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Outdoor photo of a man in orange sleeveless robes and a rudraksha mala kneeling with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, several women in white and yellow or orange shawls kneel in prayer on sandy ground, with a red signboard and stone structures in the background. A red-orange shrine structure and a brass plate stand to the right. The man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role only.

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Outdoor photo of a seated sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head shawl, sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat with hands pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in prayer with joined hands, and another man in white with a yellow shawl sits to the right with hands folded. In the foreground a brass vessel stands beside the seat, and small brass plates holding ash or grain lie on the ground. A white pillar at left is decorated with a garland of red and yellow flowers, and smoke or ash rises across the ground.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor ritual area, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in meditation. Behind him, three women in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the sandy ground beside ash-covered circles, apparently participating in the same practice. Grey ash is scattered around, a small golden kalasha pot sits to his left, and a white stone platform with a garland of red and yellow flowers stands at right. Stone statues and carved pillars are in the background.2010-07-08A photograph of an outdoor meditation session beside stone sculptures of deities. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, with a brass kalasha-style vessel placed beside him on the ground. Behind him, a woman in a yellow scarf and white clothes sits on the left, and two women in white garments, one with a red shawl and one wearing a beaded necklace, sit on the right, all meditating. Behind them are large grey stone sculptures and a palm tree. A stone pathway and a grass patch lie in the foreground.2010-08-02 +1 copiesA man in an orange saffron sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange mat in a meditative posture with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He has long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti line and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit on the ground, some with heads bowed. A brass vessel is visible at the lower left, and white buildings and palm trees stand in the background.2010-09-07August 07 20102010-08-07A man with short dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste in front of a temple-like setting. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a long string of dark brown rudraksha beads around his neck. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and cream shawls, some with yellow shawls, stand with hands folded, and red and orange temple architecture with a carved pillar is visible.2010-08-28Outdoors near a white shrine decorated with a marigold garland, a man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a wooden platform, eyes closed and hands folded, wearing an orange sleeveless robe, a rudraksha mala and a red mark on the forehead. Behind him a younger man in white with a yellow shawl and forehead marking tends a fire pit of ash and embers, while another seated man in white with a rudraksha mala sits further back. A brass kalasha stands in front. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in meditation during a fire ritual, with the orange robe and rudraksha cues. Smoke and palms fill the background.2010-07-11A large outdoor group of devotees seated on the ground in a ritual gathering under trees. In the foreground a man with short grey-streaked hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, wearing an orange cloth over the shoulders and a thin cord necklace. Beside him a bald man with large rudraksha mala beads and gold earrings holds his palms together, dressed in orange and a saffron wrap. Behind them many participants wear white dhotis, orange robes and red clothing, some with hands raised in namaskar. Brass pots and small brass bowls with offerings sit on a cloth in front of them. No identifiable figure is presented as a person in this image.2016-08-18Photograph of three men seated closely in prayer with palms pressed together at the chest and eyes closed. The central figure, in the foreground, has long dark hair, a white horizontal tilak across the forehead with a red mark, and wears a sleeveless saffron/orange garment with a gold-bead ceremonial necklace. The man on the left wears a similar saffron garment, gold beaded mala and white forehead marking. The man on the right has short dark hair, a red-and-white forehead mark and a saffron robe with a gold-bead necklace. Behind them, a man in white clothing with a light shawl sits with hands folded. The scene appears to be a devotional gathering. Photo credit overlay reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' with a source line2010-01-08 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene with smoke rising behind. In the foreground, a man with dark hair pulled back, a red bindi, a saffron-orange shawl and robe, and a long dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded, on a low wooden seat beside a brass vessel. Behind him, several people in white clothing with yellow shawls sit on the ground in meditation or prayer, with a white-clad figure standing in the background. Plants and a white wall are visible, and ash-covered ground surrounds a fire area. The figure has distinctive orange robes and a rudraksha mala, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity; he is described by role as a sannyasi-clad devotee seated in meditation.2010-08-05August 03 20102010-08-03A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded in his lap on an orange cushion. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a woven mat beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls sit in a row on a sandy open-air ground, one wearing a yellow shawl, with a palm-lined compound and a white building in the background. Sitting in meditation.2010-09-18