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A photograph of a stage performance with about fifteen young performers in ceremonial costumes standing in a line across a concrete floor marked with yellow lines. Behind them hang dark red curtains and paper-crane-like streamers. At center stands a large printed portrait on a white-draped stand, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", showing a man in a white turban and purple garment with a garland. Costumes include orange and saffron robes, white veils and dhotis, a red and gold dress with a golden crown, a green dress, a blue and red sari with a crown, and a performer holding a trident. Some hold walking sticks. The scene appears to be a cultural tableau.

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A line of about twelve people in costume stands on a bare concrete stage floor before a red draped curtain and paper bunting, performing a cultural item. Several wear orange and saffron robes, one in a white sari with a shawl, others in pink, green, red and blue saris or dhotis with gold borders. A woman at centre wears a tall gold crown and pink sari; a figure at right holds a trident. Behind them on a small pedestal stands a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a garland, which is a printed picture rather than a physical person. Yellow floor lines mark the stage edge.2007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14A group of about a dozen women and girls in traditional costumes stands in a single row on a stage before dark red curtains, in a line of costumed performers for a cultural programme. Their dress varies: a white sari with a gold border, orange and saffron garments, a pink sari with gold crown, green and magenta saris, a blue sari, and a trident held by one performer. Some wear crowns, garlands and ornaments. Above, paper cranes or leaves hang from a string and a decorated tassel hangs at centre. Behind them, a framed portrait of a bearded man with white head covering and garland sits on a white pedestal with a flower arrangement. Several performers have hands pressed together or raised in greeting.2007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14A group of about a dozen performers in costume stand in a row on a stage with a red curtain backdrop decorated with white paper bird and crane cutouts and a hanging floral tassel. A large framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda in a red-draped stand sits at centre, showing a man in a white turban. Performers wear saffron and orange robes, white flowing garments, a pink and gold sari, a green sari, a blue and gold sari, and gold crowns; one holds a trident, another a staff. Some wear rudraksha malas. The scene resembles a costumed cultural presentation.2007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14A group of about fifteen performers in costume stands in a row on a concrete floor during a night cultural performance, with yellow guide lines painted on the ground. Several wear saffron-orange garments and carry staffs, one with a trident, while others wear white dhotis or flowing white robes, pink, green and blue saris, and ornate gold crowns and headpieces. A bare-chested young performer in a white dhoti stands centre front with one hand raised in greeting, with white markings on his forehead and body and a rudraksha-style mala. A saffron-robed performer beside him, wearing a mala and holding a staff, appears to be the central figure in the group. Paper cutout birds and a hanging floral decoration hang above the stage area.2007-10-14Indoor stage performance at an evening Navaratri culturals event: about ten performers stand in a line on a concrete floor marked with yellow lines, in front of a dark curtain hung with white paper cranes and a red-and-green flower garland. They wear costumes in orange, white, pink, green, blue and red; one performer in a gold crown holds a trident and another holds a staff. Ornamented costumes and a small shrine-like table with a lit offering stand at the back.2007-10-14A photograph of seven performers in costume standing in a row on a stage with a dark red curtain behind them. On the left a young man in an orange dhoti with purple border presses his palms together in greeting and wears a small golden crown. Next is a woman in a white veil and white garment with gold border, then a figure in orange clothing with an orange turban and a purple sash, then a woman in a white veil, a woman in an orange robe with rudraksha mala holding a tall bamboo staff, a man in white robes with grey hair and white face paint holding a staff, and on the right a woman in a pink saree with gold border and a large gold crown, holding a red flower. Behind them a portrait labelled "NITHYANANDA" shows a smiling man in a white turban, with garlands and flowers on a table below.2007-10-14A stage performance in a hall with dark red curtains and cloth-draped pillars. A line of about fourteen costumed performers stands across the stage in front of a central bust or portrait on a pedestal. They wear orange and saffron robes, white dhotis and shawls, a bare-chested figure at far left wears only a white loincloth, and women wear pink, green and blue saris with gold crowns and trishul-style staffs. A performer in white with a white turban stands near the centre. Audience members, some young children, sit in the foreground watching.2007-10-14