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Outdoor stage event at dusk on a red carpet. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands at left with hands pressed together. Center, a man in white shirt and white dhoti wears a red and gold ceremonial shawl and extends his hands toward a tall brass oil lamp. A long-haired man in saffron robes holds the brass lamp, which has a bird-shaped finial, lit beside him. Behind, a figure in white attire stands. At right, a man in orange robes holds a microphone beside a wooden podium. A banner with flowers and a dove logo lies behind the stage, and a half-built concrete building is visible beyond.

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A photograph of a lamp-lighting ceremony on a red-carpeted stage outdoors. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl lights a tall brass oil lamp with a peacock-shaped top. Beside him, a man in a saffron-orange turban and robe stands with palms pressed together, and another man in saffron robes with long hair, a rudraksha mala and a red-brown sash stands with hands folded. A woman in saffron stands at right beside a wooden podium. Behind them is a dark backdrop with flower arrangements and a red pillar. Four people are visible.2010-01-21Outdoor stage event at dusk under an orange canopy. A saffron-robed man with an orange turban stands at left, while a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-gold shawl lights a brass oil lamp. Beside him a young man in white and yellow lights the lamp, and at right a long-haired man in orange robes with a maroon border stands at a wooden podium, joined by another orange-robed man at the far right. Red carpet, red pillars with orange flowers, and a large dark banner with a partial numeral and Tamil text form the backdrop. Lamp-lighting ceremony.2010-01-21Outdoor stage event on a red carpet under a pale orange canopy. Three people stand before a brass standing oil lamp with a bird-shaped top; a man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a red-and-gold bordered shawl lights the wick with a taper while a saffron-robed figure with a saffron turban and long hair holds the lamp steady. A second saffron-robed person in a saffron turban stands at left with hands folded. Behind them are red pillars, a dark banner with a partial numeral and Tamil lettering, orange and pink flower arrangements, and a brick building under construction. Two people are visible at the right edge in saffron, one partly cut off, bringing the total to about four.2010-01-21January 21 20102010-01-21Outdoor stage event under a white tent with a red stage carpet and a red banner reading Nithyananda in Tamil script. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left and reaches toward a tall brass lamp decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. Beside him an orange-robed man wearing an orange turban and rudraksha mala holds his hands together. On the right a barefoot man in orange robes with long hair lights or tends the lamp with his hands, while a man in white holds a sash behind him. Behind them stand a woman in white and an orange-robed attendant near a side table with flower offerings. Palm trees and a thatched hut are visible beyond the stage, and cooling units and potted plants sit along the edge.2010-02-18A photograph of a public outdoor event under a white and orange canopy with a red carpet. A man in saffron robes and an orange head wrap stands at left, reaching toward a tall brass oil lamp, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside him. At right, a man with long dark hair wears saffron robes and a ornate bracelet and is lighting the brass lamp with his hands, with a wooden podium behind him. Behind them, a man in orange holds a microphone, and a banner with Tamil script and flower arrangements stands in the background. A lamp-lighting ceremony is shown.2010-01-23January 21 20102010-01-21A night outdoor stage event with a red carpet and floral arrangements at the base of a backdrop. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti lights a tall brass oil lamp held by a person in saffron robes with a saffron turban, who presses palms together. The saffron-robed figure on the left wears a white and red flower garland and a saffron turban. Behind them, another person in saffron robes stands with palms together beside a wooden podium, and a further man in a white shirt stands in the background. A printed portrait on the backdrop shows a face in close profile. a person candidate status is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-01-20January 22 20102010-01-22Outdoor stage event at dusk under a white canopy with a red carpet. A young man in saffron robes and an orange turban stands at left, hands folded. Beside him a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala lights a large brass oil lamp (kuthuvilakku) with a flame, while an older man in white dhoti and shirt and an elderly man in cream shawl and white dhoti reach toward the lamp. A young man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala watches at right, and another saffron-robed figure stands behind. Pink, orange and white flowers sit in the foreground by a wooden podium, and a backdrop with a gold logo and a 'Sold' style banner is behind them. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as an inaugural lamp-lighting ceremony.2010-01-22January 22 20102010-01-22A photograph of an evening stage event under a decorated pandal with orange and green garlands. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland with a rudraksha mala lights or stands beside a tall brass oil lamp with a bird finial. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds the lamp's tray, and a third person in orange robes with long hair stands at right, raising a hand. Bright orange and yellow flower arrangements sit at the lower left, and an orange cushioned chair with a wooden lectern stands behind them against a dark backdrop with a large Tamil headline banner.2010-01-20