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December 22 2005

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Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala, standing in front of a white building with a brass temple bell and a red-framed doorway. Behind him, several women in white sarees with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand on dirt ground, with more white-clad people in the background. The long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues match the probable Swamiji candidate, so this person is described as Swamiji (probable) standing among devotees.2006-10-12A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with rudraksha beads, stands in a crowd beside a red ceremonial parasol with tassels and a gilded trident-topped staff. He has a white and red forehead mark and is holding a silver bowl, reaching toward children in white and yellow clothes. Many children and adults press around him, a woman in white with grey hair stands at right, and a banner reading Nithyananda Foundation hangs above the entrance behind them.2008-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23May 22 20062006-05-22February 16 20072007-02-16December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo on a dirt courtyard at an ashram. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a flowing saffron-orange robe and dhoti walks forward holding a wooden walking staff, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a crowd of people in white clothes stands near a whitewashed building with a hanging bell, and a woman in a white outfit with a blue bag stands at right beside bamboo blinds and white plastic chairs. A cameraperson in white with an orange cloth lifts a camera. The description is an appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), walking with a staff, dressed in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and long hair. A bottled water and plastic chairs sit in the foreground.2006-10-12December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesNight photo of a crowd at an outdoor evening event. A man in the centre wears an orange saffron robe with a red shawl and a long rudraksha mala, with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead; he smiles while walking forward with his hand near the beads. Around him, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls, including a girl in a white dress with a white shawl and a girl with a long braid, and children in white and red. A woman in orange and white stands at right, with an older man in white nearby. Background shows a dark building and a red wall.2006-10-21 +1 copiesA smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands outdoors in an orange saffron robe and a long strand of rudraksha beads, walking among followers on a dirt ground. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange shawls, and a few men and women in white and coloured saris stand near white-walled buildings, trees and a gate.2006-07-28Night procession on an open dirt path lit by a street lamp, with trees and an orange-brick wall behind. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders, wearing beaded necklaces, stands among the crowd; his appearance is a person candidate with long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style beads. To his left, a man in an orange robe with a saffron towel. On the right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl holds a tall wooden staff upright. Around them, devotees in white, orange, green, purple and yellow clothing watch and clap, and a woman in a yellow top smiles near the right edge.2011-12-05August 25 20062006-08-25