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January 13 2015

January 13 2015

Outdoor photo on a dirt ground in bright sunlight during a festival procession. A man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala, stands at left with an arm extended. In the centre, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a red tilak holds a silver vessel decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a mango leaf. Facing him at right, a man in a pink-orange turban and pale pink robe with orange borders. A red-and-yellow parasol with tassels rises above them, and other people in orange and white clothing stand around, with banana plants and tall decorations behind.

January 13 2015

Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a purple-and-white orchid garland stands smiling in a saffron-orange robe with a gold pendant necklace and a rudraksha mala. Two men in orange robes flank him, each holding a tall gold-tipped ceremonial staff that supports a red canopy umbrella with tasselled fringe. A man on the left wears an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and holds a staff. Behind them, white-clad attendants and onlookers stand, including a young boy with hands pressed together. At lower left, a woman in white holds a basket of marigold and rose petals. At right, a fire burns in a metal bowl held by a hand. The scene reads as a temple procession with petal offerings and a fire vessel.

A ceremonial scene under a white tent with pink-lit fabric. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange border kneels at the lower left, holding a brass plate with a flame toward two seated men on golden thrones. The seated man at the centre, in orange robes, covers his face with both hands. The man at right, in orange robes with a yellow, red and green flower garland, a black rudraksha mala and a white horizontal forehead mark, sits with hands folded and eyes lowered. A standing attendant wears a white shirt with yellow lanyard and rosette.

Outdoor photograph of a procession welcome at a Bidadi ashram event. In the centre, a long-haired figure in an orange turban and orange robes bends forward with hands raised to receive a white and red garland from another person in orange robes and an orange turban, whose dark hair is visible from behind. Behind them, a man in orange robes and a white sash balances a brass kalasha with a coconut, red roses and yellow marigold garlands. A man in white with an orange shawl stands with hands folded in namaste, and a man in white with an orange shawl and glasses stands nearby. Behind them, a crowd of people in white and orange, several with orange shawls, watch, and uniformed police in khaki stand at the back. A yellow canopy and a white vehicle appear at the edge.

Outdoor festival scene under an orange and yellow canopy hung with saffron pennants. In the foreground a seated man wearing a long swept-back hairstyle, a gold-embroidered cream turban with a red flower, a red and white flower garland, orange robes with a gold border, and gold bangles sits on an orange cushion, with a second orange-clad man in the background. Seated beside him are two men in dark suits with white flower garlands, and a woman in a grey top. In the left foreground a young woman in white with a red and yellow flower garland looks on. Behind the group stands a grey stone deity murti with a crown, holding an object and draped in an orange shawl with a flower garland. A banner on the canopy reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and another banner shows a painted panel, with a printed text board in the background.

A photograph of a procession climbing stone steps outdoors under a clear sky, with a white metal railing and a wall with a painted mural at right. At right, a barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair and a dark beaded necklace wears a loose orange saffron wrap and walks upward. Beside and behind him, several shaved-headed men in orange and white ritual clothing wear gold-bead necklaces and gold-trimmed white dhotis; one in orange holds a long red pole, and one in orange carries a small orange cloth. A man in a red shirt with white dhoti walks among them, and a youth in white with a gold necklace stands at center. Swamiji (probable) is the barefoot figure at right, identified by long swept-back hair, orange saffron wrap, and dark beaded necklace, in a procession role.

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne in front of a floral backdrop of marigold and white flower garlands in yellow, red, green and purple, with a large painted swan motif above. The seated figure wears a red-orange turban with a gold crown ornament, a red-orange shawl over the shoulders and green silk trousers, and presses palms together in namaskar. In the foreground a bare-backed man in a red-orange cloth holds a flaming oil lamp toward the seated figure. Red cushions flank the throne and the platform is draped in orange cloth. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the saffron-red shawl, ceremonial turban and gold crown, as the seated figure receiving the lamp ritual.

April 18 2016

A photograph of a seated ceremony under a yellow, blue and purple draped canopy. At the centre, a man with long hair tied back and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a red-and-silver ornate throne, gesturing with one hand; he wears a rudraksha mala and gold bracelets and a maroon-red cloth. Beside him sits an elderly bald monk in saffron robes with a saffron shawl. At the lower right, an older man in a white dhoti and orange-and-green shawl with white flower garlands sits on a red chair. Behind them stand several shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron robes and rudraksha malas, one in a white garment with a rudraksha mala, and a bald young monk in saffron at the upper left. A printed banner in the background carries Kannada text and a portrait.