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A seated speaker in an orange robe sits on a raised stage at a convention hall, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind them stands a large banner with Tamil script and the partial English words 'a person' and 'SPURANA'. Stacks of books and blue-and-white boxes are piled on a red-draped table, with green potted plants in front. A circular rainbow-coloured graphic panel stands to the right of the speaker. Audience members sit in the foreground and at the right edge, some partly cropped. A projection screen hangs at the left and ceiling spotlights light the room.

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February 28 20092009-02-28A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair sits on a white-covered chair on a raised red-carpeted stage, speaking into a microphone. Tall stacks of books with blue and black covers fill the foreground, flanked by green potted palms. Behind the stage hangs a blue banner with Tamil text and a backdrop of orange flame-shaped motifs. The speaker is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, delivering a discourse at a convention.2009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28A photograph of a stage at the Nithyananda Spurana convention in Salem, Tamil Nadu. A figure with long dark hair in an orange-red robe sits on a white-draped seat behind a microphone stand, smiling. Tall stacks of blue-and-white printed books line the front left of the stage, with green potted palms in the foreground and a red stage skirt below. A banner behind reads Nithyananda Spurana in English and Tamil, and a fan sits to the right. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair and saffron-orange clothing, consistent with the page's identification of Swamiji speaking at the event.2009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28A photograph of a long-haired man in orange saffron robes seated cross-legged on a white-draped throne-like seat on a red-carpeted stage, gesturing with his right hand while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Stacks of blue-spined books fill the left and centre foreground, with potted green plants at the bottom. Behind him is a large banner with Tamil text and a backdrop of white drapes with orange circular emblems. The stage setting suggests a convention. The figure is seated on stage and is the only person visible.2009-02-28February 27 20092009-02-27February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25February 27 20092009-02-27July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a stage at an indoor convention hall, with a projection screen on the left showing a seated figure in orange robes, a red-orange turban and a long beaded mala, hands raised in a teaching gesture. The screen displays a projected image rather than a living person. A blue banner behind the stage reads Nithyananda Spurana programme with Tamil text, and red-cloth draping, potted palms and a white-draped table with flower vase and a small lamp sit at the front. No people are visible in the scene.2009-02-25A photograph of a large hall where a figure in orange robes sits in an orange-upholstered armchair on a raised stage, with a small table holding a yellow flower arrangement. Behind the stage hangs a dark red drape with a yellow fringe, and a banner above shows a portrait of a figure in orange labelled with a Tamil name and the Tamil word for Kalpataru, with the tagline about a one-day meditation experience. Projection screens flank the stage. A dense audience of many people fills the foreground, seen from behind.2009-07-25