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A standing figure in an orange-red sleeveless robe with a draped shawl and a long necklace of golden beads stands barefoot on a raised circular platform with hands on hips, head bowed. Behind is a palm-lined courtyard with a white-and-green signboard showing a site map, and several black stone deity murti including a cobra-hooded figure. A small orange cushion and green mat sit on the platform, surrounded by a ring of white chalk patterns. Two figures in white clothing are visible in the background, and a woven mat lies in the foreground. Colourful hanging decorations hang on the right.

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October 18 20102010-10-18October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold bead necklace stands barefoot with hands on hips, eyes lowered, on a circular stone-lined pit beside an orange cushion on a low wooden seat and a green mat. Woven mats lie on the ground nearby, and palm trees rise behind. Dark stone statues of seated figures with cobra hoods flank a painted board, and an ashram site map board stands in the background. A woman in white clothing stands at left and another person is near the centre background. A decorative tasselled hanging with colourful stripes hangs at the right edge.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2010-11-20Outdoors under a open-sided pavilion, a man in an orange saffron robe with a draped sleeveless cloth stands barefoot on a raised ceremonial mat within a circle of white chalk or powder kolam patterns. He wears a gold bead necklace and has his hands on his hips, head bowed. Behind him stand a wooden board map of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bidadi Ashram, coconut palms, and a row of dark stone statues including a naga-hooded figure and deity murti, with small placards. Colourful striped and red-and-black triangular flags hang overhead, and a large curved metal hoop hangs at right. A printed banner beside the statues shows portraits.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA man stands barefoot on a circular, gravel-bordered platform in an open-sided pavilion, with his hands on his hips and his head bowed. He wears a loose-draped orange-red robe and a long necklace of gold beads. Behind him is a bright orange cushion on a raised wooden seat. Overhead hang pink triangular pennants and tall colourful fabric tassels. Behind the platform stand dark stone sculptures of deities and cobra-hooded figures, with a green-and-white map board and palm trees beyond. Two women in white saris and a few other figures stand at the edges.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoors on a paved courtyard in a palm-lined ashram, a man with long dark hair sits in meditation on a folded orange cushion over a woven straw mat, eyes closed, wearing a flowing saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala around his neck. A small brass vessel sits beside him, and a small green patterned rug lies to the side. He is enclosed by a circular border of grey stone chips and white kolam-style floor designs. Behind him stands a signboard map labelled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with thatched huts, coconut palms and a red pole. A billboard at right shows a smiling person in a red turban and a KAILASA-style sign.2011-01-23A man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a woven mat atop a cushion, wearing an orange saffron wrap. He holds a small brass vessel in his hands with eyes closed, seemingly in meditation or pranayama. He is seated inside a circular outline of ash and sand decorated with white kolam-style patterns on a paved courtyard. Behind him stand coconut palms, thatched huts and a large signboard reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Bidadi Ashram with a map. A poster of a smiling person in orange clothing with a red turban hangs at the right edge, and a figure in white walks in the background.2011-01-23October 18 20102010-10-18Outdoor ashram scene under palm trees. A man in an orange-saffron robe and a gold bead necklace stands barefoot on a raised circular platform with hands on his hips, head bowed, on an orange cushion and small green mat. A rush mat runs toward him across the ground, bordered by blue cord. Behind him, several people in white clothes stand with hands folded, and dark stone deity murti sculptures stand in a row. A tall decorative pole with a hanging ornate cloth banner, orange-and-red flags and a small map signboard are visible among coconut palms.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copies