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Night scene at an ashram path lined with a single-storey tiled building. A silver SUV is parked at left with its door open; a man in orange robes sits in the rear seat with hands pressed together. A man in red-maroon robes with gold trim walks barefoot down the dirt path toward a row of devotees. Behind him stands a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala, and to the right a line of young women and girls in red-maroon saris with gold borders and beaded necklaces hold brass plates and palms together in greeting. A young monk in orange stands at right holding a plate. The visible physical people number roughly 15 to 20.

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November 21 20132013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21Night procession on a dirt road with a parked white van at left. A central figure in a maroon-red draped garment and a red-and-gold cap carries a long white flower garland and walks with downcast eyes, while a torch-bearing attendant in red clothes walks beside him. Behind them, robed participants in orange and maroon with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces carry ornate umbrellas, fire, and trident-topped standards. Several women in red saris walk at right, all moving forward in a ritual procession.2013-11-17Night photograph of a group of people in saffron, orange and maroon robes outdoors beside a wooden building with a tiled roof. On the left a bald man in a rust-coloured shawl with a matching orange-brown garland bows with palms together toward an older bespectacled man in a saffron robe, who has his hands folded in namaskar. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands in the centre. A young man in an orange robe with a white headband and a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with a yellow fruit, green leaves and pink flower petals, as if for an offering. On the right a smiling man with white tripundra marks and a red-brown robe and garland stands near a camera. Several other people with white forehead markings stand behind them.2013-11-21Night-time photograph of a procession on a sandy path beside a dark vehicle and a reddish building. In the foreground a man in a maroon silk dhoti with gold border and a long rudraksha mala walks with a red tilak on his forehead, looking to the side; a camera is visible at right. Beside him an older man in an orange saffron robe walks barefoot with head bowed, and another shaven-headed man in maroon walks behind. Behind them a column of people in maroon and orange, with a drummer in white carrying a drum and ceremonial staffs held up in the background.2013-11-21Night photograph outdoors on a dirt ground beside a silver hatchback car with its door open. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl gestures toward the car door. Beside him stand two men in orange robes: one bald, wearing a light orange shawl, and one with a shaved head in an orange robe with red border, both facing the car. A fourth person in orange garments stands partly visible at the rear. A white board stands on a wooden post at right, and a faint palm-like logo appears at top left. Three to four people are visible.2008-03-24March 24 20082008-03-24Outdoor photo at a dirt-and-gravel site beside a silver SUV with open doors and an orange flag on a pole behind. In the centre a smiling young man in an orange robe with a red bindi stands near the vehicle. To the right, a man with a white tilak stripe on his forehead, long dark hair and an orange-and-red robe holds a woven basket containing flowers and a kalasha-style offering. Around them, attendants in white dhotis and orange shawls stand; one on the left presses his palms together in greeting, and a figure on the far right holds a tray. Scattered debris and small white buildings lie in the background under an overcast sky.2008-11-28December 24 20132013-12-24April 24 20122012-04-24Night-time outdoor photo at a temple-like complex with a tiled roof and lit lamps. In the centre, a man with short dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a long rust-red shawl with a gold border and a brown beaded garland, and holds out his hands over a brass pot with a yellow-green coconut-like top and pink flowers. To the left, an elder in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and white markings walks beside a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads. Behind them, devotees in maroon and red garments with white forehead marks and beaded necklaces watch.2013-11-21Night procession at a temple-like outdoor area. Red umbrellas are held overhead by attendants. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl, a rudraksha-style bead mala and a large gold pendant, stands smiling with hands folded. Beside him a bald priest in orange robes and a gold-bordered shawl, with a beaded mala, wears a white forehead mark and a floral headband, and holds a tray of yellow flowers and a ritual object. Attendants in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and orange-clad devotees stand around. Behind them a signboard shows a map and the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2012-04-26