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Outdoor ashram courtyard at morning light beneath a steel-frame canopy with palm trees behind. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk across paved tiles, one carrying a metal kalasha-style pot, another with a rudraksha-style mala and a shaved head, all barefoot. Two people in white dhotis or saris walk with them. A row of about a dozen visitors in white, red and blue clothing stands on the right with palms pressed together in namaste. A silver SUV is parked behind and a signboard reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram with a site map stands at left. A red ornamented hanging pole with a curved hook hangs from the canopy.

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Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard under a open-sided roof with steel trusses and a hanging cloth-wrapped pillar, palm trees behind. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas walk forward on a hexagonal paved path; the front-left man carries a brass kalasha or pot on a tray with green leaves. Behind them, a standing group of devotees in white and red clothing press palms together in namaste. A silver SUV and a map board reading part of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram stand in the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2011-03-05Outdoor 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.2011-03-05Outdoor 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 20112011-03-05Outdoor 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.2011-03-05Outdoor photograph of a procession climbing a light stone staircase toward a white temple structure with red-and-white striped plinth edges. In the centre, a figure in a long orange-saffron robe walks at the front with hands clasped near the chest, followed by a group of people in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and white garlands. A woman in white carries a brass tray with flowers and a lamp. On the left, a woman in a blue-grey sari and a woman in white stand near a planter bed. A silver SUV is parked behind a low wall, with coconut palms and a grey boundary wall in the background.2008-08-07March 05 20112011-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20112011-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2011-03-05A procession of devotees walks across a dirt courtyard lined with low red-and-white painted posts, past a row of palm trees and a grey block wall. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe walks barefoot ahead of the group, his hands joined in front of him. Beside him, a man in saffron carries a brass plate, and a younger person in white with a saffron scarf holds a tray of flowers and offerings. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris, some wearing saffron scarves, follow behind. A silver SUV and a small car are parked near the wall, and women in saris stand at the left edge by stone steps and potted plants.2008-08-07A photograph of a courtyard procession outdoors under palm and shade trees, with smoke drifting in the air. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands on a red pedestal, holding a string of red firecrackers. Behind him devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, and others in white robes with yellow or orange shawls, walk and move across the gravel ground scattered with petals and cracker debris. A small white building with a tiled roof and a parked van stand in the background, with a black stone figure at the left edge and a white pillar at the lower right. The scene reads as a Diwali celebration with firecrackers at the ashram. No clear a person candidate is visible, so no appearance-based identification is made.2008-10-27Photo of an outdoor ashram courtyard at early morning under a corrugated metal roof strung with orange triangular pennants. In the right foreground a figure in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot on steps decorated with white kolam-style floor art, hands folded in namaste, facing away from the camera. Across the courtyard a group of about seven people in white and dark clothing stand with hands folded in prayer on an orange mat, with a few more people nearby. Palm trees, small red-roofed buildings and a white van are visible beyond. The figure's face is not visible, so identity is uncertain.2011-01-31