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Photograph of a large outdoor ceremonial gathering under a white tent with blue arched patterns. Three seated people occupy ornate gold thrones with red velvet cushions on a red carpet. The figure on the far right wears a saffron/orange turban and long orange robe with long dark hair and sandals, appearing to be a person in a seated, honoured position. Beside him sits a person in a pale peach robe with a shaved head, and next to them an elderly figure in an orange garment with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, one hand raised. Behind them devotees sit on the floor and a man in white with a beaded necklace sits on a chair at right, and figures in colourful saris and orange dress stand at left.

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Three seated figures on ornate gold-and-red thrones on a red carpet with patterned borders, in a large pavilion with white arched panels and a crowd seated behind them. On the left, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits with his feet bare. In the centre, a figure in a pale peach shawl sits with hands folded. On the right, a person with long dark hair, an orange turban and an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a throne with orange sandals. Several people in saffron and colourful saris sit to the left of the thrones. The person on the right has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, matching the a person cues, seated as an honoured guest.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A tented satsang setting with orange and yellow draped fabric and striped rugs on the floor. Several seated men in saffron and orange robes sit on ornate gilded thrones and low orange cushions. Seated at right, a man in an orange turban and saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and a wired microphone at his ear, gestures with his hands while speaking. A shaved-headed man in orange sits in front of him at lower right. On the left, an older bearded sadhu in orange and a turbaned man in cream robes sit on a gold throne. A gilded lion-shaped throne and a trident stand in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable): the speaker at right wears an orange turban, long swept-back hair and orange-saffron clothing, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2013-02-11Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial walk on a red carpet under a red and white tented pavilion. In the centre, an elderly saffron-robed sannyasi with a wooden walking stick walks barefoot, wearing an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. To his left, a bearded man in a black shirt and orange-bordered cloth holds a yellow object. To the right, a younger man with a saffron turban, long hair, bare upper body and a rudraksha mala wears an orange robe. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts and a few people in orange clothing walk the path, while seated audience members in white sit on red chairs at the edge of the pavilion.2006-12-31Photograph of a satsang stage with a red carpet and white tent canopy. A row of seated figures in orange and saffron robes sit in ornate orange-upholstered thrones with orange footstools. At the far left, a man in a maroon-and-orange turban sits beside a figure in orange, with a microphone on a stand. Near the centre, an older bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl sits in a throne. At the right, a bearded man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits in a throne. Behind them, a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda shows a smiling figure in orange with a saffron turban, flanked by flower garlands and a golden ornate backdrop.2015-01-13Outdoor ceremony under a striped canopy with a purple backdrop strung with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Saffron-robed swamis sit on ornate gold-and-red chairs on a blue mat. A bearded swami in an orange turban and rudraksha mala, seated third from the left, holds a microphone while speaking. Beside him, a bald swami in pale saffron robes and a gold-and-beaded necklace sits with hands folded. At the right edge, a bald man in orange robes sits in a chair. Behind them, staff in white shirts stand near the seats. A white-draped table sits in the foreground on the left.2007-08-09Night photograph of a large outdoor evening event under a decorated tent with a dense crowd of seated attendees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground on a red-cushioned gold-framed bench, a man in a saffron-orange robe sits smiling beside a woman in a magenta sari with gold border and a younger person in an orange robe and orange head wrap, who is also smiling. A man at the far left wears a white outfit and a red-and-white garland, and an elderly man in a peach shirt and dhoti sits at the far right edge. A red carpet and patterned rug lie beneath them, with overhead lights and draped red and maroon fabric in the background. a person appearance uncertain.2005-01-01 +1 copiesA seated meeting in a draped room with red curtains and ornate gold-framed orange velvet thrones. On the left, a man in white dhoti with gold trim, a crossed shawl and beaded necklaces gestures while speaking. Facing him on an orange throne sits a bearded sadhu in orange robes, and beside him another bearded sadhu in orange. To the right, a turbaned man in orange-saffron attire sits on a throne, with a man in a white checked shirt and a man in white kurta seated on the floor at the lower right. Red and orange floor cushions and a shaggy orange rug lie in the foreground.2015-09-17Outdoor satsang under a white tent with a red carpet. A man in orange robes sits centrally on an orange cushioned chair before a microphone stand, with bare feet on a low footstool. Beside him a woman in maroon and a red-patterned headwear sits, and further right several people in orange and white robes sit in cushioned chairs. At left an elderly bearded man in orange and a shawl sits on a bench beside another bearded man in saffron robes. Behind them a gilded ornate throne structure stands, with a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling man in an orange turban, flanked by garlands of marigold and red flowers. A deity murti with a crown and floral garlands sits at far left.2015-01-13August 09 20072007-08-09