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Outdoor temple-courtyard scene at dawn under palm trees, with a silver SUV parked beyond a red brick wall. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk up a stepped platform; the front man carries a silver kalasha pot with a green leaf topping and a garland, while the man beside him wears a long rudraksha-style mala. Behind them a row of about ten devotees in white and red clothing stand with palms pressed together in anjali. A white-clad priest stands at left and another walks in the background. Overhead hang red steel beams and a saffron tassel. Kolam designs decorate the stone steps. A signboard at left shows a map of the Adi Ashram.

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Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a red-brick wall. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk up stone steps; the front man carries a silver vessel with green leaves and mango foliage, and the second wears a long rudraksha-style mala. Behind them a line of about fifteen devotees stands with palms pressed together, several in white and cream, one in red, others in blue and green. Kolam designs decorate the steps, and a silver SUV and a white-robed man stand in the background. A map board is visible at left. No clear a person candidate can be confirmed from appearance.2011-03-05Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard with palm trees and a red brick wall behind. Two men in saffron orange robes and rudraksha malas walk toward the viewer across a paved path; the front man carries a silver pot with a green leafy offering. Behind them a row of about ten people in white and red clothing stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A silver car is parked on the road, and a site map board with a sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam stands at left. Lamp-like kolam patterns mark the steps.2011-03-05Photograph of two saffron-robed monks walking barefoot up stone steps toward a temple entrance at morning light. The monk on the left carries a silver kalasha topped with green leaves and red offerings; both wear orange garments and beaded rudraksha malas. Behind them a row of devotees in white and red clothes stand with hands pressed in anjali mudra, and a white-clad priest stands to the left. Palm trees, a silver SUV and a red brick wall frame the courtyard, with a painted floor pattern on the steps and a banner hanging above.2011-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram courtyard at dawn under a metal-framed roof with palm trees behind. Two men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas walk forward on a hexagonal paver path; the front man carries a silver kalasha vessel in both hands, and the other holds an offering. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shawl with a garland follows, and a line of people in white, red and blue clothing stand with hands pressed in anjali, forming a welcome. A silver SUV is parked nearby and a wall-mounted site map stands at left. Decorative red and gold banner hangs from the roof beam. The scene looks like a ritual procession or welcome.2011-03-05March 05 20112011-03-05March 05 20112011-03-05 +1 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesOutdoor courtyard at a temple-style ashram under a metal-framed open roof with palm trees behind. A bald man in orange robes with a beaded necklace carries a brass kalasha pot with a green leaf sprig and walks toward the foreground. Behind him a man in white dhoti with a gold border and beaded mala walks with hands folded in namaste. A row of devotees, mostly women in white and red saris and salwar, stand with palms pressed together along a mat at the right. A silver SUV is parked on the dirt road beyond. A signboard on the left shows a map of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram. Also visible is a saffron-robed man near the vehicle and a woman in a white veil at the left edge.2011-03-05November 18 20102010-11-18 +2 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path lined with palm trees and a parked silver car. In front, a devotee in white dhoti and yellow shawl carries a tall wooden staff topped with a golden finial and a yellow pennant with floral and bird-emblem embroidery. A bearded devotee in saffron robes and gold necklace holds a golden staff. To the right, a smiling devotee in saffron robes and a long black rudraksha mala walks barefoot with long dark hair, while another in saffron behind him carries a bowl of flowers and garlands. Another devotee in saffron holds a round yellow parasol-shaped fan with a blue emblem. Gold and white garlands and orange cloth mark the ceremonial welcome.2009-07-07Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a covered pavilion hung with colourful cloth banners in orange, red, yellow and blue. A figure in a long orange saffron wrap, with long dark hair and a vertical mark on the forehead, walks barefoot along a woven mat path toward a raised platform edged in red and white. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti walks with a staff. On the right, a row of devotees in white and striped shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and another orange-robed sannyasi stands in the foreground. Stone shivalinga and small carved figures sit at the left edge.2010-10-31 +1 copies