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A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with red-and-white striped steps and a white raised platform holding a shallow pit with ash around it. A person seated on the ground at right, seen from behind, wears an orange sleeveless garment and has short dark hair; a grey stone statue shoulder with a white and red jasmine garland is in the right foreground. Behind, a black statue of a multi-armed deity with an orange shawl stands at left beside potted plants. At the far end, a shrine holds a deity murti decorated with red and yellow flower garlands under an arched doorway with orange curtains. A loudspeaker stands on the left steps. A green mat and woven mats lie on the ground, with white kolam lines drawn in the sand.

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June 30 20102010-06-30Photograph from behind of a single person seated on a tiled floor, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders with fringed edges and matching orange clothing. Dark hair is visible at the back of the head. In the blurred background are white and red striped low walls and a lit, arched doorway with warm light and red decorations. The person faces the entrance, possibly at a temple or ashram setting. a person cue: saffron shawl and seated posture, but no face, crown or rudraksha is visible, so identity is uncertain.2011-02-11A seated figure in orange robes with head covered sits with their back to the camera on a cushion inside a circular ring of ash in an open courtyard. Ahead, an orange temple facade with red-and-white striped steps bears the sign SRI AKSHAYESHWARA TEMPLE, flanked by two dark stone dvarapala statues and a banana-leaf-decorated entrance with a lit deity shrine inside. A brass kalasha and marigold garlands sit on a white platform at right. A Kannada-language banner on the wall shows a portrait labelled with the name Nithyananda beside text about a Guru Purnima event. Prominent single-person scene, a seated devotee at a homa or puja site.2010-07-24Photograph taken from behind of a seated figure in an orange saffron garment with a gold-bordered sash, long dark wavy hair falling down the back, sitting cross-legged on a floor decorated with white kolam patterns and pink-and-teal floral rangoli. In front, a shrine with a yellow cloth-draped platform, a gold arch framing a deity murti adorned with garlands and flowers, and red-and-white striped steps. A brass vessel sits at the lower right edge. In the background, a black speaker and another seated person in white are visible near the red-and-white wall.2010-11-21A seated figure in an orange robe with maroon borders sits cross-legged on a cushion, back to the camera, facing a temple entrance with red-and-white painted steps and an illuminated shrine within. A brass oil lamp sits on the mat to the right, and rudraksha beads hang at the neck. A second person in a green top sits at the far right edge near the steps. The scene appears to be a meditation or puja setting in a courtyard with a red-and-white striped wall and potted plants.2011-01-31Photograph from behind of a seated figure in orange monastic wrap with maroon border, bare-shouldered, hair tied back in a bun, and a rudraksha mala at the neck. The figure sits cross-legged on a cushion before a brass oil lamp on a mat, facing a courtyard with white and red striped steps leading to a shrine entrance with a decorated deity murti and red curtains. A person in a green shawl and teal trousers sits at the far right edge. The setting suggests meditation or puja in an ashram courtyard.2011-01-31August 01 20102010-08-01December 31 20102010-12-31A photograph from behind of a seated figure in an orange sleeveless garment with a rudraksha mala around the neck, black hair tied in a bun, facing a white and red striped temple platform. Two black stone guardian statues with garlands flank the steps leading to a shrine with a deity murti inside an arched doorway. White kolam rangoli designs with red flower petals decorate the ground in front. The seated person is the only visible physical person, with a partially visible figure at the right edge.2010-07-19A photograph taken from behind of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders, wrapped over one shoulder and bare on the back, sitting cross-legged on a raised orange-cushioned seat with a reddish mat. Long dark hair falls down the back and a rudraksha-style bead necklace is visible at the neck. The figure faces an open temple entrance with a dark roof, white and red striped steps, a small deity murti in yellow and red dressing inside, potted plants and a black speaker to the left. The figure's appearance is consistent with the page's candidate but is not clearly distinctive, so identity is uncertain. A chalk-style kolam design lies on the ground in front of the seat.2011-01-31A seated figure in orange robes with maroon borders sits cross-legged on a cushion, viewed from behind. The person wears a rudraksha mala around the neck and has dark hair gathered at the back of the head. A small brass vessel sits on the ground to the right, and a patterned mat lies to the left. Ahead stands a temple entrance with red-and-white striped steps and a lit, decorated deity murti visible within the sanctum. A person in a green top sits at the right edge of the frame. The seated figure's face is not visible, and no visible cues confirm an identity from appearance.2011-01-31A photograph taken from behind of a person seated cross-legged on an orange cushion in an open courtyard, wearing an orange cloth wrapped over the shoulder with maroon borders and a rudraksha mala around the neck. The hair is dark and pulled back. Ahead stand a white-and-red striped low wall and a few white steps leading toward a temple entrance with a lit, decorated shrine inside. A brass oil lamp sits on the cushion's right side, and a green-and-red rug lies at the left edge. A person in a green top sits at the far right edge. The figure's face is not visible. a person cues are limited to the orange robe and rudraksha mala, so the identity is uncertain.2011-01-31