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Outdoor ceremony under a corrugated roof with decorated poles hung with pennants and a colourful banner reading Dasara in Kannada script. A man in flowing saffron-orange robes and a gold-bead necklace stands barefoot with a dark walking cane, one hand on his chest, eyes lowered, beside an orange-cushioned seat and a brass vessel on a white-lined ritual floor. Behind him a row of people in white and yellow stands with hands folded in namaste, and a woman in orange sari stands at right. A patterned kolam decorates the ground. A printed board on the right carries a portrait and text, and a sign shows red-and-white painted stonework. Page label: a person present, appearance consistent with distinctive saffron robes, gold necklace and a red bindi.

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October 18 20102010-10-18A 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 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 copiesOctober 07 20102010-10-07Outdoor ritual scene under a corrugated roof decorated with striped cylindrical pillars and triangular orange-and-red pennant flags. A man in long flowing orange saffron robes and a gold bead necklace, holding a black cane, steps barefoot across an ash-covered ritual pit marked with white rangoli patterns. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti with red borders and a white shawl looks down, with a brass kalasha-style vessel and an orange cushion nearby. Behind them a group of devotees in white and yellow, some in orange scarves, stand with hands folded, and a red-and-white striped low wall and a banner in Kannada script frame the courtyard. This appears to be a firewalk or fire-ritual preparation, with the pit lined with ash.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph at an outdoor ceremonial ground under a corrugated roof with pennant flags and a decorated pillar. A man in flowing saffron-orange robes, a gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead walks barefoot, leaning on a black cane. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, carrying a small object, walks on a white-patterned floor near a rangoli-style design and a gravel-lined ring. Behind them a row of people in white, yellow and orange-red stands and watches, with a banner reading in Kannada beside them.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoors 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 photograph of a ritual walk on a paved courtyard. A central figure in an orange saffron cloth draped over the head and shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala around the neck, walks barefoot with eyes lowered and palms pressed together. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange-red shawl supports himself with a walking cane. Behind, a young man in white with a yellow shawl carries an orange umbrella and bag. Further back, devotees in white garments with yellow shawls stand near circular ash-marked fire pits with mats, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands near a stack of firewood.2010-07-29Outdoor ritual at a homa fire pit under an orange and red canopy with fringed trim. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long mala of rudraksha-style beads and a gold necklace, stands holding a small bell and a ceremonial object, in the position of the central officiant; this matches the a person appearance cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate beads, so his identity is marked as probable from appearance only. Other saffron-clad priests in orange garments and garlands stand around the fire pit, and a ceremonial umbrella with colourful panels shades the area. On the left, a priest holds a tray of flowers beside a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and pale garments stands watching under a white wall with banners. Shallow offering bowls sit on the marble platform among scattered petals.2008-12-28June 15 20092009-06-15