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Outdoor ceremonial scene under a draped red and green canopy with bunches of green bananas hanging from a bamboo-and-banana-leaf structure wrapped in green and white striped poles. A figure in long swept-back hair and orange robes stands behind a white-draped platform. Nearby, a woman in a yellow and orange sari with a long braid wears a red blouse, a man in a white cap and yellow vest stands by a woven palm-mat fence, and men in white shirts and white dhotis move through the crowd. Several people are visible, one in saffron robes and others in white clothing.

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April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor photograph of a crowd of men in white shirts and white caps gathered around a woven bamboo and palm-frond enclosure during a ceremony. A large tent canopy with striped red, orange, yellow, purple and green pennant bunting shades the area, and banana stalks with green bananas are tied to its posts. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand close together, some wearing caps, while a man in a dark uniform-style cap and a few people in orange clothing are visible at right. Speakers stand at left and trees and a blue sky frame the scene.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor ashram inauguration scene under a colourful fringed canopy with banana plants and a bamboo railing in the foreground. A standing man in a saffron/orange robe stands near a tripod-mounted camera, another in saffron stands behind a red-and-yellow fringed parasol, and a woman in saffron with garlands stands at left. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas, white caps and a uniformed officer in khaki with peaked cap are nearby, with a bunch of green bananas hanging at right. The nearby white-clad crowd and the ritual setting suggest a ceremonial occasion.2008-04-19Outdoor stage under a canopy with a white cloth top, strings of multicoloured triangular pennants and banana leaves, set in a shaded clearing. A seated figure in orange robes sits in a white chair-throne on a pink-covered platform, with a second person in orange robes standing near a microphone stand and a cameraman behind a tripod. A tall orange flag hangs on the left. A banner with Tamil script hangs across the stage backdrop. Below, a bamboo-fenced crowd of people in white clothes and colourful saris stands and watches, with decorated umbrellas at the lower corners.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor stage event with a Tamil-language banner behind it reading in part a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam sign. At center, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange clothing with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial beaded necklaces stands on a white raised platform, smiling and gesturing with raised hands. Around the stage, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear lanyard badges, and several people in orange robes stand nearby; one woman in a yellow sari sits below the platform. Bamboo and palm-leaf structures and a strip of multicolored bunting frame the scene, and a cameraman in orange stands at right.2008-04-19Outdoor ceremony under a canopy strung with multicoloured triangular bunting. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari and beaded necklace and sits beside a white dome-shaped structure on a raised platform. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with lanyards, move around the platform, and one man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the right edge. Dried palm fronds and bamboo poles in the foreground frame the scene. A partial banner with Tamil lettering is visible behind the platform.2008-04-19Outdoor ceremony under colourful fringed parasols with a banner reading Dhyanapeetam above. A long-haired person in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands beneath a red-and-multicolour umbrella, with another orange-robed figure beside them. Many men in white shirts and white caps crowd around, some holding bamboo poles and a woven bamboo frame in the foreground. A white circular canopy and Tamil script signage fill the background.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19