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Outdoor ceremony under a white tent at the Kanchipuram ashram land inauguration. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head drapes a garland over a saffron-clad figure wearing an orange turban and a red-and-orange shawl, who stands with hands folded. Behind a banner reading 'Dhyanapeedam Kanchipuram Ashram, Bhoomi Pooja Vizha 24.11.2006' sits a bearded elder in white with a garland, seated on a white cloth. Another white-clad attendant stands at right beside a brass lamp on a striped rug. Event: bhoomi pooja.

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November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor bhoomi pooja ceremony under a white tent with red and pink trim at the Kanchipuram ashram inauguration. A standing figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, with a white and red flower garland, presses palms together in greeting. A bare-backed priest in a cream dhoti with a striped border raises his arm toward a canopy, while a dhoti-clad attendant stands at right. At left, a bearded older man in an orange shawl and flower garland sits on a blue chair beside a white-draped table. Behind them hangs a large banner reading 'நித்யானந்த தியானபீடம் காஞ்சிபுரம் ஆஸ்ரமம் பூமி பூஜை விழா 24.11.2006' with a portrait labelled 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda'. The standing figure in orange shows a person cues: orange turban, saffron robe and flower garland, but appearance is uncertain.2006-11-24Photo of a ceremonial bhoomi pooja at the Kanchipuram ashram inauguration under a canopy with red and gold trim. A figure in an orange turban, orange robe and draped orange shawl wears a large garland of white flowers, red blooms and green leaves, and stands with hands joined in a respectful gesture before a white-draped seat. A banner reads Dhyanapeetam Kanchipuram Ashram Bhoomi Pooja with the date 24.11.2006. Nearby a bare-chested man in a cream shawl and white dhoti bends forward, and another man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands behind. Colourful striped mats cover the floor.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor stage event under a white tent with red and gold draping. A standing man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a garland stands at centre, reaching out to a bowing older man in white dhoti with a green shawl. A seated elderly man on the left wears a pink-purple shawl and holds a garland, sitting on a blue plastic chair. Behind them a large banner reads in Tamil about the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Kanchipuram ashram and bhoomi puja. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, and white flower decorations line the stage edge. A portrait on the banner shows a smiling man in white turban and rudraksha garland, with the label reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda. The orange-robed man matches the page's Swamiji description on appearance cues: long hair and saffron clothing.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor stage event with a blue backdrop and a large yellow banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Kanchipuram Ashram Bhoomi Pooja Vizha 2006, showing a framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and beard. Two seated men sit on the stage: an elderly man in white dhoti with bare chest, a vermilion tilak and white and green flower garland on a blue chair, and a younger man in an orange saffron robe, orange head covering, rudraksha mala, and multicolour and pink flower garlands, seated on a white draped seat. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge and another partly visible figure stands at the left. A microphone stand, a woven bag, and a colourful patterned rug are visible on the stage.2006-11-24