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Outdoor photo of an inauguration beside a roadside signboard draped with an orange cloth and strung with yellow, white and red flower garlands. A man in a red-orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl and white jasmine and red rose garlands raises his arm to pull the cloth loose. Beside him a man in white shirt and white trousers with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a peach sari stand near a table holding a brass vessel with a banana-leaf arrangement and a tray of nuts. Trees, parked vehicles and a few onlookers line the road under bright sky.

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Outdoor photo of a sannyasi in a red sleeveless top and saffron dhoti, garlanded with white jasmine and red-and-green flower strands, reaching up to unveil a saffron cloth covering a signboard on a roadside pole. Marigold and rose garlands hang from the sign and pole. Below, a white-covered table holds a decorated coconut kalasha with banana leaves and flowers, and a plate of offerings. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, with a red car and road behind. The scene reads as a formal inauguration ceremony at a new centre.2009-08-11A photo of a flag-hoisting at a roadside in a town. A man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange-red cloth, wearing a white floral garland, pulls a rope to raise a white pole, guiding an orange saffron flag that hangs from a white wall beside a black stone inscription in Tamil script. Behind him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak and glasses helps with the rope, and a few other men in white and light clothes stand watching under a corrugated roof with shop signs in the background.2009-07-14August 03 20092009-08-03August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor photo of an inauguration at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre. A sannyasi in an orange dhoti and red sleeveless top, wearing a white jasmine garland and orange sandal, stands in the foreground with his back to the camera. Beside him a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak on his forehead reaches up to a white wall, pulling a cord that runs to a flag or banner. Below, a folded orange cloth, marigold and jasmine garlands and green leaves rest on a white ledge. Behind them, onlookers and a bamboo scaffold stand under a blue sky.2009-08-03Outdoor photo of a man in an orange dhoti-style wrap and red sleeveless top with a white jasmine garland, pulling a yellow rope to raise a white flagpole set on a concrete base decorated with jasmine and red flower garlands. Behind him, a white-clad attendant stands near a roadside with a thatched hut, trees, a parked car and onlookers. Sandy ground and litter are visible.2009-08-11August 08 20092009-08-08August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a street. A tall white pole is being raised with an orange rope, and an orange cloth is draped over a white concrete plinth in front of it. On the right, a man in an orange sleeveless top and a fresh white jasmine garland is pulling the rope with both hands. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha mala and holds an orange-and-blue bundle. Other men in white clothing stand behind them. A black stone plaque with Tamil lettering is on the left, and shop signs with Tamil text and a tin roof line the background.2009-07-14Outdoor photograph of a smiling man in an orange saffron robe and red shirt, wearing a long white and red flower garland, reaching up to a white flagpole to tie a yellow cord. A dark stone plinth at the base of the pole is garlanded with white and red flowers and carries a black plaque with Tamil text. Scattered petals and a kolam-style floor design lie on the sand. White-clad men stand behind him near a parked car, palm trees and power lines visible. A man in white and a bare-chested figure stand nearby. The man in orange shows a red forehead mark and bare feet on the sand.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11