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A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a wooden seat over a mat inside a circular floor design decorated with white flowers, leaves and a blue-lined border, facing away from the camera toward a small brass bowl beside him. Several seated devotees in white, yellow and green saris and dhotis are gathered along a low concrete ledge to the left, and a monk in orange stands at the right near a small structure. A yellow van with orange-robed figures on its side, a silver SUV, palm trees and thatched huts fill the background, and a map-style board is mounted on a pole. Pigeons gather on the dusty ground. The scene suggests a morning meditation or puja gathering in an open courtyard.

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October 31 20102010-10-31October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesNovember 14 20102010-11-14October 07 20102010-10-07October 07 20102010-10-07An outdoor ashram courtyard shaded by tall coconut palms, with thatched-roof huts behind. In the right foreground, a man with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in a circular bed of white stones, with a brass kalasha-style pot beside him, in what looks like meditation or a seated ritual. Several people in white clothes sit on a low platform at left, and a woman in orange stands at right near a parked silver SUV. Doves are pecking on the sand, and a yellow-and-purple floral kolam is drawn on the ground at lower left. Two notice boards stand in the background.2010-07-10A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard. A man with long dark hair and an orange saffron garment sits cross-legged on a raised circular stone platform, hands pressed together in namaste, on a woven mat and cushion. The platform is bordered by white pebbles and white floor kolam dots. Behind him are two carved black stone statues and a large white and red signboard with a map. A silver SUV is parked in the background beside palm trees and thatched huts, and a wooden cart stands at right with colourful tassels hanging above it.2010-11-18 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste on a woven mat and a patterned ceremonial seat set within a circular ring of white stones on bare earth. Behind him stand carved stone deity figures and a red-plinthed shrine with a garland of yellow and orange flowers at its base. A silver SUV, a palm-thatched roof and a green information board are visible in the background, with ceremonial fabric streamers hanging at the upper right. The man has long, wavy dark hair and a rudraksha mala at his neck, with bare upper torso visible; the surrounding setting suggests a temple courtyard ritual and meditation space. The scene reads as a Nithyananda ashram prayer or padapuja setting. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and saffron dress with a bare upper torso and beads, which is a compatible presentation, but the face is not visible from this angle, so identity is uncertain.2010-11-20November 13 20102010-11-13Outdoors on a paved courtyard, a person in an orange robe with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a yellow mat and cushion at the centre of a circular ritual setup of grey ash and red earth rings, with a brass vessel placed in front. Behind them, around a dozen seated devotees in white clothes face the scene on mats. Palm trees, a white van, and orange-walled buildings with a thatched roof form the background. The orange-robed figure carries the rudraksha-style adornments and long swept-back hair consistent with the presentation described on this page, so this is an appearance-based probable Swamiji. The ritual appears to be a meditation or pranayama session rather than a fire ceremony.2011-01-23A photograph of an outdoor meditation seat on a paved courtyard. A man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion and mat, wearing an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back and a bare shoulder. A brass pot sits on the mat in front of him, inside a circle of grey ash bordered by a sandy ring with white kolam-style floor designs. Behind him are a white van with a painted deity image, orange-walled buildings, a small stall, a shaded pavilion and palm trees.2011-01-31Outdoor satsang on a paved courtyard at dusk. In the foreground a man with long dark hair tied up sits cross-legged on a yellow cushion and a woven mat inside a circle of grey stones and rope, facing left. He wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a brass vessel placed before him and pink and green floor rangoli around the circle. Rows of seated devotees in white and grey clothing face the same direction across woven mats. Behind them an orange-walled building and a white van decorated with a deity painting stand under palm trees.2011-01-22