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Overhead view of an outdoor tent canopy with a large pink fabric roof edged by a strip of multicoloured pennant bunting. Beneath it and on the street, about six men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls or sashes. Some stand, while one seated man in an orange sash sits on a white plastic chair. A silver sedan and a yellow vehicle are parked nearby. A partly visible banner at the right reads Nithyananda and a sign mentions a programme. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor photo of several men walking across a dusty courtyard beneath a long canopy of patterned fabric with strings of coloured triangular pennants. The central figure wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a large orange-and-gold beaded garland and a long necklace; he has dark hair pulled back and holds a small object. a person cues: ornate saffron clothing and a ceremonial garland. Flanking him are three men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a notebook, one with a shaved head and tripundra marks, and one wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them are an orange-walled building, a silver SUV, and water tanks on a rooftop.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Outdoor photo on a dirt path under two colourful ceremonial umbrellas with blue, orange, red and pink tassels and bird motifs. Several saffron-robed monks walk together; a bald man in orange cloth and a tall orange-robed monk in the centre press palms together in greeting. Two men in white with orange shawls stand at left and right edges, and a bald man in white dhoti with an orange shawl is in the middle. Vehicles, trees and a few onlookers in light clothing are behind them.2007-08-09August 02 20082008-08-02Overhead view of an outdoor camp courtyard under white tarpaulin canopies strung with multicoloured bunting. A banner reads Nithyananda Suraksha Program (NSP) with phone numbers. Around a circular raised structure, about a dozen people in white clothes with orange saffron shawls move about or stand; several wear orange stoles and one woman wears a blue sari. Folding white chairs and a row of stalls with a red-draped table and a banner on the right suggest a health camp. A man in an orange shirt walks in the foreground. No identifiable a person is visible.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph of an outdoor open-air meal area under large tents with colourful triangular bunting in red, yellow, green, blue and orange. Men and women in white dhotis and mundus, many with orange shawls or sashes, sit at long wooden benches and tables or stand serving food. Parked motorcycles and scooters sit at left under green trees, and bare dirt ground lies underfoot. The scene looks like a communal annadan meal being served to devotees.2008-08-02August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor photo at an ashram compound with unfinished white block walls, red-and-white painted pillars, a parked silver SUV and a sand heap. A seated person in orange robes and a dark red bindi sits on a white plastic chair at centre, flanked by a standing man in orange with a wrapped head and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holding a tall pole of an ornate multicolored umbrella with tasselled fringe. A child in a yellow top and braided hair stands at left near the umbrella. Umbrella panels show a dove and the word Dhyanapeetam.2007-02-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a festival entrance decorated with a canopy of red, orange and yellow cloth banners and small orange triangular flags strung across a red carpeted courtyard. A silver SUV, its front garlanded with yellow and orange flower strands, is stopped under the canopy. A man in saffron robes stands beside it, and a woman in a yellow sari is at the right, near a smoking fire pit or incense area. On the left, about six people in white and light clothing stand with hands folded in greeting. White steps with red-and-white banding and a palm-lined background complete the scene.2008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a dirt road lined with parked cars and trees. A red umbrella with colourful tassels is held over a procession. In the centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with hands pressed together in namaskar walks barefoot beside a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl, who has a shaved head. Another white-clad attendant with an orange shawl holds the umbrella on the right. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk behind along the road, and a man in a light shirt stands near the left edge. No a person candidate meets the appearance criteria for a confident identification, so the central figure is described by role only.2007-08-09