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A photograph of a stage event with a large banner behind. A central figure wearing a saffron-orange turban, saffron-orange robes and a long wrap across the body, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, holds a small box while two men in white shirts and white dhotis reach to present it. A third man in white shirt and a grey-and-white cap stands behind them. Red and orange flowers line the foreground. The banner shows Tamil text on yellow and red with an orange cloth image on the left. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept hair, saffron turban and robes, rudraksha mala.

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Photograph of a stage event with a large banner behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, an orange saffron head wrap and an orange robe with rudraksha malas stands receiving a small white dish or tray held out by two men in white shirts and white dhotis, one on each side. A third man in a white kurta and a skullcap stands behind to the left. Marigold flowers line the bottom of the stage. The banner shows Tamil script in red and yellow lettering and a saffron-coloured cloth. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by long hair, saffron head wrap and rudraksha malas, presented an offering at a Kanchipuram ashram inauguration.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor stage event with a flower arrangement in the foreground. On the right, an older bearded man with shaved head and bare upper body, wearing an orange wrap, hands a book to a younger person in an orange robe and orange head wrap with a rudraksha mala. Two men in white shirts stand left; one wears a white kufi-style cap. Behind them a large banner shows a saffron-draped figure, a lake scene, and Tamil text on a yellow and red backdrop with draped fabric above.2006-11-24A stage event with a large backdrop painting of a figure in an orange turban beside a Tamil banner. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at left clapping. A man in a grey cap and white kurta-dhoti at centre holds a book or booklet together with an orange-robed sannyasi in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala, who stands at right with long hair and smiles. At far right, an older white-bearded man in orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti holds the other end of the book. Red and white flowers decorate the stage edge.2006-11-24Four men stand together on a decorated stage, passing a small green booklet between them at a public event. On the right, a bearded man with long white hair wears an orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl and holds one end of the booklet. Beside him, a figure in an orange turban and reddish-brown robe with long dark hair smiles and holds the other side. To the left, a clean-shaven man in a white shirt and dhoti reaches in, and an older man in a white kurta and dark skullcap with glasses also grips the booklet. A far-right man in white clothes stands at the edge. Red and orange flowers and foliage fill the foreground, with a yellow banner and a painted lakeside backdrop behind them.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Photograph of a stage event with a saffron-robed figure seated centre, wearing an orange turban, long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a saffron wrap, appearing to receive an object from a man in white shirt and white dhoti at left. A second man in white, with a mustard-and-white patterned wrap and a grey cap, stands behind, and another white-clad man stands at right holding the other end of the object. Behind them is a yellow and red banner with Tamil text and a painted backdrop of a lake and hills, with red and white flowers in the foreground and an orange drape at left.2006-11-24Stage event under a decorated canopy with strings of lights and orange and red fringe. A saffron-robed figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands centre-right, hands folded, with a yellow-and-gold ornamental arrangement near him. A white-shirted man at left hands a small framed object or booklet to a bearded man in a white kurta and cap. Another white-shirted man stands at right. Behind them a large backdrop shows an orange turban and a lake, with a yellow banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Marigold-like flowers line the stage edge. Three physical people are visible in the foreground, plus a partially visible saffron-robed figure at far right edge.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24A stage event with a large backdrop showing a painted orange-turbaned figure and a yellow banner with red Tamil lettering. Four men stand in front of the backdrop with flowers in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and dhoti on the left claps. A bearded man in a white shirt and black skullcap hands a book to a younger man in orange robes and an orange turban with long hair. On the right, an older bearded man with grey hair wears an orange robe and shawl with a dark border and receives the book. Four people are visible.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24