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December 28 2006

A dirt road lined with palm trees in a rural setting. Two young men in white dhotis and shirts hold large ceremonial parasols; the left one has a yellow and orange fringed canopy, the right one a red and blue fringed canopy. The man on the right wears a yellow shawl, the man on the left an orange shawl, and both are barefoot. A silver SUV is parked at left, and a drummer in white stands at right beside a red structure. Parasols and drums suggest a temple procession.

February 04 2009

December 28 2006

Outdoor festival scene at a temple ground: a silver SUV decorated with a red fabric drape, a garland of white and orange flowers, a brass trident emblem, and pink, orange and green balloons tied to its roof is driven slowly through a crowd. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris line both sides, several with hands folded in greeting. A large framed portrait of a turbaned man with a white beard hangs on a pole at left, beside a striped tent canopy, bunting strings and a decorated parasol. A figure in saffron robes stands among the crowd at right, and a child in a checked shirt holds a green item at center left. Under this scene, the wording reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' and '', presented as archive photo credit

Outdoor photo on a dirt road beside palm trees at dusk. A silver SUV decorated with marigold garlands and flowers stands at left. A long-haired man in white dhoti and shawl, with a garland and bare chest, stands barefoot beside the vehicle with hands folded. A woman in an orange sari holds a metal pot with a plant, and a man in white dhoti with a red-striped border and sacred markings holds a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels overhead. Another woman in orange stands further back, and a woman in a purple shawl and white clothes stands at right with palms pressed together. Sandals sit on the ground. A roadside board shows a map titled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Ridadi Ashram. Printed credit reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam.

A silver-blue SUV decorated with a long garland of mixed marigolds in yellow, white, purple and red across its bonnet, with a white horse-figure ornament on the front. A man in a cream shirt sits in the driver's seat smiling, and another man in an orange garment sits in the rear passenger window. Around the vehicle stand people in white dhotis and white shirts, women in white saris, and a man in a white shirt and dark pants. Two multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges and a red banner with white lettering stand behind the car, and a red carpet runs along the left side. A white boundary wall and blue sky are in the background.

Outdoors on a grassy compound, a crowd of devotees stands with hands pressed together in namaskar as a silver SUV pulls up. Inside the vehicle's rear windows, a figure in saffron or orange robes sits beside another passenger. A man in orange-saffron cloth stands near a sapling at right, and white-clad devotees line the scene. A striped red and blue canopy and a brick building are behind the group, with trees and dry grass around them.

February 10 2007

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A silver Ford SUV stops in a paved courtyard beside a small red hatchback, with white-roofed buildings behind. Inside the SUV, a man in an orange robe sits in the driver's seat and another passenger in orange is visible. Outside, a man in white kurta and a man in orange dhoti with bare chest stand by the vehicle, one gesturing with a raised finger. A bearded sadhu in an orange robe stands at right near a white-clad man. The people's roles are not established by any visible printed text.

A silver SUV decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and colorful balloons on its front is driving along a dusty dirt road lined with palm trees. A woman in an orange-red sari carries a brass pot on a tray at the roadside, and figures in white dhotis and orange garments stand beside a fringed ceremonial umbrella at right. A large signboard behind shows a map reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam area layout and a small palm-thatched hut is at left. The scene is an ashram welcome procession at dusk.

A sandy village road lined with palm trees under a partly cloudy sky. A silver SUV drives past a long line of ashramites in white, cream, yellow and orange saris and kurtas standing with hands joined in greeting. A man in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl stands at left with his arms folded, facing the vehicle, while a man in white looks out the SUV's rear window. A thatched hut and a large banner with a portrait stand behind the line.