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A man with long dark hair walks left along a paved path in front of a terracotta-coloured wall. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange top, an orange dhoti-style lower garment and an orange wrap draped over one shoulder, with black-and-orange sandals. Behind him, a Kannada sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. A large poster on the wall shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes beside the words Navaratri, celebration of the Divine Mother, with dates and Dashara. Hedges, flowering shrubs, a small tree and red bollards surround the path, and a second poster panel is to the right.

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September 06 20112011-09-06 +1 copiesA man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe walks across a dusty courtyard, wearing a long garland of red and purple flowers with white blossoms draped from his shoulders. He has long dark hair swept back, a small red tilak on his forehead, and orange-strapped black slippers. Behind him a man in white clothing walks past a pink poster in Kannada advertising an Ananda Utsava-2010 temple festival with portrait photos, and a potted green shrub and banana-leaf plant sit at left.2009-12-21October 07 20102010-10-07February 11 20112011-02-11December 21 20092009-12-21A figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala around the neck walks across a dusty courtyard in front of a temple with a red-and-white striped plinth and steps. The temple facade reads ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE in white letters on a brown band. Behind the figure, a priest in white dhoti stands in the open doorway, and a black stone deity sculpture in a saffron shawl stands to the right against the orange wall. A white kolam with yellow flowers lies on the ground at lower left.2010-09-13A man with long, swept-back dark hair walks along a paved path beside a chain-link fence, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth wrap draped over his body and orange-and-black flip-flops, with green trees and a multistorey building behind him. He is a walking sannyasi in an outdoor campus setting.2008-02-08February 19 20122012-02-19A photograph of an outdoor gathering at an ashram courtyard. In the foreground a figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe sits with their back to the camera, facing a shallow ash-filled fire pit on sandy ground. Behind them, a large seated audience of women in white, cream, yellow, green and orange saris sits on mats, with some men standing near a thatched hut and palm trees. A tall orange building behind shows a painted portrait of a smiling saffron-turbaned figure beside a banner reading Navaratri celebration with the Divine Mother. A signboard on the right lists event details. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual during a satsang-style programme.2010-08-19A figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks across a dusty courtyard in front of a white temple entrance with red-and-white striped steps. The walker has long dark hair, wears sandals, and has a saffron shawl draped over one shoulder of a white-clad attendant at left. Behind, a dark stone deity murti stands in a niche beside a potted plant display, and a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stands at the temple doorway. A banner on the wall shows a photo of a woman in orange and Kannada text. Appearance-based candidate with long hair and saffron robe; identity uncertain.2009-12-09A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-edged border walks away from the camera along a paved brick path. Behind him stands a large white signboard titled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram, with a green map and small symbols, set among bare red-brown earth, gravel piles, and a palm tree. A slightly different scene: a cinder-block wall and construction materials sit to the right. A pair of sandals lies on the path at lower left. The man is walking, not seated or performing ritual, and his face is turned away from the camera.2011-12-10A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a sandy courtyard in front of a large orange banner with Kannada script and a portrait labelled with a printed name. He wears an orange sleeveless wrap, a long orange garment, a gold bead mala around his neck and a red bindi, with long swept-back dark hair; the cues are the orange clothing, long hair and ceremonial gold necklace. Behind him a crowd of about a dozen people in white, saffron and patterned saris and shawls stands near a dark stone deity murti draped in a flower garland. A folded orange cushion sits on a mat to the right. a person is the standing man, presented as in person.2010-10-07