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Photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a hall with brown wall panels and a white decorative panel at right. A man in a red-maroon turban and gold bracelets, wearing a brown shawl and a beaded necklace, reaches forward to place a hand on a saffron-robed man who faces away. Around them, several saffron-robed sannyasis stand and sit, some with white beards and marigold garlands. A bearded elder in glasses seated in the foreground wears an orange-saffron cap and marigold garland. A digital clock on the wall shows the date 18 10 2015. No clear identification of a specific individual can be made from appearance alone, so roles are described only.

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October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a devotional gathering under warm stage lights with a red draped backdrop and a carved gold pillar. On the right, a man in a rust-coloured turban, dark maroon and gold-striped robe and pink flower garland stands with a hand on the head of a kneeling older man in white kurta, orange shawl and floral garland with a tilak on his forehead. On the left, a standing man in an orange kurta, orange cap, glasses and beaded mala watches with clasped hands. Seated in the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes with garland and tilak and an older woman in a white sari with red border are partly visible. Several other people in orange and white sit in the background. Blessing or pada-puja-style honour is being shown.2015-07-21February 11 20132013-02-11October 18 20152015-10-18Photograph inside a large hall with red draped walls and white sofas, with seated devotees on the floor and a screen at top left showing robed figures on a stage. In the foreground, a man in a deep orange-red turban and layered rudraksha malas and gold necklaces stands smiling, handling a marigold garland being tied by a bald man in a saffron-gold robe and rudraksha beads at the right edge. Beside them, a bearded man with a tilak and an orange shawl receives the garland, while an older bearded man with grey hair in a saffron robe stands at left and an orange-robed man in a yellow turban bows toward him. Several devotees sit in the background. The right-side man in the turban is an appearance-based candidate for a person receiving a garland, with cues of a red turban, layered rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklaces; identity is uncertain.2015-10-18A photograph inside a temple hall with a dark red backdrop and an ornate carved wooden doorway at upper right. A man with long dark hair, wearing a brown-red saffron-toned wrap and a white flower garland, stands at right with both hands on the shoulders of a bowing man in a peach-orange wrap and matching turban-style cap; the bowing man wears an orange shawl and gold chain. At left, a man in a peach turban and orange shawl looks on. Behind, a bald priest in a brown wrap with a gold necklace smiles, and onlookers and a cameraman with a camera on a stand stand in the background. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam.2016-05-03September 17 20152015-09-17 +2 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A photo of a formal ceremony in a hall with white chairs, warm wall panels and a purple-lit backdrop. Several people in orange, saffron and red robes wear marigold garlands. A woman in a red-and-gold sari and a red-orange turban stands at centre-left, holding a small red object toward a bearded man in an orange turban and orange shawl. Other men in orange robes and garlands stand around them. Seated in the front row are elderly men in orange garlanded robes, one with a yellow head covering and a bearded man with a forehead mark. The a person field is unsure because no candidate has enough distinctive, reliable cues to be identified.2015-10-18May 03 20162016-05-03