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Outdoor stage under a canopy with a white cloth top, strings of multicoloured triangular pennants and banana leaves, set in a shaded clearing. A seated figure in orange robes sits in a white chair-throne on a pink-covered platform, with a second person in orange robes standing near a microphone stand and a cameraman behind a tripod. A tall orange flag hangs on the left. A banner with Tamil script hangs across the stage backdrop. Below, a bamboo-fenced crowd of people in white clothes and colourful saris stands and watches, with decorated umbrellas at the lower corners.

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April 19 20082008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor stage event under a decorated pandal with strings of red, yellow, green and blue triangular bunting and banana plants with hanging bananas at the corners. A woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits centrally on a white-draped throne-like seat. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at a microphone on the right, while several seated men in white dhotis and white shirts flank the stage, one in a saffron-coloured kurta and one in a dark shirt. A banner behind shows a portrait of a bearded man and Tamil text. A woman sits at the stage edge. The stage is edged with woven palm-leaf matting. Several people are visible on the stage.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19Night photo of an outdoor stage under a white canopy strung with rows of red, yellow, green and blue pennant flags and banana stalks at the corners. A large banner in Tamil reads a programme title with a portrait of an older man in the background. A figure in a saffron-orange robe sits centrally on a white-draped seat beneath a white umbrella-like canopy, with people in white dhotis and saris seated around and before the stage. Other people in saffron and white stand near the stage and a cameraman in saffron films the scene. A large crowd of onlookers fills the foreground under floodlights.2008-04-19A photograph of an outdoor stage under a canopy decorated with multicoloured bunting and banana leaves, with a bunch of green bananas hanging at right. A saffron-clad figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits centrally on a white-cushioned seat on a pink-covered dais, flanked by seated men in white dhotis and shirts, one in an orange wrap. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at right holding a microphone. Behind the stage a large banner shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and Tamil text. Bamboo and palm-leaf railing fronts the stage.2008-04-19An outdoor stage under a canopy decorated with red, yellow, green and blue striped bunting and palm-leaf arches hosts a ceremony. A woman in an orange sari with a red shawl and beaded necklaces sits centrally on a white draped seat, flanked by men in white dhotis and shirts seated in blue plastic chairs. A man in white standing at a microphone addresses the gathering, while a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha-style necklace sits to the right. A large printed portrait of a smiling bearded man appears on the backdrop, below Tamil text announcing a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam inauguration event. Thatched bamboo fencing lines the front of the stage.2008-04-19Outdoor stage event under a canopy decorated with green, yellow, red and blue bunting. A central seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a red-orange beaded necklace sits on a white-draped throne-like seat. Beside them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a blue chair, and another in orange clothing sits nearby. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the right holding a microphone and speaking. Other men in white and dark clothing sit on the stage. Behind them is a large banner in Tamil script with a portrait of a bearded man with long hair, and a white panel. The stage floor is covered in dry palm-leaf matting, with bamboo poles at the edges and greenery behind.2008-04-19 +1 copies