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A printed greeting card on an easel reads Happy Birthday! Beloved Swamiji, with a pink heart-shaped photo of a person in orange robes and a long pearl-like necklace holding a small child. Balloons in teal and pink, white blossoms and a blue sky decorate the card. Smaller oval photos beside the text show orange-robed people performing rituals with children. The card notes Children's Day celebrated in the ashram and lists ceremonies: Annaprasanam, Gayatri Deeksha, Namakaranam and Vidhyarambam. No physical people are in the scene; the figures appear only in printed photos.

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A photograph of a shrine area with a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa NITHYANAND" on a white-draped platform, flanked by red velvet curtains, with a floral garland and a pink flower in a clay bowl of white petals on the floor. In front, a man in white ritual clothes with a red-striped shawl, a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead leans forward and bends over a child in a red bindi, who holds a turquoise balloon and a yellow balloon. The man has short curly hair and is smiling.2007-10-01December 25 20072007-12-25February 25 20072007-02-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a stage event at a person Spurana Program. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala stands on a raised platform behind a white draped table decorated with potted palms, pink petals and scattered balloons. Around him, a group of people in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls stand and kneel on a red carpet; one seated man in white holds a flower garland. Above the stage, a floral arch with orange and pink blooms frames a banner with Tamil and English text. Several women in white and gold saris hold pink flower bunches. Approximately ten people are visible.2006-07-29A photograph of a man seated in a cushioned chair in front of a pale wooden-panelled wall decorated with yellow balloons. He wears an orange robe with a maroon shawl, a long rudraksha mala hangs across his chest, and he has long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead. He smiles while holding two foil balloons, one red and white reading "It's Your Day" and one purple reading "BEST WISHES". A yellow foil balloon and a microphone are also visible at the edges.2006-09-02September 23 20062006-09-23A 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.2006-09-03A printed banner taped to a beige wall beneath a dark window frame, promoting Nithyananda Global Community Initiatives. A small inset portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on the left shows a smiling woman with a red bindi, wearing an orange garment and a beaded necklace. Beside it, a circular emblem of linked stick figures surrounds the text NITHYANANDA GLOBAL COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, with a motto about totality through transformation and society beyond food, education and healthcare. The banner is a graphic, with no physical people present.2009-10-22A roadside billboard on an open grassy site under a grey sky, with power lines overhead. The orange-bordered sign reads Dhyanapeetam in English and Kannada and Devanagari scripts, with a welcome line and contact details. The left panel shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" of a smiling person in a white head wrap and white clothing with a red bindi and red beaded necklace. The right panel shows a portrait labelled "Sri Anandeshwar" of a deity murti decorated with garlands, seated on a pedestal beneath a tree. No physical people are present in the scene.2005-12-31A photograph of a festive indoor gathering in front of a blue-painted wall. At centre, a woman in an orange top and a rudraksha-style necklace smiles beside an ornate gold throne-like frame decorated with red, yellow and green flower garlands and a golden canopy topped with a finial. Around her, many children in white kurta-style clothes, some with red sashes, stand close together. A woman in a red headscarf and a woman in a red sari with a red veil stand nearby, and a girl wears a green bow. A large printed photograph with golden balloons hangs above. People in the foreground include a woman in a maroon outfit with a white flower garland in her hair. The scene suggests a ritual or celebratory ceremony.2007-12-24A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange robe and rust-coloured shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala, seated and smiling while holding two balloon sticks. The red balloon on the left shows a white circle with a blue-and-red party hat and the printed words "It's Your Day"; the multicoloured balloon on the right has the word "BEST" on it. Behind him is a pale wood-panelled wall.2006-09-02A Tamil-language Diwali greeting poster with a pastel pink-to-peach background decorated with party hats and streamers. At the top, blue Tamil headings read Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Nithyananda Ilaignar Maiyam, followed by a magenta line and a yellow-orange banner reading the Diwali wishes. A central framed photograph shows a seated figure with long dark wavy hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, wearing orange robes and sitting on a leopard-print cushion against a deep red backdrop, with one hand raised in blessing. The figure is a depiction in a printed poster; appearance cues include long hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala, but identity is uncertain.2007-11-09