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Outdoor photograph at a foundation-stone unveiling ceremony. A man in saffron-orange robes, orange turban, rudraksha mala and a garland of white and yellow flowers stands at left, smiling and holding his hands together. Beside him a white-draped stone-like foundation marker sits on a white-clothed table decorated with scattered yellow flowers. Behind is a large printed banner showing a seated figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads and raised hand, and a painting of two deities in ornate dress. Strings of mango leaves and white lotus-like flowers hang above the table. A black signboard with Tamil text and flower garlands reads the name of the ashram and the date of the ceremony.

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November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor photo at an inauguration site beside a dark signboard with gold-edged frame and a white cloth draped over a covered table. A man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala with a long garland of yellow and white flowers stands on the left with hands pressed together in greeting, smiling. Above is a large framed photograph of a seated figure in orange robes and turban with rudraksha beads, hand raised in blessing, beside a framed picture of two deities in ornate dress. Strings of mango leaves and white lotus-like flowers hang from a bamboo frame, and yellow marigold garlands decorate the signboard. A bare field and blue sky are behind.2006-11-24Outdoor photo at a ground-level inauguration site under a clear blue sky. In the lower left, a bare-chested man in an orange turban and orange cloth wrap, with a garland of white and yellow flowers, presses his palms together in front of a draped white-covered stone with a black plaque framed by flower garlands. Behind the plaque, a large banner shows two deity murtis in white and green garments with flower garlands, and a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a turban and rudraksha mala making a blessing gesture. Strings of mango leaves and white flowers hang below the banner. A woman in a lavender sari stands at left edge. Petals are scattered on the white table cloth.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor inauguration ceremony at a field site under a clear sky. A young man with a shaved-looking head? No: a man wearing a saffron-orange turban and orange cloth wrap over a bare upper body, with a rudraksha mala and a long multicolour garland of yellow, red and white flowers, stands at left facing right while a woman in a white and pink sari and glasses stands behind him. Behind them hangs a large framed portrait showing a seated figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads, above a black signboard edged with white and red flower garlands and hung with mango-leaf and white flower torans. A white-clothed platform and a flagpole with a white flag stand nearby, and some people's hands appear at right in namaste.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24A photograph of an inauguration tent. On the left, a large printed portrait shows a smiling man in saffron robes and an orange turban, with a gold beaded necklace and a red bindi, against a banyan tree backdrop. In the centre, a black plaque with Tamil text sits under a draped yellow cloth on a white-covered table, decorated with white jasmine garlands and marigold petals. A brass oil lamp stands in front. To the right, a standing person in an orange robe and orange turban wears a multicolour and white flower garland and a gold necklace, facing the plaque. A framed photo with garlands hangs on the right, and a brass plate with offerings sits at the bottom.2007-08-17Outdoor photo at a land inauguration site with a standing man in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban, wearing a long garland of white, yellow and pink flowers and a rudraksha mala, gesturing with one hand near his chest. Beside him, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together. In front, a white-draped table holds a black granite foundation plaque edged with flower garlands and scattered petals, a placard reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil, and a bamboo-and-mango-leaf toran with white flowers hangs overhead beneath a painted deity banner. Dry grass and a wire fence lie behind.2006-11-24