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Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, tall palm trees and a red-brick wall. A single person in orange sannyasi-style robes with a leopard-print shawl stands at the edge of a concrete platform, hands pressed together in namaskar. Behind her a large informational signboard reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Bidadi Ashram with a map. Two dark stone deity sculptures stand on the right near red-bordered plaques, and hanging decorative fabric cylinders with orange tassels hang from the roof above.

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November 17 20102010-11-17A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, palm trees and a thatched hut behind. In the foreground a woman in an orange robe with a leopard-print shawl stands with her palms pressed together in prayer. To the left, several women in white clothes and headscarves stand near a silver SUV. On the right, dark stone statues and sculptures sit on low plinths with red placards, beside a red brick wall. A large white signboard with a map stands in the background, and a colourful pole hangs with red and orange cloth at the top right.2010-11-30A photograph taken outdoors on a dusty ground beside a concrete platform. A figure in an orange sannyasi-style robe with a leopard-print shawl stands at the right, hands raised together near the chest in an anjali-like gesture. Behind them, a silver SUV is parked, and several people in white and lavender clothing stand or kneel near the left edge, some with palms pressed together. Palm trees and a thatched hut frame the background. At the right stand dark stone sculptures of deities and figures on red-bordered plinths, and a large information board with a map is mounted on a stand in the middle distance. A red brick wall runs behind the sculptures.2010-11-30Outdoor photo of a bare-chested man in orange saffron cloth walking barefoot on a woven mat strip across a dirt courtyard, hands pressed together in namaste at chest level. He has long dark hair swept back. Behind him stands a silver SUV, coconut palms, thatched-roof huts and a green-and-white information board. At right, a stone deity murti sits near a red-wheeled cart beside a copper-coloured kalasha or lamp on a small platform with an orange cushion, and a colourful kolam rangoli decorates the ground. A smaller figure in white ritual dress stands at left.2010-11-23Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, coconut palms and thatched huts behind. In the centre, a barefoot man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and an orange shawl over bare shoulders, with a dark beaded mala around his neck, standing with hands clasped and eyes lifted. A bald man in white ritual clothing stands bent slightly to the left, and a woman in an orange sari walks at right. Behind them a silver SUV is parked, and a large ashram map board hangs on a wall. Hanging at left are colourful painted cylindrical banners with blue, red and orange patterns and orange fringe. White kolam floor designs decorate the ground. a person identification is based on the saffron clothing and beaded mala, with the man in orange described as a sannyasi-style devotee.2010-11-19October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesNovember 22 20102010-11-22Outdoor ashram scene at a dusty courtyard beside palm trees and a thatched hut. A figure in orange robes with a leopard-print shawl and dark hair tied back stands at right, hands folded in prayer, facing a concrete platform. Behind them a row of people in white and pink clothing stands in a line, one older woman in pale lavender robes bending forward in devotion. A silver SUV is parked nearby. A large painted signboard with a map of the campus is mounted near a red wall, and stone sculptures with red plaques stand at right. A tall decorated pole with colourful bands and a hanging orange lantern appear at upper left. Roughly ten people are visible.2010-11-30Outdoor photo of a man in a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and dhoti walking barefoot on a woven mat with blue borders beside a circular pit edged with white shells and decorated with white floral kolam dots. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala over one shoulder and has long dark hair swept back. Behind him stand two dark stone deity sculptures with multi-hooded serpent canopies, a carved figure on the right, and a red signboard with white text. Coconut palms, a silver SUV, a thatched-roof structure and a tall striped ceremonial pole with a bright cloth streamer complete the scene. A sign board map is visible on the left.2010-11-20A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks across a paved brick courtyard at dusk. Palm trees and a silver SUV are visible at left. Behind him stands a large billboard showing a smiling man in an orange turban, with Kannada text, beside a brick wall. A red-and-maroon cloth lies on the pavement at right. A signboard map stands at upper left. The man is a devotee or sannyasi, not confidently identified as a person.2011-02-11October 18 20102010-10-18A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard on bare earth. In the centre, a seated man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat and cushion inside a circular stone-edged pit lined with dark gravel and a pink-and-white ring, his hands pressed together in prayer, with a small brass vessel beside him. A thin man with a shaved head and a sleeve-less orange wrap, a rudraksha-style cord at his neck, meditates. Behind him stand several dark stone statues on red pedestals, including seated figures and a standing deity, and a red-orange wall. A woman in a pale yellow sari walks in the background, and a silver pickup truck sits at left. A large map-like board with coloured diagrams hangs under a thatched roof, and a garland of orange and white flowers drapes a statue at right.2010-11-30