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February 05 2015

Outdoor scene beside a red boundary wall. A man with a saffron turban and saffron-and-gold dhoti, with a rudraksha-style garland, bends forward and touches a dark black carved stone kalasha-like vessel set on a grey pedestal. Beside him a bearded elderly man in orange robes and dark-rimmed glasses stands with a marked forehead. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind, and a young man with shaved head wears a red-and-gold robe with a garland. A white car and stone sculptures are visible in the background. Ritual setting, possibly a consecration.

January 02 2012

April 28 2015

A group of saffron-robed sannyasis stands outdoors on a dusty, unpaved ground with hills of red earth, scrubby green plants and trees behind them under a hazy sky. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a brown and gold-striped garment, faces the group and gestures with her arm. Among the robed men, one wears an orange turban and rudraksha mala, another wears an orange turban and a mala, and a bald, bearded man in saffron with dark glasses and a white forehead mark stands near the center. Small white name badges are pinned to some robes. A photo credit overlay reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam ' with a source line

December 30 2008

A photograph of saffron-robed monastics walking along a dirt path lined with white pillars and a striped curb, under a clear sky with trees and palms behind. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe with a red border and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot, and beside him another orange-robed man in sandals with a mala. On the left a long-haired figure in orange robes wears an orange and white bead garland and sandals. Behind them, white-clad attendants and additional saffron-robed men follow. A tall white board frame stands at right, and black pots are arranged on the left.

Outdoor photo at a dusty grounds lined with tall palm trees and a row of flagpoles flying multiple national flags. In the foreground a group of men in saffron-orange robes with draped shawls stand in conversation. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala on the right gestures with an outstretched arm toward the group, while concrete slabs and a large carved stone block lie on the ground. A man in a light shirt and grey trousers stands at left, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands in the background. a person: the long-haired figure in orange with a rudraksha mala is a candidate, appearance-based only.

Outdoor scene at a temple-type compound with a row of stone pillars and lingam-like stone bases on the left under a clear sky with green trees and a hill behind. A group of about ten men stand and talk. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-red dhoti and an orange top with a rudraksha mala, smiling and facing the group. Nearby, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange-gold bordered cloths, stand around him. A bald man in an orange robe with gold border stands at right.

Outdoors on bare red-brown earth at a construction site, a long-haired man in a flowing orange robe stands barefoot with one arm extended over a long row of pale grey stone slabs or plates laid on the ground. Beside him, a man in orange robes crouches low and handles a stone. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a white-shirted man with a notebook and a grey-haired older man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace look on. A rough thatched shelter with wooden posts stands overhead, with a silver SUV, a green truck and trees in the background.

Outdoor scene on a dirt ground near a construction area with sand and gravel piles, a concrete wall, palm trees and a silver car behind. A man with long swept-back hair wears a maroon dhoti with yellow-gold borders, a bare upper body and a long beaded necklace, and gestures with his hands while speaking. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and an orange headwrap listens and gestures. To the right, an older bald man in orange robes with an orange turban holds a small framed picture and carries a red bag. Other men in maroon and gold-bordered dhotis with rudraksha malas stand around, and a man in white kurta and white dhoti stands at left.

Outdoor photo at a stone-carving yard under a corrugated shelter with metal poles. A woman in a maroon sari with gold borders and a dark beaded mala stands at left, gesturing toward a group of men in saffron and orange robes. Among them, a bald man in an orange kurta and shawl stands centre-front, and a second older man in orange robes with arms folded stands beside him. A third man in an orange robe stands at right with dark sunglasses. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands behind them. Around them are grey stone sculptures, a carved figure in the foreground, pale stone blocks and rubble, and dry scrubland under a clear sky. The page indicates an ashram visit; I count five physical people.