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Outdoor event under a blue tarp with a red-carpeted stage and a red-and-white ceremonial chair with a red cushion at the back. A large banner reads a Tamil heading with a date of 12.11.2006 and a portrait of a saffron-clad figure. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand on the red carpet, clapping and dancing with hands raised, while a seated audience of women in saris and men in white clothes claps along in white and red plastic chairs. Garlands and palm fronds decorate the stage, and a child in a blue dress sits near the front.

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A photograph of a large crowd gathered under a white canopy strung with garlands and purple-and-white banners, at an outdoor ceremony. Most people wear white dhotis, shirts and saris, and many stand with palms pressed together, clapping and raising their hands. Women in colourful saris and salwar kameez stand among them, with red plastic chairs in the foreground. A tall decorated pole with a green, orange and gold wrapping rises at left, and a banana plant stands at right near a tray of flowers and an offering vessel. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2008-11-11Outdoor event under a white canopy strung with marigold garlands and banana leaves. Many devotees fill rows of red and white plastic chairs, many women in white or cream saris, some in coloured saris, clapping and raising hands. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks across a red carpet, gesturing. A red and white decorated cloth hangs behind the crowd, and a short stone fire pit sits at the bottom edge.2008-11-11Outdoor stage event under a decorated canopy with multicoloured bunting. A standing woman in an orange saffron sari with a white-bordered shawl and beaded necklaces smiles and is greeted by a man in white shirt and dhoti who faces away from the camera. Seated men in white dhotis and shirts sit on blue plastic chairs, and two men in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit at the left and rear. A white draped sofa and footstool sit on a red carpeted stage. Behind them a banner in Tamil reads the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam temple inauguration with 1008 lingam consecration. Not clearly identifiable as a person.2008-04-19A photograph of a seated congregation under a covered open-air pavilion with orange and yellow festoon bunting overhead. In the foreground, several women in white saris with orange shawls sit on the ground with hands pressed together in prayer. A man in a white shirt sits on a red plastic chair beside a wooden pillar, and a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a mat. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes sit on red chairs and mats, some with hands folded. A printed banner hangs on a fence in the background, and a painted decorative panel with a blue and yellow pattern stands near the pillar. Dozens of people are visible in the scene.Large outdoor satsang crowd seated on red plastic chairs facing a raised green-and-white stage under a canopy. On the stage, several figures in orange and saffron robes sit near floral arrangements, with a red and orange banner overhead. Behind the stage stands a white temple-style structure. Most of the crowd wears white dhotis and white shirts or saris, with some in colourful sarees. Festival bunting and flags hang above, and roadside shops with signage line the right side under a clear blue sky. The scene is an outdoor event rather than a ritual performed by a single identified person.2009-01-12November 24 20062006-11-24January 08 20102010-01-08Night photo of a crowd of devotees seated on dark brown and red plastic chairs at an outdoor event. Most people wear white shirts and white garments, some with lanyards. A bamboo scaffold and a tarpaulin roof overhead, with string lights and a stage-side backdrop of banners and framed portraits behind them. A white sign panel stands at left.2010-01-08Photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a white canopy decorated with marigold and flower garlands and red-and-yellow bunting. A banner reads 'Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Kanchipuram Ashram' in Tamil, with a portrait of a bearded elderly man in white labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. On a raised dais, a man in an orange shawl and orange head wrap sits garlanded in the centre, and a standing man in an orange shawl and white clothes stands beside him. Another man in orange and white stands at the right edge, and several seated figures in white and an orange-clad man sit at the left. A videographer in white holds a camera on the left, and a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands in front of the stage, including women in white saris and braided hair.2006-11-24Outdoor satsang gathering under a tent with orange and multicolour bunting on poles. Dozens of men in white dhotis and shirts sit on red plastic chairs and on the paved floor, many clapping with palms together. Boys in white with yellow-striped shawls sit cross-legged on mats in front, some with brass plates holding flowers and offerings. A man at the left in a white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha mala and sits with hands raised in clapping. Stage lights and a camera rig are visible at the left edge, with palm trees behind the tent.2012-07-03January 01 20082008-01-01April 19 20082008-04-19