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December 30 20082008-12-30December 31 20092009-12-31February 04 20102010-02-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a stage event with a large banner behind it showing a lotus emblem, Kannada-script text and a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi. In the centre, a tall man in an orange robe and orange turban with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands smiling and reading from a sheet of paper. Before him, an older man in a cream shirt bows with palms pressed together. Beside them, a bald monk in orange robes stands with his hands folded, and a younger monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right, clapping. Seated figures in white shirts and a man in a yellow vest sit in the background, with empty orange chairs on the stage. The scene is an orange-and-white stage setting with a satsang-style gathering.2010-09-20December 31 20092009-12-31Photograph of an indoor stage event with a large banner behind the stage showing a lotus emblem, Kannada script and a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and red tilak, labelled with the name Nithyananda in the banner text. In the centre, a tall figure with long curly dark hair, an orange turban and an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands and receives a white envelope from an older man in a beige kurta who joins his hands in greeting. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes with glasses stands holding a white paper, and to the right a man in an orange robe with a mala and a wristwatch stands with his hands together. Seated figures in white and a man in a striped shirt fill the edges, with orange chairs in the foreground.2010-09-20A photograph of a stage event. A man in an orange saffron turban, orange robe and long orange shawl, with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands at left extending his hands to a man in a white shirt and dark trousers who wears a red-and-gold shawl and a white flower garland. Between them a brass vessel is passed. Beside them a priest in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala stands. Behind the stage is a banner with Kannada script and a painted deity image. Seated audience members in white shirts sit to the right, and an orange cushioned chair stands at left.2010-09-20A photograph of a public event on a stage. A person in an orange turban, orange sleeveless top and orange cloth draped over the shoulders stands at right, smiling, and places a white flower garland around the neck of a seated man in white clothes draped with an orange shawl with gold border. Behind them a man in orange robes stands at left. A seated man in a white striped shirt at left covers his face with his hand, and other seated people in white clothes are visible at right. Behind the stage is a painted backdrop with a temple-like image. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance alone, so the standing figure in the orange turban and sleeveless top is described only by role as a person garlanding another.2010-09-20A photo of an award presentation on a stage with a banner behind reading Nithyananda in red Kannada-style lettering alongside a lotus emblem. A central figure in an orange saffron robe, orange turban and a long rudraksha mala with long swept-back hair smiles while holding a framed certificate and a decorative plaque. An older man in beige trousers and shirt stands at left handing over the certificate, while a man in white kurta at right presents the plaque. A bald monk in orange stands behind, and seated guests in white and light shirts sit at the edges. A framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda shows a smiling man in an orange turban at left edge. Probable Swamiji wears the central orange robe and rudraksha mala with long hair, the appearance cues described here.2010-09-20December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph on a stage in front of a large red and white banner reading in Kannada script and the word Nithyananda Lakshmi. A smiling figure with a tall orange turban, orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands centre-right, holding a brass plate with a yellow cloth and flowers toward a man in a green and gold shawl who bows low with a white garland. A man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at right, receiving something, and several seated men in white and green shawls watch from the left. The figure in orange has long hair and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with a person presentation in a ceremonial honouring. Roughly eight people are visible.2010-09-20December 31 20092009-12-31