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Four women in white saris with gold borders perform on a stage before red velvet drapes. The woman at right, with a long braid, stands with her back partly turned, arms extended holding her sari; a woman at centre-right wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a bindi, and her hand rests on the other's shoulder. Two women at left gesture with raised hands. Behind them a framed portrait shows a smiling figure in a white turban with a red and gold garland, displayed on a stage platform with a brass pot and a microphone in front. A white pedestal fan stands at left. The event is a stage performance rather than a verified ritual, and the portrait is a printed depiction.

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October 01 20072007-10-01October 01 20072007-10-01October 01 20072007-10-01A stage performance in a hall with a dark red curtain and a forest backdrop printed with a large tree and greenery. Five performers stand on the stage. Left, two women in orange saffron robes with rudraksha malas, and a younger child in a mustard-gold garment with a mala. Center-left, a woman in a white sari with an orange-bordered shawl and mala holds her hand to her chest. Center, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a long wrapped brown-red rudraksha mala stands barefoot, holding a small cloth bag. Right, a woman in a white sari with a brown-red mala gestures with her hand near her chest. Rocks and potted plants sit at the lower left, and a white floor-standing air conditioner stands at right. Five people are visible.2015-03-11October 01 20072007-10-01October 14 20072007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14Four people stand on a stage before a dark maroon curtain. On the far left a man in white dhoti with gold borders and a white shoulder-draped cloth holds a microphone and speaks, with rudraksha mala and a reddish-brown beaded necklace. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace holds a second microphone. Two young girls stand at right: one in a white dress with gold trim and an orange-beaded necklace, the other in an orange blouse, blue skirt with gold border and a bead necklace. A red cushioned seat with gold trim is visible at lower left. The a person candidate has a distinctive appearance cue of a rudraksha mala and white ceremonial clothing, but his face and identity are uncertain.2015-06-21A photograph of a stage performance in a hall with dark red velvet curtains. Five young women in white saris with thin gold borders bow and reach forward toward a framed portrait on an easel, one holding a green garland. The portrait shows a figure in a white turban with a red bindi and ornate necklaces; the framed backdrop reads NITHYANANDA. A microphone stand stands in the foreground on a red-edged stage. The portrait figure is a depiction, not a physical person, and no identity is confirmed from appearance.2007-10-01July 05 20172017-07-05June 21 20152015-06-21October 14 20072007-10-14