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A seated figure in orange robes with head covered sits with their back to the camera on a cushion inside a circular ring of ash in an open courtyard. Ahead, an orange temple facade with red-and-white striped steps bears the sign SRI AKSHAYESHWARA TEMPLE, flanked by two dark stone dvarapala statues and a banana-leaf-decorated entrance with a lit deity shrine inside. A brass kalasha and marigold garlands sit on a white platform at right. A Kannada-language banner on the wall shows a portrait labelled with the name Nithyananda beside text about a Guru Purnima event. Prominent single-person scene, a seated devotee at a homa or puja site.

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Outdoor temple scene at dusk. An orange-robed figure sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with the back turned to the camera, facing a red-and-white striped temple platform with a dark stone deity statue at the top of the steps. The temple facade is painted orange with a banana-leaf-decorated entrance and a brass kalasha-style finial on its roof. A large black stone bull (Nandi) on the right is draped with a white and orange cloth and strung with yellow and red flower garlands. A circle of white ash or powder surrounds the seated figure, and a small brass vessel sits nearby. Two dark deity statues flank the steps, and a banner with a printed portrait and Kannada text is mounted on the right side of the facade.2010-07-24July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesAugust 01 20102010-08-01A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with red-and-white striped steps and a white raised platform holding a shallow pit with ash around it. A person seated on the ground at right, seen from behind, wears an orange sleeveless garment and has short dark hair; a grey stone statue shoulder with a white and red jasmine garland is in the right foreground. Behind, a black statue of a multi-armed deity with an orange shawl stands at left beside potted plants. At the far end, a shrine holds a deity murti decorated with red and yellow flower garlands under an arched doorway with orange curtains. A loudspeaker stands on the left steps. A green mat and woven mats lie on the ground, with white kolam lines drawn in the sand.2010-09-16Outdoor temple scene in front of a red-and-cream temple with a sign reading Sri ... Eshwara (partly cut off). A figure in orange robes and an orange head covering sits cross-legged on a low orange cushion, seen from behind, facing a raised concrete platform and the temple entrance. Around a circular stone-edged pit, a small ring of grey gravel surrounds the cushion. A large black stone bull (Nandi) on the right is draped in a white and orange cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red roses. Two dark statues flank the temple steps, and a banner on the right shows a portrait with the printed headline Guru Purnima. Banana leaves frame the entrance and potted plants line the steps. The figure is a person in orange seated in meditation or prayer, with no clear visible basis for identifying a person.2010-07-24Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and red-and-white striped plinths. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and head covering sits in the foreground beside a circular ash-filled fire pit, with marigold garlands and a small brass vessel nearby. Two men in white dhotis walk toward a shrine entrance flanked by banana plants, with dark stone deity murtis on either side of the steps. A banner on the right shows a portrait and a Kannada heading reading Guru Purnima. A black speaker stands at the edge of the platform.2010-07-24June 30 20102010-06-30A photograph taken from behind of a seated figure in orange and maroon robes, wearing a rudraksha mala around the neck and with long dark hair swept back, sitting cross-legged on a mat facing a temple entrance. The sign above the orange temple façade reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Inside, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and red garments and framed by red curtains. A small kolam with white and coloured designs lies on the paved ground in front of the seated figure, beside a patch of gravel and a small folded cloth. A speaker stands at the left of the steps, and potted plants line the terrace. The figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by saffron robes, long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, seated in meditation before the temple shrine.2011-01-31September 04 20102010-09-04July 23 20102010-07-23Photograph from behind of a single person seated on a tiled floor, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders with fringed edges and matching orange clothing. Dark hair is visible at the back of the head. In the blurred background are white and red striped low walls and a lit, arched doorway with warm light and red decorations. The person faces the entrance, possibly at a temple or ashram setting. a person cue: saffron shawl and seated posture, but no face, crown or rudraksha is visible, so identity is uncertain.2011-02-11A photograph taken from behind of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders, wrapped over one shoulder and bare on the back, sitting cross-legged on a raised orange-cushioned seat with a reddish mat. Long dark hair falls down the back and a rudraksha-style bead necklace is visible at the neck. The figure faces an open temple entrance with a dark roof, white and red striped steps, a small deity murti in yellow and red dressing inside, potted plants and a black speaker to the left. The figure's appearance is consistent with the page's candidate but is not clearly distinctive, so identity is uncertain. A chalk-style kolam design lies on the ground in front of the seat.2011-01-31