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A photograph of a ceremony under a pink and red draped tent canopy. A figure with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe and gold necklace stands at a brass oil lamp on a white-draped table covered in yellow marigold petals, holding a small brass vessel. Behind, another robed man in orange with a gold necklace stands beside a white-clad priest tending the lamp. To the right, a large framed portrait is garlanded with orange and red flowers on a teal-and-red draped stand. Rows of white plastic chairs are visible. At left a man in a dark suit and tie and a bearded man in orange robes and beads stand nearby. Several people are visible in the scene.

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Photograph of a festival ritual under a red and white draped canopy at an outdoor pavilion. In the foreground a man in a dark suit and white shirt leans forward to offer flame from a brass oil lamp (aarti) on a table covered with yellow marigold petals and flower arrangements. Behind him a saffron-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland stands beside a decorated portrait framed with red and orange flower garlands. Around them devotees in white clothes and saffron shawls, a few women in white saris, and children look on; plastic chairs are arranged in rows at right. A tray of marigold petals sits on the floor and a brass staff stands at left.2008-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial stage under a canopy of lights and coloured fabric swags in red, yellow, purple and green. A man in white dhoti and shawl leans forward to light a large brass oil lamp (deepa) on a red draped table decorated with marigold garlands and flower arrangements. Around him stand several people in saffron/orange robes, including a sannyasi with a yellow-orange turban and a long wooden rudraksha mala, a bearded elder with long white hair in orange robes, and a man in white with a light shawl at the right edge. Others in white dhoti and kurta stand behind. A person with a visible shaved head and orange-saffron robes stands near the lamp. Some people appear partially hidden at the left edge.2007-02-02A festival stage under a decorated canopy with red, yellow, purple and green bunting and sparkling fairy lights. Several people stand behind a flower-draped table: a man in white dhoti and shawl gestures with raised hands beside a brass lamp with a lit flame, while saffron-robed sadhus and a shaven-headed monk in orange stand nearby. A younger man in an orange turban and garland, and a bearded elder in orange, stand at right. A man in a white kurta at far right gestures. Marigold garlands and red and yellow flowers decorate the table edge and brass pots below. Several people in white and pale clothes stand at the left edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a specific individual from appearance alone.2007-02-02December 31 20092009-12-31April 18 20162016-04-18January 01 20092009-01-01December 31 20092009-12-31February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph of a festival stage under a canopy with striped red, yellow, purple and green fabric and fairy lights. A man in white dhoti and shawl leans forward to light a tall brass oil lamp decorated with orange and white flowers on a draped red table. Behind him stand several people in saffron robes: a sannyasi in a saffron turban with a rudraksha mala, a bearded sadhu in orange, and a person in saffron and white. Printed text reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , '. A tall figure in saffron with a long mala appears central and is a person candidate, though his face and cues are only partly distinct, so this is marked uncertain2007-02-02December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31