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August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Night-time photo at an outdoor roadside as devotees receive a person stepping out of a grey van with open side door. A man in orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland and a yellow shawl, smiling. Beside him, a bald man in orange garments wears an orange-and-beige bead necklace, while a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl bends forward near the vehicle. Another white-clad attendant in an orange stole holds a brass tray. A large red, green and yellow fringed umbrella overhead and green trees surround the scene. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible.2010-12-29Night photograph of an outdoor arrival at a temple-style gathering. A man in an orange saffron robe and a long white flower garland stands at centre, smiling and touching his ear, walking under a multicoloured fringed canopy umbrella with a dark pole. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand and carry things; a man in a yellow shawl holds a woven basket of white flowers and a yellow fruit-like offering, and another in a yellow shawl stands at right beside a white-covered table. A man at left, in white, presses his palms together in greeting beside a silver car. A man at right wears a white kurta and rudraksha mala. Chain-link fence and a white board stand behind, with a bright light overhead. Appearance-based cues on the central robed figure (saffron robe, long flower garland, canopy procession) fit a person presence, but the face is not clearly confirmed; the image shows an in_person candidate.2009-08-03Night photograph at an ashram entrance during an arrival reception. A silver SUV is stopped beside a white-covered table, and a man in orange robes with red-banded dhoti stands at the driver-side door, extending his hand toward a brass tray holding a kalasha-style pot with mango leaves and a coconut. Men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand nearby, one holding a large orange and multicoloured parasol. Fairy lights glow in the trees behind, with a small purple logo at upper left. A passenger in the car wears an orange shawl. The scene suggests an aarti or welcome ritual on arrival.2008-08-01Night-time outdoor photo at a Dhyanapeetam centre entrance lit by street lamps. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Centre, a man in saffron/orange robe with a white flower garland walks forward. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl carries a brass kalasha topped with green coconut leaves and flowers on a tray. A man in white holds a tall flag staff bearing a yellow banner with a red floral border and white dove emblem, while a multicoloured umbrella is held above the procession. Several other men in white stand nearby, and a white-draped table and a silver vehicle are in the background.2009-08-03November 16 20092009-11-16Night-time photo outside a silver car at a roadside site. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-white tilak and multiple rudraksha and flower garlands steps out of the vehicle, assisted by attendants. A red parasol with fringe is held over him by a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border. Two attendants in saffron cloth and rudraksha malas stand at left, one with white sandalwood markings on the arms. A cameraman films at lower right. A lit signboard shows Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam text at upper right. a person cues: long swept hair, ornate saffron robe, garlands and rudraksha.2011-11-29Night-time photo outdoors near a parked silver van and a metal gate. A figure in an orange saffron garment with a long white flower garland stands under a large multicoloured canopy umbrella with fringed tassels, held upright by a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl. Beside them stands a man in white with a yellow shawl. On the left, two older men in white clothes stand with hands folded in greeting, and in the lower centre a man in white bends forward. Strings of lights and street lamps are visible in the background.2009-08-03Night photograph of a dark grey car viewed from the front, its windscreen showing a man in an orange turban and orange saffron robes with rudraksha beads, smiling broadly from the front passenger seat, beside a young man in an orange shawl at the wheel. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls crowd around the open car door and the bonnet, some with tilak on their foreheads. The background is dark with a few distant lit buildings. A faint Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style logo appears at upper left, and a copyright line is printed at lower right.2008-11-11