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A photograph of a ceremonial scene before a very large printed portrait of a smiling man with long swept-back hair and a red-marked forehead, framed by garlands of yellow and white flowers. Seated centrally is a man in a golden-yellow turban beneath an ornate gold canopy decorated with white jasmine garlands and a gilded finial. In front, a woman in a pink patterned salwar and a pink dupatta kneels with her back to the camera, while other devotees in saffron, purple and cream clothing stand and bow nearby. Yellow and white flower petals are scattered across the foreground platform.

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A photo of a ceremony beneath a large printed portrait of a smiling man with long hair and a red-tinted face, framed by marigold and white jasmine garlands. A seated man in a cream silk kurta and a yellow-gold turban sits on a flower-covered throne with a gilded canopy, while a man in white kneels before him with hands raised near the seated man's forehead. A young boy in white stands beside them, a man in a red patterned shirt watches at left, and a woman in a purple sari holds a brass plate at right. Another person lies prostrate on the flower-strewn platform in front. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's subject but not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the a person value is unsure.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A large portrait banner of a smiling man with long swept-back hair dominates the backdrop. In front, a seated man in a gold tunic and a yellow turban sits under a white jasmine-garlanded canopy with a brass finial, while two people in blue and turquoise kneel and lean toward him. A woman in white stands at right holding a ritual item, and others in white and cream sit or stand around a white cloth covered with flower petals. The banner is a printed photograph, not a person.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a devotional event in front of a large red-toned banner portrait of a smiling man with long swept-back hair and a vertical mark on his forehead; the banner is framed with white and yellow flower garlands. Beneath a gold ornamental canopy hung with white jasmine garlands, a man in a gold-coloured shawl, a gold-and-cream turban and a gold necklace sits on a red cushioned seat. Around him, a man in white kneels with hands raised, a woman in a white sari and a girl in a pink top kneel in front with arms raised, and a woman in a purple sari with a red border stands at right with hands joined. Flower petals and yellow and white blossoms lie on the platform below.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A seated man in a cream and gold silk outfit and a gold-and-cream turban sits on a flower-decorated peetha beneath a jasmine-garlanded canopy with a gold finial. A man in white kneels to his left with hands raised, and a woman in a white sari with a floral border kneels to his right, also raising hands. Behind them, a large printed portrait of a smiling man with long hair in red tones is framed by yellow and white garlands. On the right, a woman in a purple sari holds a bundle wrapped in pink cloth, and other people stand at the edge. Marigold petals cover the floor in the foreground. A portrait caption reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda, a long-haired man in a golden robe and a turban is seated, with his long hair falling over the shoulders. The scene resembles a welcome or honouring at a floral-decorated dais.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26