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A figure seated in lotus posture on a striped tiger-skin mat under a canopy hung with marigold and red flower garlands and a yellow cloth. The seated figure is a life-size statue or effigy, not a living person: it wears a gold crown, layered gold necklaces, a white flower garland and bangles, and holds one hand raised in a mudra. Standing at right, a person with hair tied up wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, reaching up to adjust the yellow cloth above. In the foreground at right, a bare-backed person in saffron cloth with a white sacred thread is seen from behind. A purple and gold brocade backdrop and a metal bowl complete the setting.

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A ceremonial scene before a deep red curtain draped with flower garlands in pink, white, yellow and purple. On the left, a man with a golden crown and a red-brown robe with a pink-and-white flower garland sits on a flower-decorated swing. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border stands with long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, touching the swing. On the right, a person in an orange-brown robe with gold border stands beside a gold-embroidered cushion on the swing. Gold-and-orange tassels hang from above and a rug covers the floor. Three physical people are visible.2017-08-13 +1 copiesA photo of a seated man in a golden crown and rust-coloured robe with a floral garland and gold chest ornaments, sitting on a decorated raised seat before a deep red curtain. Flower-wrapped golden pillars and a hanging floral swing frame him. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with sandalwood markings on his body and a woman in an orange sari bend toward a gold-and-orange cushioned seat on a low platform, arranging an offering. A woman in orange robes stands at the right edge. The floor carries a colourful woven rug. A banner with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo sits at the top left. This appears to be a Thulabaram or honouring ceremony with garlands and a ritual seat.2017-08-13 +1 copiesMay 18 20192019-05-18Thulabaram ceremony on a decorated stage with red curtains and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers hung from a gold frame. A man seated at left wears a gold crown, a brown-orange robe, a pink-white flower garland and gold armlets, and sits beside a flower-wrapped gold-edged seat. A bare-chested figure with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands in a white dhoti with gold border on a platform scale, facing a large bag of gold-colored cloth. A man in orange saffron robe and turban gestures beside the scale, and a woman in brown dress with red bindi stands at right. Flags with dove emblems frame the stage.2017-08-13 +1 copiesA seated man in deep red robes and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces sits on a swing-like seat of gold-and-white flower-garlanded chains at a tulabharam-style ceremony. He wears a crown-like headpiece, gesturing with one hand while holding a chain. Behind him is an ornate gold-and-red throne with a tiger-striped cloth draped across it, and a golden trident stands at left. On the right, a man in white dhoti and orange-gold silk wrapping holds a large orange-and-gold cloth bundle topped with bananas. The scene suggests a puja setting with flower garlands on the central gold pole. a person appearance cues: a seated figure with swept-back hair, crown-like headpiece, rudraksha necklaces and red-saffron robes, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24January 09 20182018-01-09August 15 20172017-08-15August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a flower-decorated stage with blue draped backdrop and a seated figure on a leopard-print-covered wooden platform. A man in a golden crown and layered gold and bead necklaces, wearing a maroon-brown cloth, sits cross-legged on a raised seat hung with yellow, white and purple garlands. Another man in a red kurta and orange dhoti, with long hair and a rudraksha-style mala, leans in from the right to adjust orange cushions on the seat. A silver-footed low table and a patterned rug are in front.2018-01-09August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial tulabharam scene on a red-carpeted stage. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a crown-like headpiece sits on a red cushion, wearing a red robe and layered orange-red rudraksha and gold necklaces, smiling, with hands resting together. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate ceremonial necklaces and red robes; he sits before an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin drape. Beside him, a devotee in a white dhoti with gold border and red sash stands facing a large orange cloth-wrapped bundle hung from a white flower-garlanded swing, with a woman in orange nearby. Brass trident-topped lamp stands and a gold ceremonial canopy frame the scene; a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style logo appears at upper left.2016-05-24