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Outdoor puja in a courtyard in Tamil Nadu. A man in orange robes and an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a striped green and pink mat, facing a low white-covered table holding a framed portrait garlanded with white and orange flowers and a small brass tray of flower petals. Three women in white saris with orange or yellow borders sit nearby with hands folded in prayer. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling figure in a white turban with long hair, beside an older man in white. Yellow-painted building walls frame the scene.

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2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a large garland of red and orange flowers sits on a low platform during a puja, his hands folded in front of his chest. A white-draped figure sits nearby, and orange-shawled young women and men sit in front with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, a group in white clothes stands with hands folded, and a large portrait framed by marigold and rose garlands sits on a white-draped table beside steel vessels and bananas. Orange ceremonial flags on tall poles frame the scene in a hall with a concrete floor and brick wall. Bhoomi puja setting at AadiKailaasa.2006-10-12October 08 20082008-10-08Six seated people sit on a grey carpet in a semicircle around a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair wearing a red-and-gold garland and an orange robe, a gold pendant on his chest, the portrait set on a draped stand with pink roses in a glass vase and flowers at its base. Two men on the left wear orange robes with red borders, one with a white undergarment and orange wrap; a woman in white with an orange shawl sits facing the portrait; three women on the right wear orange and white saris and orange shawls. Silver plates with dark liquid sit before each person in a puja or satsang setting, on white cushions in a meeting hall with plants and a wooden stand in the background.2008-10-02August 02 20102010-08-02 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20072007-02-06October 09 20082008-10-09A group photograph in an indoor hall with a red carpeted stage. Standing and kneeling women wear white saris with gold or yellow borders and rudraksha malas. A bare-footed young man at centre wears an orange dhoti and shawl, long hair swept back, and holds a printed book with a portrait on its cover. Beside him at right, a man with short curly hair wears an orange shawl and sits on a white sheet with papers, wearing a wristwatch. A kneeling woman in front wears an orange shawl. The printed cover shows a portrait but no readable caption is visible. Visible counts: about 12 physical people.2009-02-28July 22 20102010-07-22Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a seated man in saffron-orange robes on a white cushion over a red-and-white throne, bare-footed, with a bald, shaved-headed man in white and orange kneeling beside him on a blue mat. A woman in a white sari with a gold border smiles and gestures with her hands, while a line of young people in white garments stands and sits behind her. Two men in orange and white stand at the right, one holding a camera. A carved stone shrine with a colourful deity murti decorated with garlands and a kalasha stands to the right, and a tiled wall and red curtain frame the background. The seated man in orange has long hair and a bearded face with distinctive presentation cues, but his appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the seated figure is described by role only.2007-12-07A photograph of a bare-walled white room in a house. A barefoot person in a saffron-orange robe, with long dark hair swept back, a red bindi and a red-and-yellow flower garland, walks across a striped green-and-red mat toward a framed portrait decorated with a garland. Beside the portrait are a small table with a white cloth, a brass plate with offerings and a lamp. Three women in white saris with embroidered borders stand at left with palms pressed together in greeting. A white-covered sofa sits at right beneath a brown ceiling fan. A portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is not visible; the framed picture shows a person in saffron garb with a garland. The orange-robed figure with long swept-back hair and garland matches the page's a person candidate, so this is a person in person as the appearance-based label.2010-02-17November 20 20062006-11-20