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Outdoor photo of a group seated in meditation on sandy ground at an ashram, with thatched huts and palm trees behind them. In the foreground, a young man in white clothing and a yellow shawl kneels with hands clasped, facing away from the camera; a row of similarly dressed people in white and yellow sits in a line on the dusty ground. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion near a silver SUV, with two women in orange-trimmed clothing nearby. A board showing a map of the ashram stands behind them, and a white pillar with garlands sits at the right edge. Ash or powder marks lie on the ground between the seated devotees.

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Outdoor photo at a sandy ashram ground with palm trees and thatched huts behind. Several people sit cross-legged in a row on the sand, in white clothes with yellow shawls, hands folded, eyes closed, while ash or grey markings lie on the ground before them. At the front left, a figure in orange robes sits upright on a mat in meditation. Behind them is a white-and-blue vehicle and a large signboard with a map reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram. Wooden or stone structures and garlanded items appear at the right edge. Six people are visible in total, with no clear identification of any individual.2010-07-10A row of people sits cross-legged on bare reddish earth in front of a map board reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Bidadi Ashram, with a silver SUV parked behind. Smoking fire pits with ash and embers lie in a line before them. A man in orange sannyasi robes with long swept-back hair sits at the far left, apart from the others. Several devotees in white kurtas and dhotis wear yellow shawls, and a man at right wears a rudraksha mala. Two women in red and orange garments sit in the middle. Another person in white walks behind them, and a figure with a garland stands at the far right near a white structure. Some of the orange-robed figure's cues are visible, but the appearance is not clear enough for a definite identification.2010-07-11July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photo of a row of people seated cross-legged with eyes closed on bare reddish earth beside smouldering fire pits with grey ash and charred logs. Smoke drifts across the scene. On the far left a woman in orange robes sits upright, and behind her a silver SUV is parked. Four more people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit beside the pits, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them stand a thatched structure, a large map board and a white statue draped with a flower garland. The setting suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual with meditation.2010-07-11Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, palm trees and thatched huts. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits at left, facing a line of men in white dhotis with yellow shawls seated in circles of grey ash. A bald man in white clothes with a red cloth over his shoulder walks through the centre. Behind them a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and orange flowers sits on a white pedestal, beside a white shrine platform and a tall stone tower. A signboard reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam shows a site map beside a silver SUV. Several people are visible, including partial figures in the background.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bidadi Ashram on a dirt ground in the early morning. A large signboard titled "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram" stands behind the scene with a site map. On the left, several people in orange and white robes sit cross-legged on mats beside small burnt fire pits. In the foreground, a bald man in white clothing with a red scarf sits by a fire pit, and another seated person in white with a yellow scarf is at the right edge. Behind them, an orange pedestal holds a dark statue draped in a white cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds. A silver SUV is parked at the left, and palm trees and thatched huts surround the grounds.2010-08-25Outdoor ritual homa on a red-earth ground at an ashram. A row of seated participants sit before smouldering fire pits with ash and charred logs. Foreground right, a young man with dark hair wears a white kurta and a yellow shawl, eyes closed. Behind him, a man in white with a yellow shawl and mala sits with hands folded. Further back, a woman in orange sits in meditation; others in white and yellow shawls sit nearby. Behind them stands a large white Nandi statue with a floral garland, with a signboard map reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Bidadi Ashram. Palm trees, thatched huts and a silver SUV are visible. No one is identified as a person.2010-07-11Outdoor photo at a dusty ashram courtyard lined with coconut palms and thatched huts. In the foreground at right, a man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with eyes closed, meditating. A brass kalasha-style pot sits beside him on a bed of white ash. A second man in white dhoti and shawl stands near a silver SUV. A pigeon walks on the ground at left. Behind them is a large signboard map of the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bidadi Ashram.2010-07-10July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard of bare sandy ground with palm trees and a low white wall behind. Several people sit cross-legged in meditation on raised circular platforms ringed with grey stone chips. The nearest person on the right wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands in lap, with a small brass kalasha pot beside them. Two other seated people in orange and white stand nearby, and a woman in white sits further back. Beside the platforms are dark stone murti sculptures of deities and a silver SUV is parked at left next to a thatched shelter and a wall map board.2010-07-03 +1 copiesAugust 01 20102010-08-01Outdoor photo of devotees seated in a row on sandy ground among smoldering fire pits filled with white ash and charred wood, a practice of sitting beside burnt-out fire beds. In the foreground a bare-footed man in white clothes with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting on his lap. Several other men in white with yellow shawls sit behind him in the line, and a woman in orange clothing stands further back near a silver SUV. Behind them stands a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with a red and yellow flower garland beside a white shrine structure, with palm trees and thatched huts in the background. A signboard with a map is visible at left. Five to six physical people are visible.2010-07-07