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October 06 2011

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Night outdoors at a dirt ground beside a large white board titled "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram" with a green map and multilingual text. In the foreground a person in an orange-red robe with a bare upper body and ornamented shoulders kneels or bends over a small fire on the ground, with a coconut, burning flame and offerings nearby. Palm trees rise behind the board and a low wall lies to the right.2011-10-06Night photograph outdoors beside a palm tree and a large illuminated wall map board showing a site layout. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-coloured garland stands at left, holding a polished metal kalasha pot topped with green leaves and a yellow flower, carried on a metal tray. The ground is an open paved area with a coconut palm and a concrete wall at right. The man is the only person visible.2011-10-05A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-edged border walks away from the camera along a paved brick path. Behind him stands a large white signboard titled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram, with a green map and small symbols, set among bare red-brown earth, gravel piles, and a palm tree. A slightly different scene: a cinder-block wall and construction materials sit to the right. A pair of sandals lies on the path at lower left. The man is walking, not seated or performing ritual, and his face is turned away from the camera.2011-12-10December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11A night photograph shows a figure in an orange-red wrap crouched low to the ground, one arm reaching down to touch or sweep the earth, lit by a warm orange glow from the ground. Long dark hair falls behind the head, and the face is turned to the side. Behind, a faint white light and a few dim lamps glow in the darkness, with indistinct shapes of structures or people further back. The image is grainy and dark, with a small blue logo in the top right corner.2006-08-17Night photograph of a group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees gathered around a small fire at ground level. In the centre, a tall elderly man with a shaved head and a saffron shawl draped over his shoulders stands with hands folded, and a younger saffron-clad man bends low over the flames. Behind them, several sannyasis in orange robes wear rudraksha malas and saffron turbans, and one holds a trident-topped staff. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge, hands extended toward the fire, and a lit oil lamp is visible near the centre. The setting is dark.2010-01-29A barefoot man in a flowing saffron-orange sleeveless wrap stands on bare sandy ground with his head bowed and eyes lowered, a red mark on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. Behind him, a palm frond and a thatched shed sit beside a large signboard showing a map of Bidadi Ashram and a second board reading FREEDOM. A small brass pot and a sprinkling of white powder lie on the ground nearby, with a red flower petal, and a person in white stands partly hidden at the right edge.2010-07-15December 31 20112011-12-31Night ritual scene under a dark corrugated roof with red pillars and a colourful fringed canopy at top left. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair and a red shawl over saffron-orange robes stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. Beside him, a man in white ritual cloth with gold borders holds a small vessel. At right, a priest in yellow and maroon garments holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward the seated figure. Two camera operators in white stand at left filming, and smoke rises in the background. Appearance-based cues include the swept-back hair, red shawl and saffron robes, so the central figure is a probable Swamiji in an in-person ritual setting; the aarti is performed by a priest. Ritual: aarti.2011-12-24August 17 20062006-08-17June 22 20092009-06-22