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Indoor ceremony on a green carpet in a hall with orange and white draped backdrop. A seated figure on the right wears an orange-and-saffron turban and a garland of yellow and red flowers, sitting on a white-covered throne-like seat. Beside him, a man in white shirt and white dhoti kneels and tends plates of offerings. A man in white with an orange shawl kneels near the centre, and a line of women in saris and men in white clothes stand behind, some holding brass plates of puja items. Plates of fruit, sweets, flowers and a small brass item lie on the floor. A pale wall partition and a large ceremonial spread of flowers fill the background. The turbaned figure may be a person but appearance cues are not fully conclusive.

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January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photo of a ceremonial puja inside a hall with green carpet, where a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban receives garlands and offerings. Several men in white dhotis and shirts kneel or stand around him, one holding a yellow and red garland, and a woman in white kneels in front to arrange brass plates of food, fruit and flower petals. A banner with Tamil text and orange-and-cream drapes form the backdrop. The seated figure wears a turban and saffron robe with rudraksha-style adornments, consistent with a person appearance cue, presented as the person being honoured in a satsang-style gathering.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large hall with green floor covering during a ceremonial offering. In the foreground, a man in orange turban and orange-gold robe with white and pink flower garlands sits cross-legged before brass plates of sweets and fruit. Behind him, a man in white kneels to tend the offerings. Standing in the center, a man in white holds a tray of red kumkum or flowers, and a woman in white sari with a yellow flower garland stands beside him. Several white-clad attendants stand nearby, and a large framed portrait of a bearded figure hangs on the back wall. A dense crowd of seated devotees in white and orange fills the hall, with more people watching from a balcony above strung with orange lights.2007-01-12February 06 20072007-02-06A photograph of a devotional ceremony on a green-carpeted floor under a white canopy with orange-and-cream drapes. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits centrally, draped in long garlands of white and orange flowers, with rose petals scattered before him. Around him, men and women in white dhotis and mundus kneel and bend over brass trays of offerings, flowers and oil lamps. A standing man in white and a man in orange shawls stand nearby. A banner behind reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda's 30th birthday satsang in Tamil, and the seated figure's appearance is consistent with the probable Swamiji cues of orange turban and garlands.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12Indoor gathering in a hall with string lights overhead and a patterned banner backdrop in orange, red and cream. A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back hair and a multicoloured flower garland, sits on a white-draped couch at right, gesturing with his hands while speaking. Around him stand about a dozen men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, along with women in white saris and orange-shawled young men in the foreground. A young man bows his head near the couch and a woman in a white sari with a braid stands nearby. Probable Swamiji cues are the saffron turban, saffron robes, long hair and multicoloured garland, seated in a position of honour in the centre of the devotees.2007-01-12A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a tall ornate crown with red, white and yellow decoration sits on a golden throne before a gold-and-red draped backdrop decorated with floral garlands. A long marigold garland hangs at his chest and he holds up a red fruit. Around him, a row of children in white and orange clothes and adults sit and stand on a floral-strewn red carpet, receiving fruit and food from trays. A standing man in a white shirt and a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl bend forward, presenting offerings. Yellow and white flower petals form a mound on the floor, and a window, plants and an air cooler frame the room.2010-02-15