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A photograph inside a large hall with tiled floor and ceiling fans during a satsang setting. In the foreground a woman in an orange-brown saree with a pink and orange flower garland and a gold-toned headpiece offers her hands toward a man in white ritual dress with a gold border, who holds a small brass or clay vessel, while a woman in a white saree with rudraksha mala stands beside him. Behind them, several monastics in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak stand and watch. Framed portraits hang on the walls and a few people in white stand in the background.

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November 22 20132013-11-22 +1 copiesNovember 21 20132013-11-21 +1 copiesIndoor ceremony in a large hall with white tiled floor and red curtains along the walls. A woman in a maroon-brown saffron-toned robe with a rust-and-gold turban and a pink-orange flower garland blesses a kneeling devotee, placing her hands on the devotee's head. The devotee wears a white sari with gold border and holds hands in prayer. Nearby a second woman in white sari with gold border smiles with hands folded. Other robed monastics in maroon and orange stand behind, with a bald man in an orange robe at left wearing rudraksha beads. A brown wooden platform and red mat are visible.2013-11-22Indoor ashram hall with a white tiled ceiling and red curtains on windows; framed photos on the wall. A man in an orange-red turban and gold-embroidered red robe, wearing layered garlands of pink and orange flowers and a gold necklace, stands at center holding a fruit and a red box of offerings, while a bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms gives an offering. A woman in a white sari with long loose hair stands in front smiling and holding fruit. Other women in rust-red robes and rudraksha malas stand around, one with a red-orange cloth draped over her arm. Several people in ordinary clothing stand in the background.2013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with pink-and-maroon drapes and ceiling lights, showing a devotional blessing. A man in a rust-orange turban, saffron-orange shawl and many rudraksha malas touches the forehead of a devotee with his right hand while holding a small object in his left. Several white-clothed devotees stand with hands joined in anjali, and a seated figure in white and other attendees are behind them. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure in orange and rudraksha is the central blesser, identified by appearance cues of orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha malas. Paramahamsa Nithyananda is the giver of blessing in this scene.2013-11-24November 24 20132013-11-24Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with red curtains and framed portraits on the walls. A man in a turban with orange-and-gold trim, wearing a brown-red robe, a pink flower garland, and gold bangles, smiles while an older man in white with a rust-coloured shawl reaches to touch his head in blessing. A woman in an orange sari and a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala stand nearby, and a line of seated devotees stretches along the right. a person: the turbaned figure in saffron-gold attire with a pink garland and ceremonial gold ornaments is the central recipient of the blessing, shown in an in_person setting.2013-11-22 +1 copiesIndoor photo in a large hall with a drop ceiling, ceiling fan and red curtained windows. A figure in a rust-orange robe and wearing a long gold-and-bead necklace, gold bangles and rudraksha-style beaded adornment, with long swept-back hair and white markings on the forehead, reaches out a hand and smiles toward a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style cloth with a vertical orange tilak. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothes stand in a row, a woman in orange smiles at left, and a few others are visible further back.2013-07-25Photograph of a welcome in a hall with pale walls and red banners. A man in a maroon-and-gold turban and maroon robe with gold borders, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and a pink-and-orange flower garland, stands smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Facing him, an older man in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl, another man in white with folded hands, and a woman in an orange top and orange-red shawl press palms together in namaste. A man at left in white with a white forehead mark also joins palms. Behind them, several people in white dhotis, saffron and white clothing stand, with a tray of fruit and offerings at lower right. Whether the turbaned man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2013-11-22 +1 copiesNovember 24 20132013-11-24