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Outdoor photo at a dusty open ground beside a palm tree and white buildings. A long wooden box or casket carved with ornate motifs sits in the foreground, with a large pale carved stone or murti figure resting on it and a dark object beside it. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at left, handling the carving. To the right, a standing man with long dark hair wears a saffron orange robe and sandals, and another saffron-robed man stands behind him. A shirtless older man with a beaded necklace and green-and-gold cloth stands near a small child in a yellow shirt. Several men in white dhotis, white shirts and dark trousers stand around watching. A banner with purple and gold lettering is visible in the background. The a person cue is a long-haired figure in orange robes, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm.

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Outdoors in a dusty yard beside a white building and palm trees, a wooden stretcher-like carrier holds a carved stone or wooden deity murti partly covered with cloth. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels at its left end adjusting the cloth. Several men in white and light shirts and dhotis stand behind the carrier, and a young boy in a yellow shirt stands in the center. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a sandal-coloured slipper, smiling, with another saffron-robed figure beside him. A bare-chested older man wearing rudraksha malas and a green-and-gold cloth stands among them. Behind the scene hangs a pink banner reading Ananda Utsava 2010 with a portrait.2009-12-20January 05 20102010-01-05December 21 20092009-12-21December 24 20082008-12-24December 30 20092009-12-30December 11 20092009-12-11Outdoor photo at a temple-like ritual site with palm trees and a thatched structure. Several saffron-robed sannyasis in orange cloth and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand in a line on sand. In the foreground, a robed man in orange gestures with one raised hand, while a young man beside him wears an orange wrap and a bead necklace. To the right, two large grey stone cobra-hooded deity sculptures stand, with a grey-bearded man in orange cloth beside them. Red lacquered trays with offerings, brass lamps and small bowls sit on mats along the left. Banners behind the crowd show Kannada script and an event title. Several people in white shirts stand in the background.2009-12-30Outdoor photo of a ritual gathering on a sandy ground beneath coconut palms. Several monastics in saffron-orange robes, some with rudraksha malas, stand in a line and face a central pair. A woman in a long orange sari with dark flowing hair stands center, clasping hands with an older bearded man in orange robes and a bare upper body. Behind them, grey stone naga serpent sculptures with raised hoods and a seated deity murti stand among plantain-leaf plates, red trays of offerings, fruit, and small mats. A man in white shirt and lanyard and other white-clad volunteers stand nearby, and a banner on a stand reads Nithya Annadhanam. Palm-thatched sheds are in the background.2009-12-30A photograph of a temple courtyard with orange-walled buildings. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis and shirts carry a wooden palanquin draped in brown cloth and heavily garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. On the right, a bearded man in an orange robe with white sacred-ash markings on his arms, wearing a white garland, gestures with raised hands toward the procession. A man in an orange shawl stands at left, and a crowd of devotees, many in white saris and dhotis, watches from behind. A seated child in a blue shirt sits near the palanquin.2010-07-21Outdoor photo at a dirt construction site in front of a billboard labelled Nithyananda Centre for Metal Works, with a portrait of a bearded man in a white turban. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at center, hands cupped in a ritual gesture, beside a woman in a yellow sari. Stone mortar and carved stone objects sit on a wooden pallet in the foreground. Around them stand bearded men in orange robes and orange turbans, a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti, and several men in white with orange shawls. Roughly fifteen people are visible, and the blue tarp and red cloth frame the scene.2007-08-09Outdoor photograph on bare reddish earth showing a grey stone reclining deity murti in the foreground, with carved floral and lotus-style patterns on its body and headdress. Behind it stands a person in a flowing saffron-orange robe, long dark hair, a gold pendant necklace and a hand near the waist, with several men in white kurtas and dhotis and one in a white shirt and dark trousers nearby; a small boy in a white dhoti and cloth stands at the left with palms joined. A man in white with an orange sash holds a staff. Figure appearance is consistent with a saffron-robed, long-haired, gold-necklaced presentation, so the figure is labelled a probable candidate only by appearance.2008-12-24December 30 20092009-12-30