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A photograph of an outdoor gathering under trees. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a red headband wears an orange cloth and a white flower garland with red blooms, holding a brass pot topped with green leaves and a red cloth, and smiling. A man in a dark suit bows and touches his head to the red cloth, while a man in a dark suit and red tie stands beside, and a man in a white kurta with a beaded mala holds a red poster reading 'Youth Day'. A printed poster listing celebrations is visible at lower left, with a building and palm trees behind.

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Outdoor photo beside a whitewashed building with red trim under a tree. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes, with a red headband and a long garland of white flowers and red blooms, stands at centre as a man in a dark suit and red tie drapes an orange shawl over him. Around him, a man in a black jacket and white trousers holds a silver tray with a flower-decorated bowl, and a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala holds a red-and-white poster. A red banner with a portrait reads Youth Day.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo beneath a large shade tree beside a whitewashed building with red-framed windows. In the centre, a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes wears a red headband and a garland of white flowers and orange-red blossoms, and holds an orange cloth that a man in a dark suit is reaching toward. Another man in a dark suit and red tie stands behind, and a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white poster stands at right. A man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder stands at left. Hanging green and purple balls are visible in the branches. The central figure shows no clear a person cues beyond saffron clothing and a headband, so identity is uncertain.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25 +1 copiesOutdoor photo under a large tree at an ashram-style compound. A bare-chested man in orange cloth with a red headband and long swept-back hair stands at centre, wearing white and red flower garlands and gold necklaces, and holds a red-tinted offering dish with a small brass pot. Around him, a man in orange shawl on the left, men in white kurtas, and a man in a dark suit with red tie on the right stand near a silver trophy cup and a red and white poster reading Youth. a person cues: long swept-back hair, red headband, ceremonial gold necklaces and garlands, ornate orange clothing, and he is central to the ritual offering. Six or more people are visible in the scene.2007-12-25Outdoors under a leafy tree at a festival, a bearded man in orange saffron robes and a white flower garland, with a red-orange headband, extends his arm while smiling as a young man in a dark suit and red tie bows and receives a red-orange headband. Behind them, men in white kurta-style clothes and dark suits watch and laugh; one holds a silver vessel with white flowers and a stack of pamphlets or posters, one of them showing a portrait of a smiling man. A white-washed building with a sign reading Nithyananda and a hanging teal lantern appear behind. Several onlookers are visible, including a man in white with a beaded mala smiling at right.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo under a leafy tree at an ashram-style courtyard. A bearded man in orange robes and a long white and red flower garland, with a gold pendant, has an orange headband being tied on his forehead by a man in a grey suit. Nearby a man in white with an orange shawl, and men in dark suits with red ties and orange headbands, watch and smile. A banner with partial text stands at right, and a white building with a red-flowered shrub is behind them.2007-12-25Outdoor photograph of a smiling man in orange robes wearing a red-orange headband and a long garland of white flowers with red and green blossoms, with a gold-coloured pendant and a beaded mala around his neck. A man in white clothes bows forward while another in white adjusts the orange headband tied around the central figure's head. Behind them, several men in orange shawls and white kurtas stand smiling, one with a rudraksha mala and tilak marks on the forehead. A red fringed canopy with coloured tassels overhangs the scene, under a tree beside a whitewashed building and palm trees. The central figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, orange-saffron clothing, a rudraksha-style mala and gold ornaments, which matches the page's Swamiji note as a probable appearance-based candidate.2007-12-25Outdoor photo under a leafy tree beside a white building with a sign reading Nithyananda Publishing. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hairstyle, an orange headband, and a large white and red flower garland raises one arm and smiles; a person candidate with long hair, a saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant. In front, a man in a white shirt holds a lit ceremonial flame or torch. Other men stand behind, including one in a black jacket and red tie and another in a white shirt with a mala, and a woman in orange at left. A devotee in white with an orange headband sits in the foreground. The scene suggests an arati or flame ceremony at the event.2007-12-25