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April 24 20122012-04-24Night photo at the Bidadi ashram gate beside a white car with its door open. A man in orange robes and gold-coloured ornaments leans into the rear seat, with a seated figure visible inside. Standing nearby, a bald priest in saffron with a rudraksha mala and a bare-chested attendant in orange and gold hold a bunch of red flowers and a golden staff topped with a bird finial. A signboard behind shows a map and the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram.2012-04-24December 20 20112011-12-20January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesApril 29 20152015-04-29Night procession at a temple-like outdoor area. Red umbrellas are held overhead by attendants. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl, a rudraksha-style bead mala and a large gold pendant, stands smiling with hands folded. Beside him a bald priest in orange robes and a gold-bordered shawl, with a beaded mala, wears a white forehead mark and a floral headband, and holds a tray of yellow flowers and a ritual object. Attendants in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and orange-clad devotees stand around. Behind them a signboard shows a map and the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2012-04-26Night-time photograph of a procession assembled on a paved courtyard before a large wall map of the Dhyanapeetam-Bidadi Ashram. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in a group; the central figure, in a red-and-gold flower garland with a long mala, has a shaved head and holds a cloth bundle. Beside him a man in an orange robe presses his palms together, and a standing figure at the far right in orange carries a small handheld item. Behind them, men in white dhotis with red borders hold tall golden staffs with trident and flag finials and orange-and-gold ceremonial umbrellas. Parked white vehicles and palm trees sit in the background.2012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24April 26 20122012-04-26December 28 20112011-12-28April 29 20152015-04-29