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September 12 2011

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A photograph of an indoor hall with a large banner on the back wall showing a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban, red bindi and orange garment, set before a mountain and temple gopurams. Below the banner, a dark chalkboard with Tamil text sits on a raised platform with two stainless steel bowls and a yellow sunflower-printed cloth bag. Several devotees stand in front: a woman in a white sari with a light blue border holds her hands together in prayer, a woman in an orange sari stands nearby, and men in white shirts and dhotis stand to the right. Brass lamps flank the platform. Swamiji (probable): the banner portrait shows a figure in saffron turban and orange robe with long hair and a red bindi, which is a depiction on a printed banner rather than a person present.2011-09-12September 09 20112011-09-09October 05 20112011-10-05Photo of an indoor programme stage with a large banner showing a smiling man in white turban and gold-bordered white cloth, gesturing with raised palm, beside Tamil text reading Nithyananda Spurana Dhyanapeetham. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits in a white throne-like chair on a red-carpeted dais with flower arrangements. Several people in white clothes kneel or sit on the floor in front, and women in saffron, green and white saris stand at the right beside the stage. Concentric circular graphic panel appears at the right edge.2006-12-14Indoor photo of a raised stage in a hall with a large banner printed with a smiling man in an orange turban and a Tamil-titled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo. A small deity murti dressed in gold with flower garlands sits before the banner, flanked by brass oil lamps and tall striped cloth banners. A beige armchair stands on the stage beside a framed portrait of a person in orange robes. In the foreground, a woman in white with folded hands sits near flower offerings and brass vessels, and a girl in white kneels in prayer on the floor.2011-10-05A photograph inside a white-walled hall at an event with many devotees. A large banner portrait behind the stage shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garment with ornate gold-toned necklaces, and a Tamil caption printed beneath it. In the centre, a person in an orange turban, orange shawl and a white flower garland sits on a white-covered seat on a raised white platform. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl kneels to the right, and a devotee in white bends forward near the seat. Around them, women in saris of orange, pink, purple and yellow, and girls with hair braids and flowers, stand or sit closely. Two white cooler units stand on the floor, and a smaller framed portrait sits on a table at right.2007-02-06February 06 20072007-02-06July 27 20082008-07-27December 14 20062006-12-14Indoor satsang or darshan at the a person Dhyana Peetam Rajapalayam ashram. A central figure stands on a white-draped dais wearing a saffron-orange turban, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, smiling and looking toward devotees. Behind him a large black-and-white portrait of a smiling long-haired figure is flanked by two signs with Tamil text and marigold garlands. A standing cooler is at right. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, women in saffron and white saris with braided hair, and an elderly woman in a white sari stand in a crowd facing the dais.2008-07-29Night outdoor stage under a white canopy with yellow-orange garland trim. Behind the stage a large orange-toned banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, beside Tamil text. Seated on a gold ornate throne in the centre is a figure in orange garments with a garland. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a patterned sari, and a girl in blue stand at a rope barrier with orange and marigold garlands. On the right a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a gold-trimmed orange shawl holds a ceremonial item near a tall gold tray. A standing cooler unit and string lights are visible.2011-12-08A large orange-and-black banner portrait of a man in an orange turban with a red tilak, wearing a long gold-beaded rudraksha necklace, hangs behind the stage. In front, a man in an orange robe with a white flower garland stands on a white-covered platform with a bowing woman in a pale blue top and yellow sari beside him. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in a green sari watches. A woman in an orange top with a white stripe stands at right. Tamil text on the banner reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda. a person: the standing figure in orange robe, orange turban and garland is a candidate, but the appearance is uncertain.2007-02-06