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Outdoor ceremony under a decorated white canopy with garlands of marigolds and white flowers, pink and red drapes. A blue banner reads in Tamil script 'நித்யானந்த தியானபீடம் காஞ்சிபுரம் ஆஸ்ரமம் பூமி பூஜை விழா 24.11.2006' with a framed portrait of a smiling bearded man in a white turban. A man in orange robes with an orange cloth on his head stands centre, facing a seated man in white clothes who holds a plate of flowers. Other people in white dhotis and saris, some in orange, stand around a cloth-covered seat with a striped cushion, with a seated elderly orange-robed figure at left. Foreground has a shaved-headed white-clad figure and devotees in white watching. Bhoomi puja land-inauguration ceremony at the Kanchipuram ashram.

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Outdoor ceremony under a white tent with marigold and flower garlands along the top. A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a saffron turban and a white-and-orange floral garland sits on a white-draped platform with a red-and-green striped cloth; he is having his feet worshipped by a man in white who bends over his feet. A man in white shirt and white dhoti sits at left, another in white shirt with hands folded stands at right, and older men in white shirts and dhotis sit behind. A banner at left reads in Tamil about the Kanchipuram ashram bhoomi pooja on 24.11.2006 and shows a portrait of a man in white headwear. A small orange sign with an Om-like symbol hangs from the tent edge. Offering plates of flowers lie at the front.2006-11-24A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a white canopy at the Kanchipuram ashram land inauguration. A central figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with a garland of white and yellow flowers, sits on a white-draped seat with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a man in a white shirt and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala sit on the platform, and another attendant in white and orange stands at the right. Below, seated devotees in saris and shirts face the stage on the ground. A banner behind shows a portrait labelled "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" with the Tamil text Kanchipuram Ashram Bhoomi Pooja Vizha and the date 24.11.2006. Floral garlands hang from the canopy edge. Probable Swamiji wears orange clothing and a turban with a garland, seated centrally on the stage as the honoured guest of the bhoomi pooja.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor stage event under a white tent with a blue backdrop and a large Tamil-language banner reading the Nithyananda Dhyanapeedam Kanchipuram Ashram bhoomi pooja event dated 24.11.2006, with a portrait of a bearded man in a white turban. On the stage, a man in a saffron robe, orange head cloth, and garlands sits in the centre speaking into a microphone, flanked by an elderly bearded man in white and orange garlands seated on a blue chair. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand at the edges, one holding a microphone stand. Flower garlands border the stage floor and the front of the platform. A printed portrait on the banner depicts a figure in a white turban; this is a printed image, not a physical person. The seated central figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-11-24A figure in an orange saffron turban and orange robe stands on an outdoor stage under a white tent, smiling as a man in white shirt and dhoti places a green leaf garland and white and yellow flower garlands around his neck. Behind a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Kanchipuram Ashram Bhoomi Pooja Vizha with a banyan tree, a man in white shirt wears a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and smiles. Other men in white shirts and dhotis sit around the stage, one in orange shawl at right, and an older bespectacled man with white hair at lower right. The orange-robed figure appears to be a person, with a saffron turban and orange robe, and the garlanding marks an honouring at the bhoomi pooja ceremony.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a white canopy decorated with marigold and flower garlands and red-and-yellow bunting. A banner reads 'Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Kanchipuram Ashram' in Tamil, with a portrait of a bearded elderly man in white labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. On a raised dais, a man in an orange shawl and orange head wrap sits garlanded in the centre, and a standing man in an orange shawl and white clothes stands beside him. Another man in orange and white stands at the right edge, and several seated figures in white and an orange-clad man sit at the left. A videographer in white holds a camera on the left, and a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands in front of the stage, including women in white saris and braided hair.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24