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Photograph of a stage event with gold-and-red ornate thrones. A man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe stands with his back to the camera, his arm reaching toward a seated man in orange robes and orange turban who has his hands joined in namaste and eyes closed. The seated man wears a red-and-gold embroidered stole. Behind them a large white banner shows circular portraits of saffron-clad figures and Kannada script. Seated on the left is a bald man in orange robes, and on the right a man in white shirt with glasses. Water bottles and name placards sit on the table in front.

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January 01 20072007-01-01A photograph of an event on a stage with gold-carved thrones draped in red cushions. On the left, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair, bends forward and holds a green bowl or offering while another man in an orange head covering and orange robe, wearing a long white flower garland with red and orange flowers, adjusts the garland at his chest. Behind them, a seated man in dark clothing and a white-haired man in a dark suit sit on the stage. A microphone stands at right and a plastic water bottle sits on the table. A purple-draped table holds yellow flowers and name placards. A large banner behind shows portraits and Kannada script.2007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01A stage event with a large banner behind it showing a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda in English and Kannada, plus Dhyanapeetha and jayanti text. Seated on gold-carved thrones at a draped pink table with flower arrangements are saffron-robed figures: a monk with a bald head and tripundra marks in orange cloth, and an older bearded sannyasi with orange head covering on the right. In the centre a figure in an orange turban, orange robe and multiple beaded necklaces, with long hair, stands beside the table. Another figure in a gold brocade shawl bends forward at left. Water bottles sit on the table and a nameplate is visible. a person is the figure in the orange turban and beaded necklaces standing centre, identified by his distinctive turban, long hair and ceremonial beads.2006-01-01Outdoor stage event beneath a peach banner with Kannada text reading 29th Jayanti and Dhyanapeetha. A standing figure in saffron robes, an orange turban and a large gold-coloured necklace gestures with one hand; this appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, though the image alone is not conclusive. Seated on ornate gold-and-red thrones behind a pink draped table are two saffron-robed men: a bald man with a name card reading Paramahamsa Nithya, and a bearded man with a name card reading Sri Sri Sri Balagangadharanatha Maha Swamiji. A white-clad attendant stands between the thrones. Marigold and orange flower garlands decorate the table edge and a brass lamp stands at the right. Water bottles and glasses sit on the table.2006-01-01A photograph of a stage event with an orange banner behind it reading in Kannada "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyanandaravara 29ne Jayanti mattu Dhyanapeetada ... varshikotsava" with three circular portrait inserts above. Four men stand or sit in front of ornate gold-and-red thrones along a pink-draped table with marigold garlands and water bottles. A man on the left in white kurta and a white shawl reaches toward a tall, long-haired man in an orange robe and orange turban wearing a long beaded necklace, who turns toward a bald man in orange robes with white tilak marks. At the far right, an older man in orange robes adjusts his shawl. The tall man in orange with a turban and long hair is a visible candidate for the a person description, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2006-01-01A photograph at an outdoor stage event with a red carpet and ornate gold-and-maroon thrones. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long red-and-white flower garland smiles broadly with his hands together while another person in orange clothing, bare-backed with an orange wrap, reaches to touch his chin. A banner behind shows Kannada script reading an anandotsava title and a row of framed portraits. A man in a white shirt stands at left, and a few other attendants in orange are visible behind the thrones. a person: the smiling man wears an orange turban and garland, a distinctive presentation cue, though the identification is appearance-based.2007-12-30January 01 20062006-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31