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Three women cut a decorated sheet cake in an indoor room with pale green walls and a white door marked V-3. The woman on the right wears an orange shawl, a white sari with a red-and-gold border, a beaded mala and glasses, and leans over the cake with hands together. A woman in the centre wears a white shawl and white dress with a red bindi and smiles while holding the knife. A woman on the left in an orange shawl and white sari with glasses and gold bangles claps her hands. On the right a printed portrait shows a smiling figure in a white turban, dark ornate top and gold necklace, with the caption "Be Blissful is my teaching, meditation technique and blessings." The cake is cream-coloured with a floral border and pink and yellow flowers, with a lit candle.

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A photo taken indoors near a pale green wall and a white door marked V-3. A young woman with long dark hair, wearing a white shawl and a beaded necklace, opens her mouth as an older woman with grey hair pulled back, wearing rimless glasses, an orange shawl over a white sari with a floral border, and gold bangles, offers her a piece of food. On the right, a framed poster shows a smiling man in a white turban and dark clothing beside the caption 'Be Blissful is my teaching.' On the far left, a partially visible person wears orange and white. A small orange-wrapped image hangs above the door.2007-05-04A photograph of an indoor birthday celebration at a table with a rectangular sheet cake decorated with piped borders, colourful flowers and writing in a non-Latin script, with a lit candle. An older woman in a white sari with a fringed border and an orange shawl stands at the table holding a folded tissue and a small object, looking toward the others. Beside her, a standing woman in a white sari and orange shawl holds her hands together. A printed poster on an easel shows a smiling man in a white turban and dark clothing, captioned in the image text about being fully present with his teaching. At the far right, another woman in white with an orange shawl is partly visible.2007-05-04A dim indoor photo at a doorway of a plain cream-painted room with a white door marked V-3. Five women in white saris or white tops with saffron-orange shawls stand around a table. The woman at left wears a patterned sari and orange shawl. A woman in white in the centre covers her mouth. Another woman in white with an orange shawl holds a tissue. A woman at lower right in an orange shawl and white top points toward a cake. A printed portrait on an easel shows a smiling man in a white turban and dark jacket with a beaded necklace, captioned as a teaching of Nithyananda, Vibhuti/Swamiji-style caption; the man in the portrait is a depiction, not a physical person. A decorated cake with flowers sits on the table with candles and small plates. Orange and white framed images appear on the door.2007-05-04A birthday celebration in an open-sided hall with a thatched roof and a framed poster on the wall at right. At center, an elderly woman with grey hair and glasses in a white sari with an orange shawl feeds a sweet to a young girl in a white and green dress with a pink hair clip, who holds a piece in her hand. A stainless steel table in front holds a round white cake with pink and red flower decorations, green-edged base and a knife. Around them stand other women in white saris and orange shawls, a boy in a striped shirt and a young man in orange and white. A framed image with the words 'Be Blissful' and 'meditation' appears at right edge.2007-04-20A photograph of an elderly woman in a white sari with small gold-brown print and an orange shawl, bending over a rectangular cream-coloured birthday cake decorated with piped flowers in pink, yellow, blue, white and red, and black scrollwork borders. She holds a lit candle on the cake with one hand while her other hand rests at her waist, and she wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles. Beside her, a partly visible figure in white with an orange shawl gestures with an open hand. Behind them, a door shows a small framed portrait and a sign reading V-3, and a white plastic chair stands at right next to a bag with partial text.2007-05-04A photograph of a group of about a dozen women standing on a covered veranda beside a red-painted wooden pillar, many wearing white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several women have their palms pressed together in greeting, and one woman in front holds hands with another. At the lower left, a framed portrait labelled "Be Blissful is my teaching, meditation technique and blessing! - Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in a white turban and dark ornate garment, placed on a table with a decorated cake, small dishes and a plate of offerings. A man in a white turban and white clothes stands at the right edge. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a person present in the scene.2007-05-04A photograph of a birthday cake being cut in an indoor hall. A woman in a beige blouse and blue striped sari leans over a steel counter, lifting a slice from a partly eaten cake decorated with green icing, pink and red flower motifs and piped lettering. A young woman in a white salwar kameez with a pendant necklace watches smiling. Behind her a young man in white clothes with an orange scarf and a beaded mala stands, and an elderly woman in an orange shawl with a mala and pendant stands at left. A young man in white kurta is at the right edge. A spoon rests on the counter and cardboard boxes are stacked in the background.2007-04-20A photograph of an elderly woman in a white sari with a thin orange-brown border and an orange shawl stands with her hands pressed together in namaste before a large rectangular sheet cake on a grey table. The cake has a peach frosting with a black piped border and a floral design of pink, red, yellow and blue flowers. Behind her are two cream panelled doors, one labelled V-2 with a purple bird logo and the other V-3, with small framed pictures on them. To the right, a second person in an orange garment holds a small object over a silver plate beside a small candle. Two physical people are visible.2007-05-04A indoor photo of women gathered around a long steel serving table cutting a round white birthday cake decorated with coloured dots and a green base. A woman in a blue-and-beige sari reaches to hand a small knife or server to a smiling woman in white kurta with an orange shawl and a beaded necklace, standing at the center. An elderly woman with grey hair and glasses in an orange-bordered sari stands at the left edge, and other women in white clothes stand in the background and at the right. The setting is a open-sided hall with a corrugated roof.2007-04-20A photo of a group serving cake at an indoor event. A long sheet cake with piped dark decorations and colored frosting rests on a metal table in the foreground. Three young women in orange and white clothing are serving it, one in an orange shawl over white holding a small paper plate, another in orange over white with gold trim reaching for a slice, and a third in white with an orange shawl cutting cake. Behind them an older woman in white and another woman stand near white doors marked V-2 and V-3. A small girl in blue is at left holding a plate. A printed book cover with a purple and white image sits at right edge. Several paper plates are stacked on the table.2007-05-04February 13 20072007-02-13February 13 20072007-02-13