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A floral arch decorated with yellow marigold-style blossoms and framed by red, purple, dark and white bands forms the main subject. Its top shows a dark green crest with a purple Om symbol. Below, a green panel bears red letters reading NITHYANANDAM, and a lower dark panel bears pink and orange letters reading ANANDOTSAVA 2010. Two small framed portraits sit between the crest and the banner: a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows an elderly bald figure in orange, and a second framed photo shows a long-haired figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace seated before a tree. No physical people are visible in the scene, and the photo is of a decorated structure against a pale sky.

January 04 2010

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A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe sits on a flower-decorated throne at the centre of an elaborate floral stage backdrop. The throne is covered in white and yellow blossoms, with a multi-coloured garland of red, white and green flowers draped over the seated figure's shoulders and a gold necklace visible at the chest. A long-haired figure with swept-back hair and rudraksha-style adornment is seated in meditative posture, eyes lowered. In front of the throne is a large floral-carpeted platform with red and pink rose petals arranged in patterns. The arched backdrop has red, white and green checkered floral panels with garlands. Green carpet covers the floor.

A large multi-storey temple facade painted in red, orange, cream and blue with arched windows and decorative balconies. Two large framed images are mounted on the front: a painted image in the upper arch of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a staff-like object, and below it a large printed portrait of an elderly bearded man with long white-grey hair and beard wearing an orange robe, draped with green leaves and flower garlands. These are portraits and painted depictions, not physical people, and no physical people are visible.

A night photo of a floral-decorated ratha or palanquin floating on water, lit with lights, its canopy wrapped in orange, yellow, white and purple garlands. Inside, a golden deity murti in a garlanded peetha stands beside a seated man in saffron-orange robes, a saffron-coloured turban and a garland, sitting on a red cushioned chair. Red and multicoloured cloth covers the platform floor. A small figure sits to the left in a golden seat, and a crowd watches from the illuminated bank behind, with orange flags along the steps. a person, seated in the ratha as the figure honoured in the procession.

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October 17 2010

October 17 2010

A decorated stage set for a satsang, with a seated figure in the centre on a gold-trimmed throne draped in red and orange, wearing a rudraksha mala and sitting before a carved stone temple-style backdrop with dragon-head finials. Flower arrangements in pink, red, yellow and white frame the stage, and large LED screens on either side show a standing figure in an orange-red turban and orange garment with a white garland. Floral rangoli-style arches flank the throne, and rows of seated audience members in the lower foreground are partly visible in front of the stage edge. The seated central figure's identity is uncertain from appearance; the screens show a person in orange and red clothing.

December 14 2016

Night photograph of an elaborately decorated ratha or palanquin-style float, its canopy and tiered kalasha-like top wrapped in marigold, jasmine and purple-and-white garlands with fairy lights. Inside, a deity murti sits on a red and silver base in front of a silver-framed arch, garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Beside it, a seated man wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap and a saffron turban, with a white flower garland, sits on a red-cushioned chair on a red carpet, the only seated figure on the float. Purple, pink and gold drapes frame the canopy.

A ceremonial stage scene in front of a large decorated backdrop with striped garland arches and a central arched shrine. A large deity murti of a seated couple with attendants and a floral lotus-petal display stands above. In the centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a gold throne with red floral garlands, while a standing figure in white and another in saffron orange stand beside. Around them, people in white dhotis and saris in yellow, lavender, teal and green, some with hands folded or offering flowers, stand on a red carpet during what appears to be a puja. Visible people number roughly fifteen.