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Outdoor photo at a thatched-roof open shed with a sign reading Nithyananda Sacred Arts beside a palm tree. Four men stand on dirt ground: a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and yellow shawl on the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a tilak, and a man seen from behind with long hair in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl. A silver SUV stands at right, with an occupant in an orange garment seated inside the open window. Stacked terracotta-coloured carved panels and woven mats are stored under the shed.

January 02 2010

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March 25 2008

A roadside photo at an ashram gate with palm trees and a thatched shelter. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl over his shoulder, hair tied up at the back, leans toward a grey SUV and hands a paper to the driver, who rests his head on one hand at the open window. A second man in white stands behind them, and a woman in white is at the right edge beside a tiger-print seat cover. A billboard with printed notices stands at left beside stacked bricks.

A photograph of a dirt courtyard outside a whitewashed building with a thatched roof and a palm tree behind. A grey hatchback car is parked with its door open. A bearded older man in white kurta and white dhoti sits in the car doorway in sandals. Around him, a younger man in saffron-orange robe and a red-orange shawl bends toward him, another in saffron robe stands beside the car, and a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl stands with hands folded in greeting at left. A woman in a teal top and white dupatta stands behind the car, and a man in cream clothes and an orange shawl stands at right. Six people are visible.

April 19 2008

A photograph of a crowd gathered under a thatched palm-leaf shelter with bamboo poles, apparently at a rural house visit. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and smiles while surrounded by men in white shirts and dhotis. One man in the centre-right has a red tilak on his forehead and a white shirt, while a man at the bottom right crouches near a parked car. Several other men and an elderly person stand in the background. a person candidate is present in the centre, wearing saffron clothing and long hair, though the appearance is only partially visible and uncertain.

March 25 2008

Outdoor scene at a corrugated-roof workshop with open cream doors. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand in a group; one wears a yellow sash, another a saffron-orange shawl over white with a dhoti and visible hair tied back, reaching toward the window of a silver SUV parked at right. Inside the workshop, stacked wooden planks and a small carved figure sit on a wooden bench. A red and white painted wall is visible behind the vehicle.

Outdoor photo at a sandy ground with tall coconut palms and small red flags behind. A silver SUV stands open at the centre; a bald man in saffron robes with a saffron shawl stands beside the open door, hands joined at his chest. Around him, saffron-clad attendants face him: one in an orange turban and wrap, another holding a silver pot with green leaves, and a man in orange with a rudraksha mala. Two people in white ritual clothes stand at right, one with palms pressed together. A garland of flowers lies on the vehicle roof. A thatched hut appears at upper right.

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A photograph of a roadside arrival on a sandy path beside coconut palms and a thatched-roof building with a small poster on its wall. A figure with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe, wearing a garland of yellow and red flowers, smiles while stepping out of a silver SUV's open rear door. Several people in white clothing stand in a group: a man with his palms pressed together in anjali, a young man in white with a yellow shawl holding a brass-and-flower offering arrangement, and young women in white uniforms and white sari-like dress receive the arrival. A woman on the left has a yellow flower in her hair. The scene suggests a welcoming ritual greeting with offerings.