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A smiling man in an orange turban, orange robe and long flower garland stands on a raised stage beside a smiling man in a green silk shawl with red-gold border, hands clasped together. A girl in lilac and glasses and a young boy in white kurta with rudraksha mala stand at right. Behind them hangs a banner with Tamil text and a red-gold tent valance. A bearded elderly man in white, garlanded, is partly visible at far left.

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Outdoor stage event under a red, yellow and blue tent canopy. A man in an orange saffron turban, orange robe and long hair, wearing a garland of yellow, white, red and green flowers, clasps hands warmly with a smiling man in a green sleeveless vest with gold-bordered red shawl over white clothes. A young boy in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at right beside a girl in lavender, and a seated elder with white beard and orange cloth appears at left edge. A banner behind shows a dove logo and Tamil text.2006-11-24A photograph of a stage event with a red and gold draped backdrop and a large banner. A standing man in orange robes and an orange turban, with a long dark rudraksha mala and a multi-coloured flower garland, stands centre stage with a young boy in white clothes and a rudraksha mala in front of him. A woman in a lavender salwar kameez with glasses and a woman in a white sari with a purple border stand beside him, and an older woman in grey at right. A man in white shirt and white dhoti at left presses his palms together in greeting. A framed portrait of an elderly figure in white headwear hangs on the banner at left, which shows a bird logo.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24February 15 20072007-02-15A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a large garland of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers, smiling and gesturing with one raised hand in a plain whitewashed room with a corrugated metal ceiling. Around him stand several men in white shirts with dark rudraksha-style malas and gold bracelets, one in a white dhoti, and a young boy in a white shirt and black shorts with a dark bead necklace looks up at him. Stone-tiled floor, bare feet and sandals visible.2009-01-10A photo of a stage ceremony under a white tent canopy with a red-and-blue trim. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a multi-coloured garland of flowers, clasps hands with a smiling man in a light-green shawl and white dhoti who also wears a garland. Around them stand women in saris: one in grey with purple border and hands joined in namaste, others in white, purple and pink; a man in white shirt and dhoti stands at left, and a young boy in white kurta and beads stands center-right. A banner behind them carries Tamil text. The saffron-robed man is a probable Swamiji, identified by long swept hair, an orange turban, saffron robes and a flower garland. Eight to nine people are visible.2006-11-24August 09 20152015-08-09Outdoor stage under a white tent with a red and purple border. A man in saffron robes and an orange head wrap, wearing a multicolour flower garland, stands centre with a man in a green shawl; both have hands pressed together. Around them stand several women in saris, a man in white dhoti and shirt, and a young boy in white kurta with a bead necklace. Behind them hangs a yellow banner with a blue-and-white logo. A probable Swamiji figure (saffron robe, orange head wrap, long hair, floral garland) stands centre in an in-person role at the stage. Flower garlands lie on the floor of the stage edge.2006-11-24A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate carved wooden throne with a dark red cushioned back, framed by white and orange flower garlands and a multicoloured tasselled canopy. The seated figure wears an orange turban with a red bindi, an orange robe, and a long rudraksha mala, and is smiling and waving. Beside the throne, a man in a white kurta and white trousers, with glasses and patches of yellow powder on his clothes, holds a framed photograph of the seated figure. At right, a young person in a yellow garment holds a second framed photograph of the same figure. The printed caption on the framed photo is not legible enough to copy.2008-11-12A photograph of an outdoor stage event under a white and red canopy with red-and-gold valance trim. A central man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap wears a long multicolour flower garland and smiles, flanked by a boy in white kurta with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a young woman in a lavender patterned salwar, and an older woman in a white sari with purple border who is touching his arm. On the left, a white-bearded elderly man in orange and white sits on a blue chair with a red-and-orange garland, and a man in white with folded hands stands near him. Behind the stage, a yellow banner shows the Tamil-language Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo and a framed portrait of an elderly figure in a white turban. Several men in white and orange stand at the right edge.2006-11-24February 01 2009 Kalpataru Convention at Coimbatore City2009-02-01A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and sandals stands at the center of a plain whitewashed room with a corrugated roof, wearing a thick garland of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers. He smiles and gestures with an open hand toward a group of men in white shirts and white trousers with dark bead necklaces and pendants. A man on the right has a sacred tilak mark on his forehead, and a young boy in a white shirt and black shorts stands at the front right, looking up. The floor is bare concrete. The central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland, which are appearance cues consistent with a person, though the appearance is not conclusive.2009-01-10