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Outdoor photo at a temple-style courtyard beside a pale green multi-storey building with white balustraded stairs. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange robes stands at left, hands raised, beside a woman in an orange sari with a large red and white flower garland, who holds a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) over a white pedestal. A tall red-bordered board on the right shows a grid of black-and-white and sepia photographs of ascetics and sadhus in meditation poses, and orange cloth drapes beside a small water basin. A printed banner behind them reads Kalpataru with Tamil text. A cameraman stands at center, and several men in white shirts and dhotis, plus onlookers on the stairs, watch. Bunting flags are strung across the upper left.

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Outdoor ceremony at a pale green multi-storey building with white balustrade staircase; a crowd watches from the upper balconies. In the foreground, a woman in orange sari with a red floral garland stands at a white ritual platform with brass oil lamps and an offering of orange cloth, applauding beside a man in orange robes with raised hands. A man in white shirt and a photographer stand nearby. A tall red-framed board shows a grid of framed photographs of saints in meditation and a printed Om invocation. A banner reads Kalpataru in Tamil with event details. Bunting hangs from a canopy at left.2010-01-23Outdoor ceremony at a house-visit event in front of a pale green building with a white staircase, where spectators watch from the stairs. Two women in orange saffron robes stand at the center; the one on the right wears a large red flower garland and holds a plate, while the woman on the left presses her palms together. A man in a white shirt and a man in white stand nearby, and a cameraman in white films. A brass oil lamp stands on a white pedestal in the foreground, and an orange cloth drapes a raised platform. Beside it, a red-framed board displays a grid of black-and-white and colour photographs, and a banner reads kalpataru. Pink flowers float in a shallow basin.2010-01-23Outdoor photograph at a white building with a staircase and balcony, where a crowd of men in white shirts watches from above. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with a red-and-white flower garland stands beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, while an orange cloth is draped over a white stone structure with a round dark basin. Two men in orange robes stand at left with hands pressed together in greeting. A cameraman in white clothing films the scene. A banner with Tamil text and a photograph hangs on the building, and two framed portraits are mounted at upper right. A blue-and-white pole and hanging orange cloth appear at the top.2010-01-23A photograph of an outdoor ceremony at a small green-walled building with a white staircase. In the foreground, two people in orange robes stand at a brass oil lamp (lit) beside a white-edged circular basin, with a large orange cloth draped over a white bird figure to the right. The person in the centre wears a red-and-orange flower garland and holds a plate. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a cameraman in white clothing observe, and several people stand on the staircase. A banner with Tamil text is displayed, along with a framed board of black-and-white photographs. Trees and a striped bunting line appear in the background.2010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23A photograph of an outdoor ceremony at a house with a light green facade and a white-balustraded staircase. In the foreground, a person in saffron/orange robes with a red-orange flower garland stands at left, holding a plate of offerings. A tall golden oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a white pedestal, and a large orange cloth hangs in the centre-right over a small white-rimmed pit. Several men in white shirts stand on the stairs and balcony, some with hands raised in applause. A white banner in Tamil with red lettering reading 'கல்பதரு' (Kalpataru) is strung across the scene, along with a second banner behind it. A white ibis-like bird statue stands at right.2010-01-23November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor stage event under a white tent with a red stage carpet and a red banner reading Nithyananda in Tamil script. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left and reaches toward a tall brass lamp decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. Beside him an orange-robed man wearing an orange turban and rudraksha mala holds his hands together. On the right a barefoot man in orange robes with long hair lights or tends the lamp with his hands, while a man in white holds a sash behind him. Behind them stand a woman in white and an orange-robed attendant near a side table with flower offerings. Palm trees and a thatched hut are visible beyond the stage, and cooling units and potted plants sit along the edge.2010-02-18