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Outdoor religious gathering under a canopy with purple drapes, yellow scalloped valance and a Kannada banner reading 'Dhammika' with dates 'January 31, February 1 and 2, 2007'. In the foreground, a smiling young man in an orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms and a gold necklace, carries a gold-coloured ceremonial box draped in a white cloth with printed script. Beside him, an older bald man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead smiles with palms pressed together. Seated monks and devotees in saffron and white fill the background rows.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A stage event at a 29th Jayanti celebration, with a large banner behind showing a portrait of a smiling man in a white head covering and Kannada and Sanskrit-script text. A man in a red and gold shawl presents a framed plaque to an orange-robed monk with a shaved head and tilak, who holds it with both hands. Beside them stands a younger man in a saffron turban with long hair, a beaded mala and a gold necklace. Behind on the right sits an elderly orange-robed monk on a gold-carved throne, and a white-clad attendant stands nearby. Marigold and yellow flower garlands decorate the pink-draped table, with water glasses and bottles in front.2006-01-01A stage event at a Dhyanapeetha celebration. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle and a gold necklace stands at left, smiling. Beside him, a monk in orange with a shaved head holds a framed plaque while a man in white dhoti and a red-and-gold shawl hands it over. A seated elder in orange sits at right. Gilded ornate chairs flank the stage, a pink tablecloth with marigold garlands lies below, and a banner behind reads a birthday jayanti celebration with the name Paramahamsa Nithyananda and Dhyanapeetha in Kannada script. Probable Swamiji (identified by saffron robe, swept-back long hair and gold necklace) stands at left.2006-01-01February 02 20072007-02-02A seated group of religious figures under a decorated tent at an outdoor religious gathering. A younger man in saffron-orange robes wears a long rudraksha-style bead mala and a long swept-back hairstyle, seated in a blue chair beside a bearded elder in orange, and a clean-shaven man in an orange turban on a raised dais. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with dark-rimmed glasses sits at right. A yellow banner reads 'Dharmika Sabha' with Kannada text. Gold and red tent drapery, flower arrangements and a brass pot sit in front of the dais. a person: the younger man in orange with long swept-back hair and bead mala, seated among the dignitaries.2007-02-02A stage event with a large saffron-and-gold banner behind it. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling man in white and a Kannada heading, and three circular portrait insets across the top. Centre stage, a man with long hair, a saffron cloth over his head, saffron robes and a gold necklace stands beside a man in saffron robes with a white-and-red forehead marking who holds a framed plaque. A man in a maroon-and-gold shawl and white dhoti stands at left, smiling and holding the plaque's other side. At right, a bald man with a white beard sits in saffron robes on an ornate gold chair, gesturing and smiling. Marigold garlands decorate the pink-draped table in front, with water bottles and name cards.2006-01-01A photograph of a seated religious gathering under a decorated tent with blue drapes, fairy lights and red-yellow fringe. A yellow banner in Kannada reads as a dharmic assembly (dhARmika sabhe) of a Mahakumbha Mela. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit in blue chairs behind a maroon-draped table with marigold garlands and flower arrangements. A man in a beige vest and white kurta leans forward to speak with a seated monk. On the right, a bearded sadhu in orange and a long-haired sannyasi in an orange turban and orange robe with a beaded necklace sit together; the latter gestures with one hand near his face. A man in white with a silver chain and glasses sits at the far right. Several other people in white and orange stand or sit in the background.2007-02-02A photograph of an outdoor religious assembly under a decorated tent with purple drapes, yellow and green streamers, and lights. Seated on a raised stage draped in maroon cloth with white garland and marigold trim, several men in saffron and orange robes sit in a row. A bald man in saffron, holding a microphone on a stand, speaks at centre, while an older bearded man in orange sits beside him. A man on the right wears an orange turban, rudraksha-style beads and a saffron robe. Men in white dress sit at either end. A brass pot of flowers stands on the stage. A yellow banner reads a Kannada heading meaning religious assembly, with dates and Tirumakudalu Narasipura. Behind them, more seated devotees in orange and white fill the tent.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a ceremonial exchange at a stage event. An elderly man in an orange-gold brocade robe with an orange turban and a gold-trimmed shawl bows forward and hands a wrapped gift to a smiling man in a rust-red sleeveless garment with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder. Behind them, seated figures wear white and orange robes, and an orange sofa sits at right. A large maroon banner reads Sri Nithyanandeshwara Devasthanam Trust and Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha, with a smiling portrait of a turbaned man and painted deity figures.2014-11-01