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Outdoor night event under a white canopy decorated with a large multicoloured star, tinsel and striped hanging panels. A man in a white shirt stands at a lectern with a microphone, speaking to a seated crowd on a red carpet. Near the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban stands among attendants in white and orange shawls. Behind them hangs a banner with a row of portrait photos and Tamil text. Devotees in white and colourful saris sit on the carpet, and a black board with white Tamil lettering stands beside the lectern. A white volunteer shirt bears the Dhyanapeetam logo.

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January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor evening gathering under a white tent decorated with star-shaped streamers and tinsel. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban and long hair sits on a red-carpeted platform, with a bearded man in white and an orange shawl beside him. Around them, several men in white shirts and orange shawls stand, and a young boy in orange kneels nearby. Women in saris, one in pink and one in blue-green, sit on the platform facing the seated figure. A large banner behind them shows portrait photos and Tamil text. A white-shirted crowd fills the foreground, one man wearing a Dhyanapeetam shirt. A white podium with a microphone and a black board with Tamil text stand at the right.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12Evening outdoor stage event under a decorated canopy with star motifs, tinsel and striped pillars. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits centre stage on a red-draped platform, flanked by young men in white dhotis and orange shawls. A large banner behind shows a smiling saffron-turbaned figure above a row of framed portraits. Standing and seated devotees in white fill the foreground, one woman with a long braid wears a pale patterned sari, and a speaker stands at a white podium at right. A lectern-side man wears a gold-yellow shawl. The page indicates the a person appearance, but the seated figure's identity is not established from appearance.2007-01-12Night-time outdoor satsang under a decorated tent with coloured tinsel and star-shaped streamers. A standing man in orange robes and an orange head wrap speaks at a microphone on a red-draped stage, seated at a small white-covered table. Behind him a large banner shows a saffron-robed figure and a row of framed portraits, with Tamil script printed on it. A framed photograph of a saffron-clad figure seated in meditation with rudraksha beads sits on a stand at the stage edge. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the front, with a woman in an orange sari at left and men in white dhotis and shirts around her. A cooler stands at right and small flags hang at left.2007-01-12April 19 20082008-04-19Night photo of an outdoor stage under a white canopy strung with rows of red, yellow, green and blue pennant flags and banana stalks at the corners. A large banner in Tamil reads a programme title with a portrait of an older man in the background. A figure in a saffron-orange robe sits centrally on a white-draped seat beneath a white umbrella-like canopy, with people in white dhotis and saris seated around and before the stage. Other people in saffron and white stand near the stage and a cameraman in saffron films the scene. A large crowd of onlookers fills the foreground under floodlights.2008-04-19Photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a white canopy decorated with marigold and flower garlands and red-and-yellow bunting. A banner reads 'Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Kanchipuram Ashram' in Tamil, with a portrait of a bearded elderly man in white labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. On a raised dais, a man in an orange shawl and orange head wrap sits garlanded in the centre, and a standing man in an orange shawl and white clothes stands beside him. Another man in orange and white stands at the right edge, and several seated figures in white and an orange-clad man sit at the left. A videographer in white holds a camera on the left, and a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands in front of the stage, including women in white saris and braided hair.2006-11-24An outdoor stage event under a white tent decorated with colourful tinsel stars and streamers. Behind the stage a purple banner shows a large portrait of a figure in orange and six oval portraits in gold frames, with Tamil script above them. Seated on a white-draped table with flower garlands is a man in orange robes with rudraksha beads, flanked by a woman in an orange sari and several men in white shirts and dhotis. At right, a person with long dark hair and an orange shawl stands at a podium speaking into a microphone. A cameraman in a yellow shirt photographs the stage, and an usher in a blue uniform stands at the edge. A yellow-draped table sits in front of the podium.2007-01-12