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A photograph of an outdoor path at an ashram-style campus in Bidadi, with a low concrete wall and palm trees behind. Participants line both sides with palms pressed together in greeting. A man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers walks barefoot down the middle, followed by two women in white, one carrying a red folder and the other in a cream sari with a blue border. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk behind on the left, and a woman in a yellow-striped white garment stands on the right. A colourful canopy and an information board stand at the upper left.

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Outdoor photograph of a welcoming procession on a dirt path at an ashram-like compound. A colourful striped parasol with a bird motif and decorative fringe is held over the walkway on the left. Participants in white ritual clothing line both sides with hands in anjali mudra. A woman in a cream and pastel-striped sari with a black handbag walks centrally and smiles. Other women wear white salwar-style outfits and white scarves, and some men wear white kurtas with yellow lanyards. A man in an orange robe stands at the back left. Coconut palms, a concrete boundary wall and a signboard with text appear in the background.2009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path flanked by palm trees, with a multicoloured canopy umbrella and a concrete wall behind. Two rows of devotees in white clothing with yellow or gold sashes stand on either side with palms pressed together in greeting. A man in white kurta and a woman in white salwar kameez walk down the middle path, with a man in white and a woman in white in front of the umbrella. Several people wear lanyards. Bare feet on the dirt, with a small white van and a thatched structure in the background.2009-06-17February 15 20092009-02-15Outdoor photo on a dirt ground in front of an orange and yellow tented pavilion, with trees and a white vehicle behind. A central man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a red-and-white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Around him people in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a gold-bordered sari, and uniformed police officers greet with folded hands. A young man at left wears a yellow shawl over white clothes. Physical figures are sharply visible; the orange-robed central man shows distinctive saffron clothing, orange turban and garland cues, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate in person.2010-02-17June 01 20092009-06-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined on both sides by rows of young men and women in white clothes with hands folded in greeting. Three walking figures lead the procession: on the left a man in a yellow robe, in the centre a man in an orange-saffron robe with a saffron cloth over the shoulders, and on the right a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing a deep orange-saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl. Behind them stand saffron-clad attendants and colourful striped umbrellas. Trees, a concrete block wall and a parked red car are visible in the background under a cloudy sky. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala) is the figure walking at the front right, the procession leader.2007-08-09A photograph of a procession outdoors on a sandy path before stone sculptures and palm trees. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold necklace of beads, his palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a bearded man in an orange robe stands beside a man in white, and a woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl holds a long wooden staff topped by a yellow-and-orange canopy. On the left, several women in white saris with yellow shawls stand with hands folded. Stone deity figures and a dark statue stand in the background.2010-02-12Outdoor procession at the Bidadi ashram on a dirt path. A man in the centre wears an orange-red dhoti and wrap with a long rudraksha-style mala of beads around his neck and walks barefoot, smiling with one hand raised in greeting. Above him a red and multicoloured parasol with tassels is held by a man in white. Around them, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and yellow or green shawls stand on a concrete kerb, some with palms pressed together. Behind, palm trees, a thatched roof and a signboard reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bidadi Ashram show a map. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen.2010-12-28June 01 20092009-06-01A photograph of a street-side welcome beside a white car. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and multicoloured garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in orange robes kneels at the car door. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing and a woman in a yellow and pink sari stand nearby, several with hands joined, and a child sits on the ground in pink. Some hold small offerings and flowers. The scene is an outdoor devotional greeting on a dusty road in front of a building.2009-01-18Outdoor photo at an open dirt-ground campus with pink and gold draped tent fabric and a white canopy umbrella behind. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl and mala beads stands at left, smiling and holding a tall orange flag pole, with a candidate a person appearance (probable) from his long swept hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha malas. Several people in white ritual clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaste; a man in white with a rudraksha mala and another in a white shirt with a badge also have hands folded. A few women in white saris with gold borders stand nearby.2006-07-12