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Photograph of an indoor stage event. A bearded man in a white robe sits on a white-draped chair beside a microphone stand, a small red mark on his forehead, smiling. A woman in a pink and white patterned saree with glasses and a black beaded necklace stands at right holding a handheld microphone and smiling. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garments, with the printed caption 'Paramahamsa SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMI' and 'Dhyanapeetham Bangalore'. A second framed portrait of the same orange-turbaned figure is garlanded with white and red flowers, with a small oil lamp and flowers on a white table. A blue and gold banner hangs at top right.

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2004 - Trained Acharya's convention in PudukottaiA photograph of a stage at a meditation event in Tamil Nadu. On the left, a man with a moustache wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, white trousers and an ID badge speaks into a handheld microphone. On the right, a woman in a white sari sits in an ornate gold-trimmed chair beside a microphone stand, hands resting in her lap. Behind them hangs a large photographic portrait of a man in an orange turban, partly draped in white cloth, under a yellow banner reading a Tamil-script title. A blue poster on the left shows chakras and the human energy field.2004-03-21A seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair sits on a large white cushioned throne-style chair on a stage with a dark red curtain, holding a microphone. A woman in a white sari with lavender border stands at right holding a microphone and gesturing. Several people sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground: one in orange and maroon, one in white with a long braid, and one in orange shawl. A white-blue fan stands at right and flowers sit on a white-draped table at left. The seated figure shows probable Swamiji cues of long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala.2008-04-162004 - Trained Acharya's convention in PudukottaiA stage event with a seated figure on a large white throne-like chair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, smiling with arms resting on the armrests, feet on a small wooden footstool over a patterned rug. A woman in a white sari with purple border stands at right, smiling, hands clasped. Two people in orange and white sit in the foreground with headsets near a microphone stand. Dark red curtains hang behind, with a flower arrangement and water bottles at left.2008-04-16April 16 20082008-04-16January 04 2004 - Mass Living ENlightenment initiation in Coimbatore2004-01-04Photograph of a stage event in a hall. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands barefoot at the right, holding a corded microphone and speaking. Behind him is a framed portrait garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers, showing a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, and a large banner with a smiling man in orange turban and saffron robe. A seated man in white, with a beard, reads a booklet at the left beside a microphone stand. A small oil lamp and flowers sit on a draped table, with a television and a yellow and blue banner above. The portrait and banner are printed, not physical people.A seated man in orange robes with long dark hair, a white flower and orange-red blossom garland, and a red forehead mark receives an offering from an older man in white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala. The white-clad man smiles and passes a folded paper or small packet into the seated man's hands. Behind them a smiling woman in a cream sari with red border stands, and a bald man in an orange shawl sits. A metal IV-like stand with green tubing is at right; a deity murti stands at left, and a box labelled Ananda Bhavan sits near the bottom. Red velvet curtains hang in the background.2007-02-13A man in a white kurta and white trousers stands on a low stage holding a microphone in a hall with floral stage decorations and potted palms. Behind him a large printed portrait shows a smiling man with a saffron-orange turban, a red bindi and folded hands, against a blue and pink drape. Seated audience members in red chairs are visible at the edges, including a woman in a dark sari, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands at the left. The portrait is printed, not a physical person, and the central speaker's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2004-01-04August 01 20102010-08-01A photograph of an indoor devotional gathering in a plain room with a red floor mat. A seated man in a saffron-orange shawl, with rudraksha mala beads and glasses, sits at a microphone on a stand with hands joined in greeting. Beside him a man in a white shirt and white trousers, wearing a dark beaded necklace with a pendant, stands with hands clasped. To the right a woman in a white sari with a light orange border, gold bangles and a dark bead necklace stands holding the edge of her sari. Behind them are framed posters garlanded with orange marigolds and white flower strands, showing a bearded figure in white head-cloth with rudraksha, and a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, with an orange-and-yellow poster below. A wooden door is at the right.