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Outdoor ashram inauguration event in Tiruvannamalai under a canopy with a red patterned cloth backdrop. A young man with long dark hair wears a white and red flower garland and an orange garment, smiling. Beside him a man in orange robes holds a video camera to his eye. Other men in orange and white clothing stand nearby, one holding a silver staff with a trident-like top, and a man in a white shirt presses his palms together in greeting. A devotee in white plays a conch-like instrument in the background. a person's appearance is not clearly established, so no identification is made, and the description refers only to the visible roles.

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December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor welcome at a temple-style gathering under a decorated canopy with red, yellow and orange bunting and a sign reading Nithyananda. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a grey-haired head faces a line of devotees; a man on the right in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a brass tray. Several men in orange shawls and orange robes stand nearby, a woman in an orange sari wears a pink flower garland, and a man at left holds a camera. A figure at far right with long dark hair wears white and holds a tray with a small plate. The ground is bare earth with palm trees behind.2008-08-03Outdoor festival procession in bright daylight under a clear blue sky. In the centre, a woman in an orange saffron robe wears a white flower garland with a tricolour-striped ribbon and a rudraksha mala, smiling as she walks. Behind her, ornate red and gold ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges are held aloft, and orange flags and a trident-topped staff rise above the crowd. Saffron-robed ashram members and men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman with a red bindi and gold nose ring plays a wind instrument into a microphone at right. Several other people are partly visible in the background.2007-12-25Outdoor ceremony under a canopy of colourful pleated fabric in yellow, red and green. A young man in a saffron-orange robe and a red and white flower garland stands with his palms pressed together and eyes lowered. To his right an elderly white-bearded man in a red and orange dhoti and shawl holds a white ritual conch-like instrument to his mouth and gestures with folded hands. Behind them several men in white dhotis and red-and-gold shawls stand, two holding wind instruments with long wooden shafts. A man in a grey shirt and dark trousers stands at left with hands folded, and a young girl in a pink top with a beaded necklace stands at lower right. Green shrubs, white-painted stones and a temple structure with decorations appear behind.2009-11-25Outdoor ceremony at an ashram inauguration with colourful festival canopies and banners overhead. In the left foreground a person with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland and an orange cloth, stands with hands together and head bowed. A man in an orange robe with a gold-coloured neck ornament faces away from the camera. In the centre a man in an orange robe and rudraksha-style beads holds a brass kalasha pot with a green leaf, while a bald man in orange and a cameraman with a video camera stand nearby. A woman in white with an orange shawl gestures in the lower right. Other people in white shirts stand behind the canopies.2008-04-19A central figure stands on a decorated stage with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. He wears an orange turban, orange and gold-bordered draped cloth, and a large gold necklace, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and long hair. Behind him is a backdrop of white, yellow and red flower garlands. To the left, a person in white clothes and an orange shawl stands near him. On the right, two men with cameras photograph him from the crowd, and orange flags are in the foreground. The scene appears to be an outdoor procession or public gathering.2006-09-24December 25 20062006-12-25December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor village street procession under a red, green, purple and white striped canopy. A central figure in an orange saffron dhoti and wrap, with a white and red garland, bangles and a gold chain, walks forward with bare upper body and swept-back dark hair. A white-clad priest in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala walks beside him, and an orange-clad attendant follows. Onlookers line the path, several holding cameras, including children in orange and pastel clothing. Thatched-roof houses and palm trees stand behind. a person's cues include the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold chain, so this is an in-person candidate walking in a procession.2012-01-06Outdoor procession under a bright sky with a tasselled canopy overhead. Around him, men in white kurtas with orange shawls carry a long ceremonial staff and a golden trident, and orange flags with a black emblem flutter behind. Onlookers in white and orange fill the frame in the foreground, and a man in glasses holds a golden trident at right.2007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees during a festival. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long white flower garland and red-and-gold beaded necklace, walking beneath a multicoloured umbrella with tassels and a red canopy overhead. Around them, several people in orange and saffron robes and white clothing walk or stand with hands folded; one man in white holds a camera on a pole. Vehicles and small buildings are visible in the background.2008-12-23December 27 20082008-12-27