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Outdoor photo at an open courtyard with a corrugated metal roof and whitewashed concrete-block walls. A large canopy umbrella with red, blue and green panels and fringed tassels, labelled Nithyanandapeetam, stands overhead. A man in orange robes with a grey beard and a shawl gestures with both hands toward a long-haired, bare-chested sadhu in an orange cloth in the foreground. Several devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls stand around, one with a rudraksha mala. A brass vessel and a tray sit on a wooden table in the lower right. A second smaller decorated umbrella is visible at left. a person is the bearded man in orange robes, based on the orange robes, grey beard and the page's note that he attended this event.

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February 10 20072007-02-10Outdoor courtyard ritual at a stone-pillared shrine with a corrugated roof and a hanging red curtain. On the right, a bald man in orange robes kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar before a brass lamp and a brass aarti-type tray on a low wooden table. Beside him stands a group of devotees in orange and white robes, several with hands folded in prayer and eyes lifted upward; one long-haired man in orange wears a saffron wrap. A multicoloured parasol with a logo hangs over the group, and a golden deity murti stands at the right edge. Several people wear white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a white shirt stands in the centre left. Visible offerings include small brass bowls, a kalasha-style pot, and a flame on a lamp.2007-02-02 +1 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-30February 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a dirt ground beside palm trees. A man in saffron robes with long dark hair raises his right arm and points upward while speaking. Beside him a shaven-headed monk in orange robes stands with a shawl draped over his shoulders. An older bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a tilak stands to the right. Two red and multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled fringes are held over the group by attendants in white and orange, and a small white shrine with a golden top is visible behind. Several people in white clothes and orange shawls stand around, and a young girl in white is at the right edge.2007-02-02January 08 20142014-01-08 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20072007-02-10Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered under colourful fringed parasols, one bearing the word Peetam. In the centre, a young man in an orange turban and orange robe wears a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads and stands with hands folded at his waist, eyes lowered. Beside him, an older man with a long white beard wears a pale pink shawl and pink head wrap, hands pressed together in greeting. Other devotees in orange and white stand around, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. Smoke rises at the lower edge. A white ornamental pavilion stands in the background among trees. a person: the centre figure's orange turban, robe and gold beaded necklace fit the appearance cues, presented as a devotee-style role within the crowd.2007-01-30A procession outdoors in a dusty courtyard under a tree, with several colourful umbrellas in red, blue, yellow and green overhead. Many men in saffron-orange robes with orange shawls and large gold-toned beaded necklaces walk in a group, several with trimmed beards and glasses. Bystanders in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls stand to the sides and behind, and a man in the right foreground gestures with his hands while speaking.2008-12-27A procession inside a covered hall, with a colourful striped parasol with a lotus emblem held over the centre. A man in the middle wears an orange robe and a long red and white garland with a red flower garland at the waist, and he holds his hands together. Flanking him, several men wear orange robes with red borders; one at left has a full beard and an orange robe, and another at right has a red tilak and long curly hair. Behind them, men in white and yellow shawls carry a yellow umbrella and ceremonial staffs. A white-clad man with an orange shawl stands at left. A drum is visible at the right edge. Framed photographs hang on the wall at left.2010-01-02 +1 copies