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December 28 2006

December 28 2006

Outdoor festival scene at a temple ground: a silver SUV decorated with a red fabric drape, a garland of white and orange flowers, a brass trident emblem, and pink, orange and green balloons tied to its roof is driven slowly through a crowd. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris line both sides, several with hands folded in greeting. A large framed portrait of a turbaned man with a white beard hangs on a pole at left, beside a striped tent canopy, bunting strings and a decorated parasol. A figure in saffron robes stands among the crowd at right, and a child in a checked shirt holds a green item at center left. Under this scene, the wording reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' and '', presented as archive photo credit

A dirt road lined with palm trees in a rural setting. Two young men in white dhotis and shirts hold large ceremonial parasols; the left one has a yellow and orange fringed canopy, the right one a red and blue fringed canopy. The man on the right wears a yellow shawl, the man on the left an orange shawl, and both are barefoot. A silver SUV is parked at left, and a drummer in white stands at right beside a red structure. Parasols and drums suggest a temple procession.

A silver-blue SUV decorated with a long garland of mixed marigolds in yellow, white, purple and red across its bonnet, with a white horse-figure ornament on the front. A man in a cream shirt sits in the driver's seat smiling, and another man in an orange garment sits in the rear passenger window. Around the vehicle stand people in white dhotis and white shirts, women in white saris, and a man in a white shirt and dark pants. Two multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges and a red banner with white lettering stand behind the car, and a red carpet runs along the left side. A white boundary wall and blue sky are in the background.

Outdoor photo on a dirt road beside palm trees at dusk. A silver SUV decorated with marigold garlands and flowers stands at left. A long-haired man in white dhoti and shawl, with a garland and bare chest, stands barefoot beside the vehicle with hands folded. A woman in an orange sari holds a metal pot with a plant, and a man in white dhoti with a red-striped border and sacred markings holds a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels overhead. Another woman in orange stands further back, and a woman in a purple shawl and white clothes stands at right with palms pressed together. Sandals sit on the ground. A roadside board shows a map titled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Ridadi Ashram. Printed credit reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam.

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A procession moves along a dusty dirt road past a thatched hut and a silver pickup truck. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry ornate multicolored parasols with fringed edges and long poles. A man at the front plays a drum, and others carry a long horn-like instrument. A young woman in an orange saffron robe walks in the centre, and men in white with orange shawls walk beside her. Onlookers stand behind near a tent and palm trees under a partly cloudy sky.

Outdoors on a grassy compound, a crowd of devotees stands with hands pressed together in namaskar as a silver SUV pulls up. Inside the vehicle's rear windows, a figure in saffron or orange robes sits beside another passenger. A man in orange-saffron cloth stands near a sapling at right, and white-clad devotees line the scene. A striped red and blue canopy and a brick building are behind the group, with trees and dry grass around them.

Outdoor photo on a dusty path among trees beside a silver Ford car. A person in an orange saffron robe stands near the car's front with a multicoloured umbrella held over them, decorated with fringe and symbols. Several people in white clothes line the path, many with palms pressed together in greeting, including women in white sarees with gold borders and some with yellow shawls. Men in white shirts stand behind. The scene suggests a welcome or send-off. a person identification rests on the orange robe and the umbrella held over the figure, but the figure's face and build are not clearly distinctive, so the uncertainty is stated.

A silver SUV decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and colorful balloons on its front is driving along a dusty dirt road lined with palm trees. A woman in an orange-red sari carries a brass pot on a tray at the roadside, and figures in white dhotis and orange garments stand beside a fringed ceremonial umbrella at right. A large signboard behind shows a map reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam area layout and a small palm-thatched hut is at left. The scene is an ashram welcome procession at dusk.

A daytime outdoor procession moves along a dirt path past a thatched-roofed shrine under a clear blue sky. A silver SUV in the foreground bears a windshield sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta Mahasamsthanam. Many people walk in the procession, mostly men in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls, and women in saris of green, pink, white and orange. A bald man in white kurta and dhoti wears a yellow shawl and a beaded necklace and walks at the front of the group. Decorated parasols with multicoloured fringed canopies stand near the shrine, and a yellow-and-orange flag hangs on a pole to the right. Garden trees and a tall light pole fill the background.