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A sandy village road lined with palm trees under a partly cloudy sky. A silver SUV drives past a long line of ashramites in white, cream, yellow and orange saris and kurtas standing with hands joined in greeting. A man in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl stands at left with his arms folded, facing the vehicle, while a man in white looks out the SUV's rear window. A thatched hut and a large banner with a portrait stand behind the line.

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December 29 2009

A dirt road lined with palm trees at an ashram-style compound. On the left, a billboard reads Nithya Annadhaan with images of meditation and food distribution. A group of marchers in white and light clothing carry banners and a long green-and-white banner reading Nithyananda South Foundation down the road. Women in white and sarees line the right side, some with hands folded. Stone sculptures stand among the trees on the right. Several people in white clothing and orange sashes stand at the edge.

A procession on a dirt road between palm trees and a low concrete wall. Many devotees in white clothes walk in the crowd. In the centre, a woman in white holds a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes seated on a chair, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl on the right presses her palms together in greeting. A decorated red palanquin with garlands and a large deity or figure is visible at the upper right. A silver SUV is parked on the left. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands near the centre. Some people wear orange or yellow sashes.

Outdoor photo on a sandy dirt road lined with palm trees and thatched huts. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a yellow-and-orange flower garland stands beside a silver Ford Endeavour SUV with its rear door open, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti gestures upward. A group of people in white ritual clothes and a young girl in a white school uniform walk along behind them. A banner on the right shows a saffron-robed figure. An orange-robed figure stands at the open car door, and a small kiosk with posters sits in the background. Total visible people is roughly ten.

A procession on a dirt road in front of palm trees and a low thatched shelter. In the centre, a bearded man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl carries a brass tray with a kalasha-like vessel and offerings. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis walk in front and to the side. Several people in white dress and yellow shawls hold tall decorated umbrellas (chhatris) with yellow, red and blue embroidered panels. Behind them, a banner shows a portrait labelled Nithya Annadhaan, with the words 'With the blessings of Paramahamsa Nithyananda' and a photo of a large seated gathering. A silver SUV is parked behind the procession. The scene reads as a ritual procession with umbrella bearers.

Outdoor ashram scene in bright daylight with palm trees and a dirt courtyard. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in plain white dhoti with a red border stands with hands folded in prayer, facing the camera. Behind him, a crowd of about two dozen people, many in white and some in saffron and bright clothing, stand in a line with hands joined. On the right, a priest in white with a folded-hands posture stands beside a red-and-cream shrine with orange and yellow garlands and stone deity sculptures. Overhead hangs an orange cloth canopy, and a white SUV and a painted billboard are visible on the left.

July 01 2014

Photograph taken from inside a dark car along a paved rural road lined with gravel and trees, with the car's side mirror in the foreground. A long line of young women and girls stands on the roadside, many in white kurtas with orange or saffron shawls, others in yellow, pink, blue and green salwar-style dresses, some with hands folded in greeting. A white multi-storey building and green trees appear in the background under a partly cloudy sky. The a person candidate is not visible in this image; the car window reflects the scene.

Outdoors on a grassy compound, a crowd of devotees stands with hands pressed together in namaskar as a silver SUV pulls up. Inside the vehicle's rear windows, a figure in saffron or orange robes sits beside another passenger. A man in orange-saffron cloth stands near a sapling at right, and white-clad devotees line the scene. A striped red and blue canopy and a brick building are behind the group, with trees and dry grass around them.

December 31 2008