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Night outdoor photo at an ashram with a cinder-block wall behind a crowd of devotees. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head and white tilak stands centre-front, holding a handheld microphone in his right hand, with a trident-like brass ritual object visible nearby. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and orange saris stand close together, some with rudraksha malas. A young girl in a grey cardigan and floral skirt stands at left with arms folded. A microphone stand is in the foreground, and brass pots and a white-draped table appear at right.

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Outdoor gathering in front of a rough stone wall with a thatched shelter behind. A bald man in an orange robe, with a red head covering and glasses, stands at centre holding a brass bell and a small vessel, speaking while a large crowd sits and kneels with hands folded in namaskar. Many attendees wear white, orange or yellow shawls and beaded necklaces. In the right foreground a young woman in an orange robe with a white forehead band kneels with palms pressed together, and a man in orange beside her wears a gold-coloured bead necklace. Women in saris, including a green one, and older men sit among the crowd.2010-01-08August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor photo on a bare dirt ground at what appears to be a temple or ashram site. A man with long dark hair and an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and body stands barefoot in the foreground, looking down with eyes closed. Behind him a row of people in white dhotis and white shirts stand watching, including a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and a black handbag, a woman in a yellow sari, and a man in a black shirt and belt. A stone pillared pavilion and small shrines are visible at right, with mounds of earth and rubble nearby. Swamiji (probable) is described by the page as present; the orange wrap and long swept-back hair are the qualifying cues for the central figure.2006-12-24A homa ritual under an orange and green decorated canopy at night. A standing man in orange robes with a hood and a beaded necklace presses his palms together at the right of a square fire pit (homa kund) with smoke rising, flower garlands and marigold petals around its edge. Seated devotees in orange and red garments surround the pit, some with brass bowls and offerings. Behind them, a framed portrait labelled 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' is garlanded with flowers. Men in white with yellow shawls stand at the right and lower right, and banana plants and leaf festoons decorate the tent. A brass vessel with flowers sits in the lower left.2009-09-25February 11 20072007-02-11A photograph of a procession climbing stone steps outdoors under a clear sky, with a white metal railing and a wall with a painted mural at right. At right, a barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair and a dark beaded necklace wears a loose orange saffron wrap and walks upward. Beside and behind him, several shaved-headed men in orange and white ritual clothing wear gold-bead necklaces and gold-trimmed white dhotis; one in orange holds a long red pole, and one in orange carries a small orange cloth. A man in a red shirt with white dhoti walks among them, and a youth in white with a gold necklace stands at center. Swamiji (probable) is the barefoot figure at right, identified by long swept-back hair, orange saffron wrap, and dark beaded necklace, in a procession role.2011-05-24Night-time photograph of a dense crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing during a procession. Near the centre, a shaved-headed young man in a saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha beads holds a small metal vessel. Beside him, a man in a dark red-pink wrap with bare upper body walks, while in the lower right a man with long swept-back hair, a grey beard, glasses and a saffron garment with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Behind them, a pink-and-white canopy pole and a fabric umbrella are visible, with many women in white and yellow saris and men in white kurtas. Devotees raise their hands in devotion.2009-02-16April 01 20082008-04-01April 02 20122012-04-02Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path beside a gravel pile and a whitewashed concrete wall, with a temple gateway and palm trees behind. A man in an orange-and-gold robe wearing a long multi-strand gold and beaded garland walks at the centre, and an orange umbrella is held above him by a young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. Several shaven-headed men in orange robes walk beside and behind him, and a white-clad elderly man with a grey moustache walks at the left edge. Several other people in white and light shirts follow in the background.2012-09-24February 07 20082008-02-07A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a pale green embroidered garment and a white turban-style headpiece with gold trim, receiving water poured from a terracotta pot. An older man in white kurta and glasses, with an orange scarf, bends forward with cupped hands held toward the seated figure. A younger man in white with an orange scarf stands behind holding the pot, and bald men in orange and white robes stand in the background. A woman in the lower left corner is partly visible. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a red curtain. This looks like a ritual washing or abhishekam-style offering of water.2010-09-02