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Outdoor photo of a seated teacher on an orange cushion and a woven mat at the front of a raised circular platform decorated with white floral kolam patterns and a red border. He wears a leopard-print shawl over orange robes, with long dark hair pulled back, and faces away from the camera toward a seated audience. A brass vessel and scattered red flower petals sit on the platform. Around 25-30 men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the ground and on a low ledge in front of an orange building. Two tall decorated cloth banners in yellow, red and blue hang on posts, and a sign reads Sri Nandeeswar Mandir. Palm trees and a red-and-white painted border frame the scene.

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A seated figure in a leopard-print shawl over orange cloth sits cross-legged on an orange cushion atop a mat in a sandy courtyard, facing away toward a seated audience. Long dark hair is tied back. In front, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small red flower offering rest on a rangoli-decorated circle with white floral patterns. Behind, about 25 white-clad devotees sit in rows on a raised platform, several wearing white dhotis and kurtas and some holding books or beads. Tall decorated cylindrical banners in yellow, blue and red stand at the side, and an orange-walled building with a sign reading Sri Nithyananda stands behind them, under trees and a clear sky. A bullock cart stands to the left.2010-11-09Outdoor satsang in a courtyard before an orange temple wall with a sign reading Sri Nandeshwar Mandir. A seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a raised mat within a circular ring of gravel and kolam designs, facing away toward the gathering. A brass kalasha stands nearby. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and white clothing sit on the ground and on a raised platform, with striped red and white steps and colourful decorated pillars framing the scene. The identity of the seated figure cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the role is described only as a seated teacher in orange.2010-11-14Outdoor temple courtyard scene. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in a bright orange saffron garment sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular floral-decorated platform, facing away from the camera toward a seated group. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the platform beside him. Behind, roughly two dozen people sit in rows along a raised step in front of an orange wall with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir; many wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some wear white caps. A man in white dhoti stands at left near an orange building, and a monk in orange sits at far right on a striped platform. A garland hangs on a pillar, and the ground bears white rangoli-style patterns.2010-10-31 +2 copiesOutdoor satsang at an orange-walled temple courtyard. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on an orange cushion atop a circular white-rimmed platform with a brass kalasha-style pot beside him. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on mats facing him, with a striped white-and-red dais and a small orange-and-gold pillar nearby. A sign reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir above a palm tree and bunting strung overhead. Probable Swamiji (long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala). Roughly 30 people visible.2010-12-18December 18 20102010-12-18December 18 20102010-12-18October 21 20102010-10-21November 14 20102010-11-14Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard of a seated figure on an orange cushion inside a circular floor decorated with white floral kolam patterns and pebble borders. The seated person has long dark hair in a bun, wears an orange robe and a leopard-print shawl, and gazes upward in meditation. A brass vessel sits on the mat beside them. Facing them along a path of woven mats, about a dozen people in white clothing sit in rows on a raised platform, some with folded hands. Red-and-white painted walls, orange buildings and a small shrine structure form the background. The seated figure with a leopard-print shawl and orange robe fits the appearance cues, though the identification is uncertain.2010-11-30Outdoor morning satsang at an ashram courtyard beside a terracotta building with a sign reading "श्री आनंदेश्वर मंदिर" (Sri Anandeshwar Mandir). In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, seated cross-legged on a mat on a raised circular platform with white floral rangoli patterns and a brass kalasha-style vessel beside him. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on mats facing him, with a few in orange. Palm trees and a red-and-white painted bench are visible at the right edge.2010-12-18A photograph taken outdoors at a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a person with long dark wavy hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, wearing an orange saffron garment and a dark rudraksha mala with beads around the neck, facing away from the camera toward a seated group. A brass vessel with a spout sits on the ground beside him, and a woven mat lies across the courtyard. Behind him, about a dozen men in white dhotis and shirts sit in a row on a raised platform in front of an orange temple building with red and white painted base stripes. A sign on the building reads Sri Aanjaneya Mandir, and a banner and trees are visible in the background.2010-09-18A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard in front of an orange-painted temple labelled Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. A person in an orange top and orange sari-style wrap sits cross-legged on a woven mat set within a circular ash-filled pit ringed with pink and white kolam-style designs, with a brass kalasha beside her. A seated audience dressed in white clothing sits on the ground and steps to the right, with a small laptop and a draped orange-and-white cloth platform nearby. Plain orange-and-white buildings, potted plants and a low wall frame the scene. Her role appears to be that of a speaker or teacher giving a talk to the gathered devotees.2010-10-10