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Outdoor street photo of a ceremony. A young man in an orange-red saffron robe, orange turban and a gold-beaded necklace stands at left, pulling a cord beside a large orange cloth draped over a structure, decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Beside him an older bald man in orange shawl and red tilak stands, a white-clad man stands at right, and a brass tray with flowers and a lit flame sits in the foreground. A dense crowd of men in white shirts watches from behind, with printed posters on a shop wall in the background.

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July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23Outdoor street scene at a public unveiling. A young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with an orange turban, long dark hair, a rudraksha-style gold necklace and a garland, pulls back a large orange cloth draped over a decorated structure. Beside him, a bald, bearded older man in orange robes stands with hands near a flame and a small brass lamp burning on the ground. Several men in white shirts and dark-toned clothes press close, and a crowd fills the background under banana leaves, yellow marigold garlands and colourful paper streamers. A large yellow-and-black emblem with an om-like symbol appears at the left edge. Appearance-based candidate: a person is the young man in the orange turban with long hair and gold necklace, who is unveiling the cloth; the older bald man is a devotee in orange.2009-07-23A stage event with a large brass oil lamp (deepa/aarti lamp) decorated with white and pink flower garlands in the foreground. Behind it, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands with his hands folded. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban wears a long rudraksha mala and walks forward with head bowed. Other men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, one in a green shawl, and a shaven-headed man in yellow kneels at the lower right. Behind them hangs a backdrop with a large smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and red tilak, beside a lotus emblem and bold red Kannada lettering. Plastic chairs fill the background.2010-09-20February 11 20132013-02-11A procession on a red carpet under decorated canopies with colourful tassels. At the centre, a smiling bearded man in a saffron-orange robe, drawn over his head, walks forward. Beside him, a bald man with white tripundra marks on his forehead wears an orange shawl. On the left, a person with long dark hair, an orange head wrap and an orange robe wears a gold necklace with a pendant. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis wear red-and-gold bordered shawls, some carrying long poles. In the foreground, a man in white with a red sash and a bald man in white are seen partially, with white flowers and green leaves at the lower left. Printed text at the lower right reads Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2006-01-01January 30 20102010-01-30December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31A festival procession outside a decorated shrine with hanging green bananas and coconuts. In the centre, a barefoot man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a long white and red flower garland, standing on steps and facing forward. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls hold a tall brass staff and a red umbrella, and a man in white and gold plays a long wooden pipe (nadaswaram-style). Devotees in white and orange stand behind, and a man at right in white holds a water bottle and wears an orange shawl. Orange pennants hang above.2007-12-30December 31 20092009-12-31