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September 24 20122012-09-24A photograph of four men walking along a covered brick walkway outside a building, with parked vehicles and greenery in the background. On the right, a man with a shaved head and dark hair swept back, wearing a gold-threaded reddish-brown dhoti, a gold garland and a gold-and-pearl necklace, walks barefoot and smiles. Behind him, a white-bearded elder in saffron-orange robes with a red flower garland carries a staff. A saffron-clad attendant holds a decorative white-and-gold parasol above the group. Two other men in reddish-brown dhotis walk nearby, one with a rudraksha mala. Four physical people are visible.2013-12-26December 31 20062006-12-31A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a black rudraksha mala around his neck walks barefoot across a white floor decorated with white kolam patterns, gathering the robe's fabric at his waist. Behind him stand grey stone deity statues and a red-and-orange stepped shrine pedestal with a seated bull statue draped in garlands. To the right, a figure in white dhoti with red border and a walking stick approaches. On the left, a woman in a green kurta and two people in white clothing stand in the background amid palm trees and colourful tasselled poles.2010-10-19Outdoor ashram scene on a paved courtyard with hexagonal tiles. In the foreground a man with long dark wavy hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and walks barefoot toward the viewer. Behind him, a bald man in a white kurta and white dhoti wears an orange shawl and walks with others. Further back, several men in white garments with yellow or orange shawls walk or stand on a sandy ground with circular ash-or-earth ritual platforms, near a stone lingam on a red-and-white pedestal, palms and a yellow-painted post. A white kolam is drawn on the tiles in the lower foreground.2010-09-03September 24 20122012-09-24A group of saffron-robed men walks down a tiled outdoor pathway beside a white wall and a concrete staircase with a metal railing. A man in the centre wears a saffron dhoti with gold trim, a long garland of yellow-white flowers, and a red tilak, and is shielded by a bright yellow umbrella held overhead. Around him, several men in orange and saffron cloth wear rudraksha malas, and one wears a plain white garment with a saffron shawl. Another man on the right stands near the wall in saffron dress with bangles. A distant figure in white stands on the upper staircase. Two arched windows and a pillar frame the scene.2012-09-24A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a stone-paved path beside a high stone wall toward a white gopuram of Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, an older bald man in a saffron-orange shawl walks beside a younger man with long dark hair, wearing orange robes and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, who smiles and holds his hands together. Behind them a woman in a red-and-gold sari and men in white dhotis walk, one holding a garland of yellow and white flowers and others wearing pink rosettes. A uniformed police officer stands at left under a tree. Overcast sky above.2006-12-04Outdoor procession on a paved path with kolam designs. A man in orange robes with a yellow shawl walks under a multicoloured canopy umbrella printed with Nithyananda Peetham lettering and bird motifs; a person behind him holds the umbrella pole. Men in white dhotis and shawls walk around him, one in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala, and a younger figure in yellow garments stands in the foreground. A brass pot with flowers and garlands is carried nearby. Palm trees, banana plants, and a temple-style structure with carved figures appear in the background.2010-07-21January 09 20072007-01-09 +1 copiesA young man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes and a dark rudraksha mala walks barefoot along a woven mat laid over a paved courtyard, eyes lowered and hands folded at his waist. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand on mats with palms pressed together in namaskar, while one man in a maroon shawl and white dhoti stands nearby. Colourful striped and painted poles with floral patterns frame the open-air hall, with palm trees and a stone structure with a red base in the background. The ceremonial setting suggests an ashram procession or reception.2010-10-25June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copies