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Outdoors 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.

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October 18 20102010-10-18A 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 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram courtyard under a corrugated roof with pink triangular pennants and hanging decorative tassels. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold bead necklace stands barefoot on a raised circular platform with an orange cushion and green mat, hands on his hips, head bowed. Behind him are palm trees, a white SUV, a large signboard map of the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Ridadi Ashram, and black stone deity sculptures on red-labelled pedestals. Two women in white saris and a few other people stand at the edges.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA young person in a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha-bead necklace stands barefoot on a circular stone platform with hands on hips, facing forward in an open courtyard. Near them is a low orange cushion and a woven mat. Behind are palm trees, a white SUV, and several people in white clothes; two white-clad figures stand at left. On the right stand a tall pole with a curved metal hoop and a striped banner, and a row of dark stone deity murti and sculptures. A signboard with a map is at left, and marigold garlands hang on the right. The ground shows coloured powder rangoli designs.2010-10-18 +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 copiesA photograph outdoors at an ashram grounds with coconut palms and a blue sky. A young man with short dark hair stands barefoot in the centre of a circular stone-lined ritual enclosure, wearing a flowing orange-red robe and a long necklace of golden beads, hands on his hips and head bowed. Before him sits an orange cushion on a low wooden seat with a green mat. Behind him stand dark stone sculptures of seated figures and cobra-hooded forms, each with a small red placard. A large wall map and a banner with Kannada script are visible, and a white-clad woman walks in the background with a few other onlookers. A tall decorative banner hangs at the right.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA person in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands barefoot on a raised circular platform with a grey ash ring, holding a black cane in the left hand and placing the right hand at the waist, eyes lowered in reverence. A gold bead necklace hangs at the chest. Beside the platform sits an orange cushion on a low wooden seat and a brass kalasha pot. Rangoli-style white and coloured designs decorate the ground. Behind, a crowd of about twenty people in white and yellow stand with palms pressed together, under a tin-roofed shelter with orange and yellow decorative poles and triangular pennants. An orange wall bears a red banner with Kannada script, and a framed printed poster stands at the right.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 copiesA person in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace stands with hands on hips and head bowed on a dirt courtyard. Behind, a white-clad man with an orange shawl and a woman in a white sari stand near a silver SUV. Tall coconut palms, a bamboo pole with a curved metal ornament and hanging orange and patterned pennants frame the scene. Dark stone deity murtis and a signboard with a colourful map stand along the right side of the courtyard, with a painted banner and white-clad devotees beyond.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA barefoot young man in saffron-orange robes stands on a woven straw mat on a dirt ground, head and shoulders draped with an orange cloth, a dark rudraksha mala hanging across his chest. He looks downward with hands at his sides. Behind him is a red-orange temple wall and a blackened ash fire pit, with a plastic water bottle and a blue mat nearby. A red sign in the background reads that this deity is undergoing an intensive consecration process by Paramahamsa Nithyananda for installation in the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Paris temple. The scene suggests a sadhana or homa setting; the man is a devotee or sannyasi and his appearance does not clearly match the a person description, so the a person value is unsure.2010-08-25October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copies