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Photograph of an indoor-outdoor stage under a corrugated roof with bamboo supports, covered in a green mat. Six people sit on white plastic chairs in white clothes: two women in white saris, an older man in white, another woman in a white and green sari, an older man in white, and a man in white with a red-and-yellow badge; a standing man in white with a lanyard stands at left. Behind them is a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyanandar" showing a man with an orange turban and vibhuti on his forehead, with a white chair beneath it. To the left hangs a chart titled with Tamil text showing a seated meditating figure with seven chakra points. Potted plants, a microphone stand and a sound speaker are visible.

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A photograph of an outdoor convention stage with a green carpet and a large golden backdrop portrait of a smiling figure in a yellow turban beside a white throne-like seat. Six people sit in white ritual clothes on white plastic chairs: a woman in white sari, an older man in white dhoti, a woman in white sari with a pink border, an older man in white, a man in white shirt and dhoti, and a woman in white with a yellow badge. A standing man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a microphone at left, and another man in white stands near a poster of a seated yoga-style figure labeled with Tamil text. Potted plants and a speaker line the stage.2006-11-04November 04 20062006-11-04November 05 20062006-11-05November 04 20062006-11-04November 04 20062006-11-04A stage event with a red draped platform and green carpet. On a white throne-style seat at the centre sits a figure in orange robes with long dark hair, speaking into a microphone with a small white board beside them. Behind the stage a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe with a red bindi, beside Tamil text reading the Arogya Yoga programme title. Around forty audience members sit cross-legged on the green carpet, mostly in white clothes, with some women in red and maroon saris. Two ceiling-mounted air conditioners and a speaker stand flank the stage.2006-11-26May 01 20042004-05-01December 14 20062006-12-14Night stage event under an orange-and-white canopy with a decorative ring of blue, orange and green fabric overhead. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange head wrap and beaded necklaces sits on a white cushioned throne-like chair. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand beside the throne, one bending toward the seated figure, and a third man stands at the right near a wooden podium with a microphone. A large backdrop shows a smiling man in a white turban and a Tamil banner in orange and yellow. A white plastic chair sits at left and a cooler stands beside the throne. Stage is draped in orange and maroon cloth.2005-11-16Empty stage set up for the Ananda Spurana meditation experience program in Rajapalayam, with a large framed portrait of a smiling man wearing a saffron-orange turban and ornate gold necklace, labelled as a portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A white cushioned seat sits in front of the portrait on a raised platform with white steps, flanked by potted plants, a chakra diagram of seven energy centres beside a figure in meditation, and a banner reading Ananda Spurana Dhyana Anubhava Mukam, Rajapalayam, November 4.5.2006. No physical people are visible; the portrait is a depiction and not a person present on the stage.2006-11-04Article - November 26 20062006-11-26Indoor photograph of a ceremony in a white-walled hall with a large printed banner of a smiling man in an orange turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and ornate gold pendant above a white-draped seat. A seated figure in orange robes and a white-and-green garland sits on the white-covered throne, with a kalasha-like vessel and offerings in front. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some in orange and yellow saris, sit or stand, with children in white and young girls with braided hair kneeling near the front. A white cooler fan stands at right and a Tamil-script sign appears on the banner.2007-02-06