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A 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.

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October 18 20102010-10-18October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA standing man in an orange saffron robe and a long gold bead necklace stands barefoot on a raised circular platform in an outdoor compound, hands on hips with head bowed. An orange cushion and a green mat lie beside him on the platform, and the ground around is decorated with white chalk rangoli. Behind him are two black stone statues of seated and standing deities with cobra hoods, marked with red plaques, and a small woman in white stands near a white SUV on the left. A wooden pillar carries a curved hanging ornament and a striped cloth banner, and a vertical board map of the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Biladi Ashram stands near the palm trees. Pennants hang above the scene.2010-10-18 +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 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 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +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 copiesA barefoot man in saffron-orange robes stands on an orange cushion at the centre of a circular ritual platform with a decorated rim. His hands are folded at his chest, and he wears a rudraksha mala draped across his body and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a small brass lamp on a stand near a bowl. Two people in white clothes stand with hands folded at the right edge, beside a red-painted pillar and a cream-coloured compound wall. Orange-walled buildings, palm trees and a white van with a deity painting on its side fill the background under evening light. A visible vibhuti-style red tilak and a rudraksha mala suggest a sannyasi-style setting, but the figure's identity is not established.2011-01-31A man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold bead necklace stands barefoot at the edge of a white-ash circle on a painted ground, holding a black walking cane and lifting the hem of his robe. Beside him, an orange cushion sits on a low wooden platform on a straw mat, with a brass kalasha-like vessel nearby. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and yellow with folded hands watches. A banner reads Dasara, and orange and striped triangular flags hang from a canopy, with a red-and-white striped barrier and orange wall behind. A man in saffron orange clothing with a gold bead necklace is a person candidate by appearance, with long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold necklace, though his face is not distinct enough to confirm identity.2010-10-18 +1 copiesDecember 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor 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 copies