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August 09 2015

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A photograph of a ritual scene in a hall with a red table covering and a gold-patterned throne at the right edge. In the foreground, a young boy with a black blindfold over his eyes wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, orange rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, and stands with arms folded. Beside him, a standing man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears a long rudraksha mala and a pendant, and holds a microphone. A seated man in a white shirt, with glasses, holds a smartphone and works at the table in front of them. Other people in white clothes sit in the background, and a figure in orange and gold stands at the upper right.2015-08-09April 29 20162016-04-29August 09 20152015-08-09April 29 20162016-04-29April 26 20172017-04-26February 15 20172017-02-15July 26 20152015-07-26August 20 20152015-08-20A stage demonstration at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event in front of a gilded relief carving of deities and a red curtain. A bare-chested young man in saffron-orange dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a microphone. At center, a seated man in a white long-sleeved shirt and orange lanyard has a black blindfold placed over his eyes. Beside him, an older man with grey hair in a long braid, white and yellow dhoti, white horizontal tilak markings on the forehead and arms, and beaded rudraksha malas holds a microphone while adjusting the blindfold. The scene appears to show a manifestation-powers demonstration.2016-09-22Indoor temple-hall scene with red carpet and maroon curtains. A seated figure on the right wears orange-brown cloth, a long-haired crown-less head, rudraksha mala, gold-patterned cloth on his lap, and holds a small round fruit or offering while a young boy in white kurta offers another item. Beside them a young man in white kurta and rudraksha mala watches. Behind, standing people in white shirts and kurtas, one with a lanyard, and an older man in white. A standing priest on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads. A brass oil lamp stands on the right. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange cloth, so swamiji is in_person.2016-11-16A stage ceremony in a temple-like hall with a gold ornate throne and red draped backdrop. A man in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth, a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered shawl stands centre with bare arms, adorned with bands on his upper arm, his face partly turned. Beside him a younger person in white robes with a black blindfold and white head cloth stands with hands folded. A woman in a red-orange sari with gold border and rudraksha mala speaks into a microphone while holding a red book. Other men in white dhotis and white shirts stand at left and a woman in orange sari is near the right. A deity murti decorated with garlands stands behind at left. The man in the centre is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, with distinctive rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold-bordered attire, shown in an in-person ceremony.2015-09-05A photograph of a ritual initiation scene indoors. A bare-chested young man with a red blindfold over his eyes bows forward while two men in white dhotis with gold borders support him. The man on the left has a rudraksha mala and sacred ash marks and grips the boy's arm. The bearded man in the centre wears a white dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala, gold bangles, and places his hand on the boy's head. A long-haired figure in saffron clothing and gold earrings is at the lower right, and other white-clad devotees stand in the background before a red curtain.2016-10-16