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January 11 2009

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Night outdoor gathering in a village street lit by a bright overhead lamp. A young man in a plain orange saffron robe stands centre, smiling, hands clasped at the waist, with a bare shaved-looking head and no visible crown, malas or ornate ornaments, so his identity is uncertain. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a microphone to address the crowd. An elderly woman in an orange sari stands beside him, and a man in a red shirt and white dhoti stands to the right. Behind them a white canopy with a printed banner, and a crowd of onlookers including children in light blue and pink clothes fill the frame. Strings of lights hang on a building at upper right.2009-01-11Night photograph of a large crowd gathered outdoors under electric street lamps and string lights. In the centre, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and is surrounded by people. Nearby, a bald man in a white dhoti and a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and rudraksha beads stand among devotees. Many men wear white shirts, some with white sacred marks on their foreheads, and a man in the right background wears a red turban. The scene conveys an evening gathering with devotees pressing close.2011-11-09Night procession scene at a outdoor gathering. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long beaded mala, standing in front of a crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or red shawls. Behind him a man in white holds a tall wooden pole topped with a small lantern. On the right, a man in a white shirt faces the central figure with his hands raised near the crowd. Dim lighting, many onlookers in the background, and a small round logo appears in the upper left corner.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession on a dirt road with many people in a crowd behind and around a central figure. A bald man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and orange shawl, wearing a gold necklace and a long bamboo staff with an orange pennant, walks in the centre. Men around him wear white shirts or white kurtas and mundu-style white dhotis, several with rudraksha mala necklaces; one wears a white shirt and another a plaid shirt with a checked lungi. A man on the far right wears a striped shirt and presses his palms together, and a woman in a pale floral sari stands to the right. Street lights and dark trees form the background, and the scene reads as a devotional walk or temple procession.2007-02-11January 11 20092009-01-11January 11 20092009-01-11A nighttime procession photograph at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event. A man in an orange robe with long dark swept-back hair and a gold necklace stands under a multicoloured canopy umbrella printed with Dhyanapeetam lettering and a dove emblem; he holds the umbrella's pole and smiles. Behind him, several people wear orange and white clothing. On the left, a man in a red-and-orange robe holds a tall gold staff. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis and a child in a checked shirt crowd close, with a yellow object visible at the lower right.2007-12-23Night-time outdoor scene on a sandy ground beneath palm fronds and strings of blue-and-white pennants. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas, move in a procession or ritual walk; one man in front raises his hands. On the right a man in a checked shirt presses his palms together, and a boy stands beside lit oil lamps on a white cloth. Colourful striped cloth banners hang from poles on the left and right.2007-02-11January 11 20092009-01-11August 02 20082008-08-02November 09 20112011-11-09