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Outdoor 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.

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October 18 20102010-10-18October 18 20102010-10-18 +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 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA barefoot man in a flowing saffron-orange robe, draped over one shoulder and wrapped around the body, walks outdoors holding a black cane in his right hand. He wears a long necklace of large gold beads and a red tilak on his forehead; his dark hair is tied back. Beside him a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with maroon borders, with a red mark on his forehead, walks at his side holding a small object. Behind them on the ground is a circular rangoli-style pattern of white and coloured designs with a grey stone ring and a green mat. In the background are saffron-coloured walls, a metal stand, bunting of orange and red triangular flags, a row of onlookers, some in white and cream, and a silver pickup truck under coconut palms.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 07 20102010-10-07A barefoot man with long dark hair tied back walks outdoors on a dusty path holding a black cane in his right hand. He wears a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder, matching orange garments, and a long necklace of large gold beads. Behind him a bald man in white clothing stands near, and a few people in white and orange robes stand under a covered pavilion with coloured bunting and painted pillars. Palm trees, a silver van and an orange stone plinth with a small orange cushion complete the scene.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 copiesOutdoor temple procession at a fire-walking site. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a red turban stands barefoot at the front, wearing a long white flower garland with red and pink blossoms, a rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold pendant, holding a wooden staff. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a brass tray and sprinkles liquid, while others in white clothing with folded hands line a wooden barrier. Smoldering ash and scattered flower petals lie on the ground in the foreground. Orange flags, a striped umbrella, banana plants and a decorated shrine entrance with drummers appear in the background. a person is the saffron-robed figure in the red turban, wearing a garland and rudraksha-style mala, in a procession setting.2007-12-30A 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 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple-grounds courtyard of sandy earth with ash-grey patches and palm and frangipani foliage behind. In the foreground a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala walks forward with head bowed; his long dark hair is swept back, and an orange wrap is draped over his shoulders. Behind him stand several men in white kurtas and dhotis: a bearded man on the left, a man in a yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala and tilak on his forehead, and a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl on the right, all barefoot and standing in quiet attention. A small brass plate of offering sits on a mat at the lower left, and a concrete platform edge runs along the bottom of the frame.2010-07-14