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A photo inside a hall with a banner above reading "Growing Consciousness" and text about Arunachala, showing a long-haired man in a sleeveless orange robe with a vermilion tilak, barefoot, extending his hand to receive slips from a woman in a white sari with blue border. Behind him, a younger man in orange kurta and dhoti carries a tray of papers. A row of women in white saris and a few in blue stand by a banana-leaf decorated rail, several with hands folded in greeting. Printed photos of ascetics meditating and walking near mountains hang on the wall. A banner portrait labelled with Nithyananda is visible on the wall.

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December 21 20092009-12-21A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands at a metal railing handing out papers to a queue of devotees. Beside him another saffron-robed person holds a stack of papers in an orange cloth. Devotees line up behind a chain barrier: a woman in a red-and-black sari with gold jewellery, a woman in a white salwar kameez with hands joined in namaste, a young boy in white, a boy in a white shirt reaching toward the railing, and a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl. Wall panels behind them show photographs of meditating sadhus and a mountain landscape, with a banner reading Growing Consciousness, and colourful painted pillars stand in the background.2009-12-05December 05 20092009-12-05May 25 20082008-05-25December 03 20092009-12-03A woman in an orange and maroon sari stands at the center, raising a lit oil lamp in her right hand and holding a brass bell in her left, smiling. Two or three seated young people in white and light clothing watch from the left. A poster-covered wall behind shows a banner titled "Growing Consciousness" with photographs of meditating sadhus in orange and red robes and mountain landscapes, plus a framed portrait of a seated figure at upper right. A patterned textile hangs at the right edge, and a metal table with an orange plate is in the foreground. The scene appears to be an aarti in a community room.2009-09-25December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walking across an orange-carpeted stage at an indoor hall with orange walls. Behind him, several devotees in white and cream clothes with yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. An ornate gold-and-red throne sits at the right of the stage, and a tray with a kalasha-like silver dish and offerings lies in the foreground. A bald man in white with an orange shawl stands at left, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala and a pale cap stands at right. A banner at the upper left shows photographs and text about a spiritual awakening. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure in saffron robes and rudraksha mala is the central subject, walking toward the stage.2010-08-26A photograph of an indoor hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala reads from an open book or newspaper. Beside him, a bald priest in white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl and white tilak holds an orange cloth and a brass vessel. Two women in white saris stand behind the railing. Large framed photos hang on the wall above, and colourful decorated pillars with patterned bands flank the room. The man in orange shows cues of a saffron-clad figure with distinctive hair and mala, consistent with the page's a person reference, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-09-18December 09 20092009-12-09A photograph inside a hall with a corrugated metal ceiling and painted wall panels, including a large display board showing historical figures and a tall decorated pillar with geometric colours. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange sannyasi robe stands with both arms outstretched, palms extended toward a line of people. Beside him, another long-haired man in orange and red-bordered cloth holds a white cloth bundle and a wooden box. Devotees in white and pastel saris and dhotis line a red metal railing, several with hands joined in anjali and holding small white envelopes. A man in white with a yellow scarf stands at the right edge.2009-12-09December 01 20092009-12-01