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Outdoor photograph in a courtyard with bare earth and a red-brick wall. A large framed portrait on a stand, garlanded with white flowers, shows a smiling person in white head-wrap and white clothing with rudraksha beads; the portrait carries a Tamil caption naming a person. Before it, several people sit on red and blue plastic chairs: a woman in a white sari kneels at left, a woman in a pink-and-blue sari sits near her, and a girl in orange sits center. A woman in a lavender sari stands at left. Men in white kurta and shirts stand at right, one in a white shirt touching the girl's head in blessing, and another standing beside them. A younger man in a white t-shirt stands behind. Roughly ten to twelve people are visible.

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A 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.2007-02-062008 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesFebruary 06 20072007-02-06February 06 20072007-02-06February 06 20072007-02-06A 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.2007-02-06A seated figure in an orange saffron robe, with an orange head cloth and a white-and-pink flower garland, sits on a white-draped dais in a white hall. A large printed banner behind shows a smiling man in an orange turban and ornate gold necklace, with Tamil lettering beneath. Devotees in white and saffron stand and kneel nearby, including a woman in a red sari with hands pressed in namaskar and an elderly woman in a pink sari. A man in white holds a mic stand, and a figure in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Marigold and rose petals lie on the platform. Smaller framed portraits hang on the left wall.2007-02-06A seated sannyasi in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a white and red garland and a gold chain, sits on a white-draped seat while a woman in a blue floral sari bends toward him. A man in white with an orange shawl sits at right, and other devotees with tied-back hair are in the foreground. Behind them hangs a large orange-turbaned portrait labelled "பரமஹம்ச நித்யானந்தர்" with Tamil text reading "நாமக்கல்" along the bottom. A brass oil lamp stands to the right. The seated sannyasi's appearance is consistent with the portrait's subject, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm him, so the seated figure is described by role only.2007-02-06February 06 20072007-02-06February 06 20072007-02-06A seated figure in an orange robe and orange turban sits on a white-draped platform, wearing a white flower garland, with fruit and rose petals arranged before them. Behind them a large printed banner shows a smiling figure in an orange turban with a long, swept-back hair and ornate gold-and-beaded necklaces, with Tamil text beneath. Around the platform, devotees stand and kneel: an older woman in white with folded hands bows, a man in white kurta and garland stands with hands together, a young man in white with an orange shawl sits by the platform, and women in saris stand near white cooler units. Decorative hanging beaded strings and wall art frame the hall.2007-02-06February 06 20072007-02-06