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A photograph of a ceremonial stage at an inauguration event. Centre frame is a black plaque draped with a yellow cloth fringed with tassels, set on a white table decorated with white jasmine, orange and magenta flower garlands. The plaque reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and an inauguration notice for a project. Behind it hangs a pleated pinkish-mauve satin drape under a tent canopy. A large painted deity or devotional image stands at the left edge, with a water bottle and microphone on the table. A white pillar wrapped in pink and yellow garlands is at right. Only partial heads and shoulders appear at the bottom edge, and no full figure is clearly visible.

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December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A man in a white kurta with a red and gold brocade shawl stands at left, bending slightly as he unveils a plaque draped in yellow cloth. The dark plaque reads an inauguration notice for Ananda Lingam and Vaidya Sarovar on 30 December 2008, given by a seer of Adi Chunchanagiri Mahasamsthana, in the divine presence of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Pink-draped tent backdrop with yellow fringed valance, orange and pink flower garland at right.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A photo of a decorated open-air stage under a white tent at a ceremony. In the foreground a tall brass lamp stands on a dais, wrapped in yellow and white flower garlands with flowers at its base. Behind it, two men sit at a long table draped in white and garlanded with orange and magenta flowers; one wears a beige vest over white clothes and another wears white. A framed painting of a deity pair hangs on the left, and a black plaque on a yellow curtain sits to the right. Red carpet and garlands line the stage edge.2008-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31A decorated outdoor stage under a white and silver draped tent. A tall brass oil lamp wrapped in yellow and green flower garlands stands at left, with floral arrangements in pink, orange and white on the red-carpeted platform. Yellow curtains frame a black board with white printed lettering. A white table at left is draped with marigold and mixed flower garlands. A railing is wound with yellow, pink and purple garlands, and brass pots sit on the stage. No people are visible.2008-12-30A photograph of an inauguration ceremony at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam under a white tent. Yellow cloth covers two black plaques with white lettering. Beside them, a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe with bare feet and a second robed figure in orange with an orange turban stand near a plaque reading Nithyananda Sangeeth Academy, with saffron-clad monks and a man in white shirt and dark trousers nearby. Marigold garlands line the dais on red carpet, and a deity portrait hangs behind. Probable Swamiji is the bearded man in orange-saffron robe with long hair and rudraksha mala, performing the unveiling gesture.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A stage at an outdoor pandal event with a white canopy and red carpet. Several men stand in a row: a man in white dhoti and shirt with palms pressed together on the left, a bearded man in orange robes and sandals, a man in orange robes with a shaved head and folded hands, another man in orange with a rudraksha mala, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers unveiling a yellow-draped inauguration plaque. A large framed painting of a deity pair, Shiva and Parvati, with a golden arched frame hangs behind them. Above the stage a banner shows three portraits and Kannada text, and marigold garlands decorate the yellow-draped plaques. A brass lamp stands at the left edge.2008-12-31A photograph of an unveiling ceremony under a white tent with a red carpet. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and a man in an orange turban pull back a yellow cloth from a black plaque reading the inauguration text, with marigold garlands along its top edge. Beside them stand a man in an orange robe and a white-shirted man in a white dhoti, with a garlanded white-clad man at the left edge. Behind the plaque hangs a framed deity image with a crown and a shining halo. The plaque is a sign and is read as text, not as a depiction of anyone. Several people are visible, including a figure partly cut off at the right.2008-12-31A photo of an inauguration ceremony under a white tent with a yellow curtain pulled back from a black plaque. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and sandals stands at center, reaching toward the plaque, while a second man in orange robe and orange turban beside him also gestures toward it. To the left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti and another man in a white shirt watch, and a further orange-turbaned monk stands at the far left. Marigold garlands drape the curtain and a marigold garland lies on the red carpet at lower left. Behind them hangs a framed deity painting of two figures with crowns and jewelled garments, with a white canopy overhead. The plaque reads the inauguration of a sangeeth academy in the divine presence of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. a person's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-12-31