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Photo of a stage event under a white tent with a red carpet scattered with petals. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne chair, hand to his head. Beside him a woman in an orange sari sits, and a row of saffron-robed swamis and sannyasis sits on gold chairs behind a long table draped with blue and multicoloured flower garlands and water bottles. A standing attendant in white leans in from the left. A wooden lectern with a microphone stands at right. Behind the stage hang framed portraits and a wall of small circular photos.

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December 30 20082008-12-30 +1 copiesA stage event with a row of seated dignitaries behind red-draped tables, flanked by white flower garlands and a brass oil lamp at left. Two saffron-robed monastics sit centre-stage: the left one wears an orange turban and an orange robe with a dark beaded necklace, and the right one wears an orange turban and orange robe while resting a hand near the face. Beside them, a man in a dark suit and a woman in a pink sari sit at right, while men in white dhotis and shirts sit at left, one wearing a saffron-and-green sash. Behind the stage hang framed photographs and a large backdrop portrait of a bearded saint seated in meditation among palm trees, with Kannada script on a yellow banner at left.2010-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Evening stage event under a white canopy at a Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebration. A man in orange robes and an orange turban stands at a flower-garlanded lectern on the left, speaking into a microphone. Behind him, a seated row of figures on ornate gold-and-red thrones sits on a garlanded dais: two central figures wear orange robes, and the others wear white clothing. A large banner above shows a row of framed portraits and Kannada text. A decorated backdrop with a deity image stands at the right, and a brass elephant figure sits at the lower foreground. Visible people: roughly ten.2008-12-30January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A stage at a satsang event with saffron-robed sannyasis seated on ornate orange-and-gold thrones and cushioned seats. Behind them a gold temple-style backdrop frames a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, labelled as a portrait. On the left, a golden deity murti is decorated with a large garland of marigolds and red flowers. Several seated figures wear orange and saffron robes; one man in white with a saffron shawl sits near the center right, and a man in a dark red turban and ash-coloured garments sits near the middle. Microphones stand on the stage, and red draping covers the stage front.2015-01-13Outdoor stage event under a white tent with lavender-tinted canopy, covered by red draping. Seated on golden thrones and chairs are several people in saffron/orange robes. A central figure on a golden throne wears a large multicoloured flower garland and an orange turban, with a gold chair behind. Another throne-like seat carries a multicoloured garland and an ornate golden shrine-style canopy with carved deity figures. Seated men in orange robes and orange turbans sit in a row in front; a man in white kurta with rudraksha mala sits on the right. A brass oil lamp (aarti-style lamp) stands at left front, and a cameraman is visible at the lower left. a person candidate: the seated figure on the central throne has long-ish hair and a turban, but appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2015-01-13A stage under a white tent with a red carpet, where several saffron-robed men sit in ornate golden-brown chairs and sofas. At the centre-right a bearded man in orange robes sits in a large ochre armchair before a microphone stand, and to his right a man in maroon and a red turban sits with a hand near his face. Behind them a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in orange with a turban, set beside a garland of marigolds and a golden ornate throne. Other devotees in orange and white sit along the dais, and a black speaker sits in the foreground. A deity murti adorned with flower garlands stands on the left.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13