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A photograph of a man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a red bindi, standing barefoot on a red carpet at a convention hall. He raises a silver-tipped staff or wand high in his right hand. Behind him, a metallic silver draped ceiling and blue-and-white scalloped valances frame the stage. Seated women in white, blue and yellow saris, some wearing white blindfold headbands, sit on the floor beside him. Two framed banners read Nithyananda Galleria with a website address.

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A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead walks barefoot across a red carpet in a stage hall. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe with a draped shawl. Behind him, seated participants wear white blindfolds and a woman in a light blue dress wears an identity badge. A white draped backdrop displays a banner reading Nithyananda Galleria. Appearance cues of long hair, saffron robe and bindi suggest a person, though this is an appearance-based label only.2009-11-28A man in a loose saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a shawl draped over one shoulder, long swept-back dark hair, and a small red bindi on his forehead, stands on a red carpet raising a silver staff or wand upward with one arm. He looks upward. Behind him, a large crowd of seated devotees, many wearing white cloth bands tied over their eyes, sits on the red carpet beneath a blue-and-white draped tent ceiling with ceiling fans. A woman in white and yellow sits in the foreground with a beaded mala, holding papers. Printed portrait posters hang on the tent walls. The man appears to be a probable Swamiji by appearance, with long hair, saffron robes and a shawl.2009-11-28November 28 20092009-11-28A barefoot man with long, swept-back black hair and a red bindi walks through a hall, eyes lowered, wearing a flowing bright orange sleeveless wrap over an orange garment. He holds a gold ornate ceremonial staff in his right hand and gathers his robe with the other. Behind him, seated devotees in white headbands and white clothing, some in pink and orange saris, fill the floor, with orange tassel hangings and a dark screen on the wall. The man matches the presentation cues of a person, with long hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial gold staff, and is walking in a satsang-style gathering.2009-12-22November 28 20092009-11-28Photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a dark rudraksha mala walking up a red-carpeted central aisle toward the camera. A small red bindi marks his forehead. On both sides, seated rows of participants wear white blindfolds over their eyes; some women wear yellow and maroon saris and men wear white and checked shirts. Behind him a large ornate decorated wall and blue stage elements frame the hall. Visible people are seated participants and the walking figure, many partly obscured.2010-02-14A figure in a flowing saffron-orange garment walks barefoot down the centre aisle of a hall on a yellow carpet with red-and-orange patterned runner, past rows of seated people whose eyes are covered with white blindfolds. The walker has long dark hair and a small red dot on the forehead and is wrapped in orange cloth over a sleeveless top. Behind the aisle a blue-and-white striped drape hangs, with a banner reading "Nithyananda Galleria" showing a smiling woman in orange, listing life solutions, meditation, yoga, gifts and clothing, and the website www.NithyanandaGalleria.com. Audience members in white, yellow, blue and floral saris and shirts fill the rows and a balcony behind a white railing. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and saffron robes, with a sannyasi role leading the procession-style walk.2009-08-06November 28 20092009-11-28December 22 20092009-12-22A large seated crowd of participants wearing white blindfold bands over their eyes fills the frame in a tented convention hall. A man with long dark hair stands centrally in an orange-saffron robe with a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, walking between the rows. Behind him, two banner posters read Nithyananda Galleria with a smiling woman in orange, and cardboard boxes are stacked near the white tent wall. Several women in yellow vests and white saris act as volunteers among the seated crowd.2009-11-28A long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a red bindi walks down a red carpet aisle between rows of seated devotees, many wearing white blindfolds over their eyes. Several people in colourful saris and shirts sit on white plastic chairs. Behind him hangs a large pale banner with a star-and-circle motif, and a tall carved stone pillar stands to the right of a blue stage edge. The setting is a large hall with an arched metal roof.2010-02-14A photograph of an indoor hall where a man with long, swept-back black hair and a red bindi stands centre-frame, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange draped garment and holding a gold ceremonial staff in his right hand. Behind him, a large seated audience wears white headbands and white or light clothing, many with eyes covered by white or red cloth blindfolds, arranged in rows against pale pink walls and tall windows with orange curtains. a person is a candidate in_person based on the long hair, orange ornate-looking draped clothing and bindi, though the appearance is only partly distinctive. The scene suggests a ritual or session, but the activity is not clear beyond the gathered participants.2009-12-22