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Photo of an indoor ceremony at a temple-style pavilion with green foliage and marigold-orange festoons. A seated man on a red-cushioned throne with carved lion-head armrests wears a golden crown, orange garment and long multi-coloured flower garlands; he is receiving offerings from a woman in a brown blouse and a woman in a blue-and-white sari who hold plates. A woman in a red-and-gold silk sari stands at left beside a seated man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange lanyards, stand or kneel around, and a photographer with a camera stands in the background. Brass vessels and fruit plates are visible. Paper signage reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Eight people are visible.

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Photograph of a seated young man on a red velvet throne with a gold crown, wearing an orange-saffron robe and long flower garlands in red, white, pink and orange. He extends his hand over a brass plate of flower petals held by a man in white. In the foreground, devotees in white and a woman in a pink-patterned sari and a woman in a blue-bordered white sari kneel before the throne and offer flowers. A carved lion stands beside the throne; behind them a canopy, palms, brass vessels and a blue banner reading Dhyanapeetam are visible. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a gold crown and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's account of the coronation event.2004-01-01Photograph of a ceremonial padapuja at an outdoor pavilion draped with flowers. A young man with long swept-back dark hair wears a gold crown with a peacock feather, an orange-yellow garment, a rudraksha-style layered gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, seated on an ornate red velvet throne flanked by carved wooden lion heads and white jasmine garlands. Several devotees in white clothes sit on a patterned carpet, one woman in a white sari washing or offering to his feet from a silver plate, while a woman in a blue paisley sari bends forward. A man in white holds a tray of flower petals and marigolds behind them. a person is the seated figure on the throne; the devotees are devotees at padapuja.2004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate red-cushioned throne under a canopy decorated with orange, yellow and blue bunting. The central figure wears a golden crown, a saffron-orange garment and many white and multicoloured flower garlands, and holds up a small white object. Beside the throne, a devotee in a white shirt with an orange lanyard holds a tray of flower petals, and a seated man in white kneels at the foot of the throne with a metal plate under the feet of the central figure, while a man in white at the right sprinkles flower petals. Women in white saris stand and clap behind them, and brass lamps and potted plants fill the background. The scene shows a foot-washing and flower-offering ceremony.2004-01-01Photograph of a padapuja ceremony under a decorated tent. A young man seated on a red-cushioned throne with a carved golden lion arm rest wears a gold crown with a feather, saffron-orange robe, and white and pink garlands; he is smiling. Devotees in white clothes kneel and bend over a metal tray, washing and honouring his bare feet with water and flowers. Other seated devotees in white sit behind, with brass lamps and floral garlands in the background. Given the page's Swamiji flag and the crowned throne, the seated figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept hair, gold crown, saffron garment and garlands.2004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01December 27 20132013-12-27Photograph of a ceremonial padapuja at a celebration. A seated man on a carved wooden throne with lion-head armrests wears a gold crown, an orange-red garment with gold border, and garlands of white and multicoloured flowers. Before him, a man in white kneels and washes the feet of the seated figure from a brass plate while a woman in a pink sari with red-orange border kneels beside him. A woman in white sari with orange border holds a small object and offering, and a woman in a pink-and-white outfit with red garland stands behind. Other standing devotees in white shirts and saris, some wearing ID lanyards, surround the scene. A white draped backdrop and a tall ornate wooden frame with floral garlands complete the setting. Coloured garlands hang across the throne.2003-01-01