 20062006-09-03July 28 20082008-07-28A crowd of devotees fills the foreground at an outdoor event. Behind them a large black-and-white portrait of a smiling person with long dark hair and a bindi is printed on an orange banner with pink and blue tinsel strands above. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands near the centre on a white circular platform with his hand raised to his head. Nearby, a man in a white shirt, a man in a light blue shirt and a young child are visible among the crowd, and an orange-robed figure stands at the left edge. The portrait and person are not clearly identifiable from appearance in this image.2008-07-28A photograph of a celebration in a thatched-roof hall with a green mat floor. A woman in white with an orange shawl stands at the centre holding a microphone and speaking to a seated audience. Two large framed portraits flank a banner reading HAPPY BIRTHDAY, showing men in white turbans with long hair; the portraits are printed images, not physical people. Streamers, balloons and bunting decorate the walls. Seated attendees wear white clothes, many with orange shawls, and some women wear gold-bordered white saris. The audience sits cross-legged on the mat, with a few heads and shoulders visible in the foreground.2006-09-03September 03 20062006-09-03A crowd of devotees fills a hall in front of a large backdrop showing a smiling woman with a bindi in black and white, with orange and tinsel decorations above. At the centre, a man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala stands on a raised white platform, flanked by people in white shirts and dhotis. Devotees in front wear striped and checked shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace stands at right beside a ceiling fan. The man in orange has long hair, but his face is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, so this is an uncertain candidate. The scene shows a public gathering at a KAILASA event.2008-07-28December 15 20062006-12-15July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor assembly in a hall where many seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls face a stage. A large banner portrait of a smiling man with a red tilak and long hair hangs behind a small golden throne-like seat with a red cushion and canopy. Colourful garlands and decorative cloth hangings frame the banner. A seated person in orange and a garland sits near the throne, with a brass plate of offerings before the front row. A pedestal fan stands at left.2007-02-24December 14 20062006-12-14