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A photograph of a stage event with a green floor. In the foreground, a barefoot young man in orange robes and an orange head wrap walks away from the camera while balancing a metal vessel on his head. Behind him, an audience sits along the front edge in white and light-coloured clothing, some raising hands. Upstage, a golden-toned throne holds a seated figure in orange robes, flanked by golden lion-form seats and deity murtis draped in flower garlands, with an ornate golden umbrella above. A projection screen hangs on the right wall, and a notice panel reads in part as silence related text.

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November 21 20102010-11-21A bare-backed young priest in saffron-orange dhoti and matching orange cloth wrapped over his head sits on a green-carpeted dais, balancing a polished steel plate or vessel on his head with both hands raised. He wears a white sacred thread across the shoulder. In front of him, a seated audience in white and pastel clothes fills the hall. On the stage behind, several deity murtis are decorated with garlands of orange and yellow flowers, a lit oil lamp glows on a golden stand at right, and a central gold-and-maroon shrine is hung with flowers. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left.2010-11-21July 19 20162016-07-19A photograph of a hall with a red curtain backdrop where a line of about fifteen young men in orange and saffron robes, some with white dhoti, walk in procession toward a seated figure on a gold throne. The seated figure wears a green garland and sits on a red cushion beneath a decorative umbrella and ceremonial staffs including a trident. A brass plate with offerings sits on the floor in front. A cameraman stands behind the procession, and a portrait is displayed on a screen at the back. A figure on the throne appears to be a seated teacher; the appearance is not clearly confirmed, so no identification is made.2016-08-02December 06 20092009-12-06A photograph of a cultural performance on a green mat stage under white draped ceiling cloth and ceiling fans. Three young performers in white kurta-style clothes and red-and-white lower garments lean forward with yellow and blue sticks, apparently in a stick-dance routine. Another performer in a pink garment is partly visible at right. Seated audience members in white and yellow fill the left foreground. Behind the stage, a large orange backdrop shows a painted portrait of a smiling figure wearing an orange turban, with a decorated altar of lamps and floral arrangements. Colorful striped pillars hang at the sides. A printed banner reads Dasara.2010-10-17Interior of a hall with a golden backdrop behind a shrine holding deity murti and a large golden bird figure. In the foreground, four women in orange saris with gold borders stand on green mats beside long yellow-tiled counters, one holding a small brass vessel, another raising a lamp-like object. A seated congregation in white, teal and orange clothing sits in front of the shrine. A projector screen and framed photographs hang on the right wall, with red curtains framing the room.2016-07-19A photograph of a single person in an orange saffron robe walking down white steps on a stage. He wears a long orange-red rudraksha mala and is barefoot, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, a red and gold ornate throne with a red cushion sits on a raised white platform in front of blue drapes, with flower arrangements at its side. A projection screen hangs on the left showing a small image of the throne, and a dark maroon curtain frames the left side. An orange carpet lies in the foreground. a person is the saffron-robed figure with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, but his appearance is taken as a candidate only, and the empty throne is not occupied.2010-08-26May 19 20132013-05-19Indoor temple-hall scene with a golden ornate throne holding a seated deity murti draped in orange cloth, with a multicoloured parasol above it. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap, with a gold chain necklace, walks forward with one hand raised in greeting while a second man in white ritual clothes and a white cap sits cross-legged on an orange mat with a plate before him. A third man in white lies on the floor at the left edge. A black mat with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo runs across the floor, and a projection screen hangs on the right wall. The orange-robed figure is a person by appearance cues including the orange clothing, head wrap and gold necklace.2010-11-05A hall with a central aisle leads to a gilded ornate throne in front of red drapes, with golden lion figures flanking the seat. A seated figure in saffron-orange clothing sits on the throne beneath orange and gold umbrellas, with a golden deity murti in a niche behind. Around the aisle, many people in orange and saffron dhotis and saris stand in a circle, some bare-chested, some in white. A small child in an orange cloth stands near the front left. Two large screens on either side show a portrait of a robed figure with a long beard. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the floor before the throne.2016-11-11A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and saffron-bordered cloth walks forward through a hall carrying a brass tray of flowers and offerings, with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, devotees in orange and white saris and dhotis stand and sit among rows of red-cushioned chairs, and orange-and-yellow umbrella-like canopies and decorations are visible in the background. A woman at left presses her palms together in prayer. The scene resembles a procession or puja offering in a ceremonial hall.2016-10-06