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A man in a dark pinstriped suit, sunglasses and a light blue tie speaks at a wooden podium with a microphone on a red-carpeted stage under a white and red tent. Behind him a large banner shows a portrait of a man in a pink turban and a label reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a deity image. Seated in ornate gold-and-red throne chairs are two saffron-robed sannyasis, one with a long white beard, and a man in white beside them. Yellow marigold garlands hang on the table edges, and a large brass lamp stands at the right edge of the frame.

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Outdoor stage event under a white tent with red valances, a blue backdrop and pink draping. A man in a dark pinstriped suit, sunglasses and blue tie speaks at a wooden podium with a microphone. Behind him a banner shows a figure in a red turban beside the text "a person" and "Dhyanapeetam" and a deity image. Seated on ornate gold-and-red thrones are saffron-robed sannyasis and figures in white and red ritual clothes. Yellow marigold garlands decorate the stage edge and table.2006-12-31A photograph of an outdoor stage event under a white and red tent. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at a wooden podium with a microphone, reading from papers. Behind him, a banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a Sri Aramadhar caption. Seated on ornate gold-and-red thrones are a man in a dark suit and dark glasses, and two robed figures in orange and saffron clothing, one wearing an orange turban. Two men in white sit at a microphone to the right. A long table with purple cloth, flower garlands and water bottles lines the red-carpeted stage.2006-12-31A stage event under a pink-draped tent canopy with a banner reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" and a portrait of a bearded man in a robe on the left, beside a devotional image of a deity with garlands on the right. Seven people sit on gold-carved thrones with red cushions behind a pink-skirted table decorated with yellow marigold garlands and brass urns. On the far left, a man in a dark suit and sunglasses sits. Next are two figures in saffron-orange robes, one with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style mala and the other with white hair and beard. A man in a red-orange robe and turban-style head covering sits in the centre, reading from papers at a microphone. Three men in white shirts sit to the right, one holding a glass of water.2006-12-31A photo of a stage at an outdoor event with a white and red draped canopy. A man in a grey pinstriped suit and sunglasses stands at the left with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robes stands with hands folded in namaskar; this person has distinctive long hair and orange clothing, a probable Swamiji. Next to them, a white-bearded sadhu in orange robes, a saffron-clothed monk, and three men in white shirts and dhotis stand in a line behind a microphone. A table draped in pink cloth holds books and bottles of water, with yellow marigold garlands along its edge. A seated man in a grey shirt is visible at the right. Red velvet chairs and an ornate gold-trimmed throne are at the left edge.2006-12-31Outdoor stage event under a decorated tent with a red, white and gold valance. A large banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda on the left. Seven people sit on ornate gold-and-red thrones behind pink-draped tables edged with marigold garlands and brass urns. Several seated figures wear saffron and orange robes, one in a white robe, and others wear white shirts and dark trousers. Brass vessels stand along the front of the stage.2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor stage event under a red and pink canopy with a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam beside a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda, showing a man in a turban with a red-and-orange pattern. Five people sit on ornate gold-and-red thrones behind a white-draped table garlanded in yellow. On the left a man in a dark suit holds a booklet. Two monastics in saffron-orange robes sit side by side, one with a white beard, one with a shaved head. At the centre a man in a white shirt speaks into a microphone, and at the right a man in a white shirt sits beside him. A video camera on a tripod is in the lower left, and brass vessels stand on the table.2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31A stage event under a pink and red canopy with a blue backdrop bearing a banner reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" and a framed deity picture of a dark-skinned god and goddess with garlands. Six people sit on ornate gold-and-red thrones behind a pink-draped table decorated with yellow marigold garlands and brass pots. Next is a white-bearded man in cream robes, then a shaven-headed man in an orange robe, and two men in white shirts at the right. A microphone stands on the table and a printed sign on the right reads "Inauguration of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam."2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31