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A stage ceremony with a deep red curtain and gold-patterned drapes behind a brass railing. Six people stand in a row holding gold-framed certificates labelled Nithyananda University, each showing a portrait of a saffron-robed figure. From left, a young woman in saffron with a white forehead mark holds one certificate; a man bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and white body markings holds a second; two women in white saris and a woman in saffron each hold a certificate; and a long-haired person in white dhoti with gold border holds the last. At the far right a woman in a red sari with a microphone speaks, and a seated woman in white sits at the left edge. No swami is clearly identifiable among the visible people.

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August 16 20172017-08-16August 15 20172017-08-15August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesAugust 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesStage photo of seven people in front of a red curtain. Six stand in a row holding framed gold-bordered certificates labelled with Nithyananda University text; each frame shows a painted portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi. Left to right: a young woman in orange robes, a man bare-chested with an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, a woman in white with a tilak, a woman in orange with a sceptre-like rod, a woman in white, and a man in white dhoti with long hair and a rudraksha mala. At far right a woman in a red and gold saree with a microphone speaks. Several wear white forehead markings.2017-08-16 +3 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a stage event with five women standing in a row holding framed gold certificates that read Nithyananda University. The four women on the left wear orange saris and the two on the right wear white saris with red-bordered trim; several have tilak markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. The woman second from the left holds a microphone. Behind them stand a gold ornate throne with a white and silver canopy and red velvet drapes. Other people stand partly visible at the edges, and a gold railing runs along the front of the stage.2017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12Five women stand in a row on a stage, each holding a gold-framed certificate from Nithyananda University. The certificates show a printed portrait of a seated figure in saffron and gold framing. From left, the first woman in an orange sari holds a microphone; the second wears an orange sari and smiles; the third wears a white sari with a rudraksha mala and red-and-white tilak; the fourth wears a white sari with a mala and white-and-red face markings; the fifth on the right wears an orange sari with a mala and forehead tilak. Behind them stand golden thrones with ornate carved backs, a silver umbrella-shaped canopy, and red velvet drapes. A few other people in white and orange clothing stand or sit in the background.2017-10-12Photo of six women on a raised stage in front of a deep red curtain and gold-carved wooden pillars. From left, a woman in a green and gold silk sari with a handheld microphone speaks, wearing layered mala beads and gold necklaces. Next, a woman in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a framed gold certificate, and beside her another in saffron holds a framed certificate with a portrait, wearing glasses. Further right, two women in white robes with brown-beaded malas hold framed certificates, and the far-right woman in saffron holds one too, with white tilak markings on her forehead. Each framed certificate bears a printed portrait and the words Nithyananda University.2017-10-12