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A standing man in a flowing saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a red undershirt and a red tilak on his forehead walks across a green-carpeted stage toward a seated audience. Long dark wavy hair falls past his shoulders and he smiles while gesturing with one open hand. Behind him a white-clad man in an orange shawl stands by a white-draped table with flowers, under red, purple and gold drapes. A Tamil banner reading கல்பதரு (Kalpataru) hangs on the backdrop beside a framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange. Rows of seated devotees fill the foreground, many women wearing white hair ribbons and colourful saris. Identity of the central figure is unsure from appearance alone.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap over a red undershirt, with a red bindi, walking barefoot across a green carpet in front of seated devotees. Several devotees wear white head cloths and white or pastel saris and dhotis. Behind him on stage, a cameraman in white with an orange shawl films beside a white-draped table with a flower arrangement. A banner reads Kalpataru with a portrait labelled with a partial name. Coolers stand at the right of the stage.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11A person in an orange saffron garment walks barefoot down a patterned yellow carpet aisle through a hall lined with white plastic chairs. A large banner behind shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" wearing orange robes and rudraksha beads, beside Tamil text reading "Kalpataru" and "Oru naal dhyana anubava mugam". Red velvet drapes and a white-cushioned seat with a purple cloth and marigold garland are visible at the front. Seated devotees in white dhotis and white headbands sit on the right, and a figure in yellow and blue clothing sits partly visible on the left. The walking figure has long hair, a red bindi and a sleeveless orange wrap, and is not matched to a known identity from appearance alone.2009-08-06A photograph of an event stage with a large red backdrop. At top left a framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange with rudraksha beads is labelled "பரமஹம்ஸ நித்யானந்தர்". Above it a banner reads "கல்பதரு" with "ஒருநாள் தியான அனுபவ முகாம்". A man with long dark hair in an orange shawl and orange lower garment, with a red undergarment visible, walks across a green carpet toward the front. Seated devotees in white clothes and white headbands fill the foreground, and a woman in a white sari stands at the left edge beside a table with a flower vase and a white draped chair. Two air coolers stand on the right.2009-08-11A standing man in an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder walks down an orange-red carpeted aisle on a stage at an indoor event. He has long dark hair pulled back, a red vermilion mark on his forehead, and bare feet. Seated devotees on the floor to the left and right wear white headbands and white clothes, and one woman wears a maroon top. Behind him a large portrait of a smiling woman with short hair is displayed beside a banner with Tamil script, and a cameraperson in white stands at the back of the stage. Garlanded red-saffron drapery and a white backdrop frame the scene.2009-08-02A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks barefoot along a green carpeted aisle in a hall with a white ceiling and ceiling fans. He has long dark hair, a red dot on his forehead and a broad smile, and gazes upward. Behind him an orange-upholstered armchair with a white cushion sits on a white-draped platform beside a banner with a portrait labelled with Tamil text. Seated women in white with white head ribbons and flowers in their hair occupy blue plastic chairs at the right edge.2009-07-30A tented stage with red and pink draping hosts a seated audience of devotees in white and pastel clothing, many wearing white headbands. A man with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe walks across green carpet toward the front, appearing to smile. a person by appearance cues: long swept hair and saffron robe. Behind him a man in white photographs the stage, and a portrait banner with the Tamil word kalpataru hangs on the backdrop beside a woman's portrait. A small floral arrangement sits on a white table.2009-08-11Photograph of a man walking barefoot down a carpeted aisle at a seated event hall. He wears a long saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders, with a red undergarment at the neck and a red dot on his forehead, and his long dark hair is swept back. Rows of seated people in white dhotis and white headbands line the aisle; one front-row figure wears yellow and blue. Behind the stage hangs a red draped backdrop with a large orange banner reading Kalpataru in Tamil script, and a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyanandar showing a smiling figure in orange with a rudraksha mala. Marigold garlands decorate a purple-draped table. The walking man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-style cues, but his appearance is not conclusively distinctive, so presence is uncertain.2009-08-062010 - Photo AlbumA photograph of a stage event with a standing man in an orange saffron wrap and a red undershirt, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, walking on a green carpeted platform in front of a red backdrop. Seated audience members on the floor wear white headbands, and several women wear white and purple saris. Two window air coolers sit on a stand at right, a small table with a flower vase at left, and a large banner at top reads a Tamil heading with the name Paramahamsa Nithyananda. The man has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, which is an appearance-based probable match for a person, but the attribution is uncertain. Roughly 20 to 30 people are visible, mostly seated.2009-08-11August 09 20092009-08-09A standing man in an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder and wrapped at the waist, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back, stands on a red carpet at an event. Behind him, rows of seated women and girls in white clothing with white hair ribbons sit along the floor, and potted plants line the stage edge. A large portrait of a smiling woman in orange with a rudraksha mala hangs on a purple panel beside red drapes and flower arrangements. The printed portrait is not a physical person.2009-08-15