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Outdoor photo of a ritual at an open dirt ground with a red-carpeted stage at left. A man in a plain white dhoti and shirt, wearing an orange shawl, stands at the stage steps holding a silver vessel up to another man. Two middle-aged men in white dhotis and shirts stand beside him with hands cupped and palms pressed together in reverence, one with a tilak on his forehead. A man in a pink shirt on the right folds his hands in namaste. A large portrait of a smiling woman wearing a white head covering and dark embroidered garment is displayed on a stand behind the stage, alongside an orange flag on a pole and a gold-coloured pillar. Other white-clad people are visible in the background near a vehicle and walls. The visible portrait is a depiction of a person, not a person candidate.

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Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground in front of white multi-storey buildings. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a loose row with hands folded. A younger man in white with an orange shawl stands in the foreground facing left, and an older man at right holds a metal bowl and cup-like silver vessel. A man in a green shirt stands behind. A small bowl is held by the figure at far left. The date 12 10 2006 appears in red digits at lower right.2006-10-12Three men stand with palms pressed together in namaskar before a golden ratha-style decorated vehicle in an open dusty lot. The vehicle has a canopied golden structure with steps, garlanded deity murti, marigold and flower garlands, a flower tray and orange flags. Several posters on the vehicle show a smiling bearded figure in white turban, orange turban and dark robes, with printed Tamil captions. Behind are multi-storey buildings and a blue sky. The three men wear white dhotis and shirts and a pink shirt with dhoti.2006-10-12October 12 20062006-10-12A courtyard ritual in front of a cream-walled building. A young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a silver lamp-stand with a flame, offering it to an elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a long white beard, wearing an orange dhoti, rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, his palms joined in prayer. At left, a poster shows a smiling person in a blue robe with a white turban beside a red staircase. A second person's folded hands appear at right edge. Text in Tamil script appears on the wall and a board.2006-10-09October 09 20062006-10-09Outdoor stage under a tent on a red carpet, with palm trees behind. A tall brass oil lamp with garlands of white flowers and a red rose is lit by two men. On the right, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a matching wrap and wooden beads holds the lamp with a dark-haired figure's hands. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and light trousers stands by the lamp. At left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a saffron-orange wrap, stands with his hands near the lamp, wearing a orange turban-style head covering and beads. Behind the stage, a red banner with Tamil text and a logo. A white cooler and a potted plant sit at the edge of the stage.2010-02-18Outdoor temple-procession scene at a ratha or decorated platform. A young man in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a silver cup with a lit flame. Behind him, an elderly bearded man with bare chest and orange dhoti stands with hands raised. Behind the platform stands a golden deity murti garlanded with flowers. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" appears above, showing a man in white turban, and another small portrait shows a figure in orange turban. Two onlookers in striped and plain shirts stand at left. Palm fronds hang at the top left.2006-10-09Outdoor event on a sandy ground with a green carpet strip and potted plants in the foreground. A figure in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban, with a red and white flower garland, stands barefoot with palms pressed together, facing a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who holds his hands in namaste. Around them, men and women in white clothing stand in a loose crowd; one woman wears a white sari with a yellow border. Two older men in white shirts on the right press their palms together. Stage speakers and light towers stand in the background under a pale sky. The figure's appearance is consistent with the a person cues of an orange turban, orange clothing and a flower garland, but the face and the setting are not conclusive, so this remains uncertain.2010-02-17April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor photo of a ritual at a temple-style courtyard, with a golden ratha-like chariot and a raised platform behind. Two young men in white dhotis with orange shawls sit on the ground at left, one holding a metal vessel and the other seated beside it, with incense smoke rising. In front of them are a small deity murti or image garlanded with flower strands, brass oil lamps, fruit, bananas, and a brick-and-white sand-lined fire pit area. Seated at right are several people in white clothes watching: a man in white shirt and glasses, an older man, and women in saris. Three posters of a bearded-white-turbaned figure, labelled in Tamil, are displayed on the chariot and a stand; the portrait figures are depictions, not physical people. A Tamil-labelled poster reads as a portrait caption. Visible physical people number roughly a dozen.2006-10-25A photograph of an outdoor stage event under a white tent with a red stage cloth. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, while a man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp (kuthu vilakku) with a tall stem wrapped in white flowers. Beside him, a bare-footed man in an orange robe and dark-red border lights or steadies the lamp. Behind them a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands, and at right a man in white with a yellow sash watches. At left a white chair sits on the stage and a cooler unit stands on the red floor. A banner behind the stage shows the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo and Tamil text.2010-02-18Photograph of a stage lamp-lighting at a Bhagavad Gita satsang. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at a brass lamp draped in red and white flower garlands, with a tall brass kuthuvilakku-style lamp in the centre. The man on the right in a saffron robe with red border and long dark hair is lighting or tending the lamp. Beside him an older man in white shirt and white dhoti, wearing glasses, holds an object near the lamp. A third man in a white shirt stands behind, and a woman in a sari is partly visible at the far right. On the left, a man in a saffron robe and saffron turban with a rudraksha mala has his hands folded. Behind them is a red stage canopy, a large portrait of a young man with a banner reading Bhagavad Gita, a desert cooler and floral decorations. Five people are visible.2010-02-17