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Outdoors at a dusty compound beside a silver pickup truck, with palm trees and a thatched hut behind. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at the left by the truck door. In the centre a young man in plain orange robes with a red undershirt and a red tilak walks forward, one arm extended. To the right, an older man in orange robes with a red headband and a mala carries a silver tray of white and pink flowers, while a person beside him holds a large pink-and-red striped umbrella. A signboard behind reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Bidadi Ashram. Several orange-clad attendants are visible, including partially visible feet near the vehicle. The sign and the procession suggest an ashram arrival procession. The robed man in the centre is not a clear a person candidate; the older man with the flower tray has a headband and mala but his face and presence are not confidently identifiable.

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