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Outdoor photograph on a paved path under tall trees. In the foreground a person seen from behind wears an orange turban and orange clothing, with long dark hair, facing a man in a white shirt and dark trousers who smiles while holding a silver tray of offerings: fruit, a coconut topped with yellow flowers, and a small brass vessel. Behind him a line of people in white and pastel clothes stands along the path, including a man in a white shirt with hands joined, a woman in a pink top, and a man in a checked shirt raising a camera. A garland of red and white flowers hangs at the right edge. This is a welcome with a fruit and coconut offering, a traditional purnakumbha-style reception.

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September 09 20062006-09-09September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor photo of a welcome ritual at an ashram gate. A young man with long dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes holds a brass tray of fruit, including pomegranates and a pineapple. A table in front holds a brass bell, a brass kalasha-style pot, flower garlands, and a small plate of white powder. Behind them, men in white shirts with rudraksha malas clap and smile, and women in saris look on. An orange-and-green ceremonial umbrella and a gold-tipped pole stand near a green iron gate, with a purple logo visible at top left.2009-12-23Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, wearing a yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha-style mala, receiving a welcome. Surrounding him are men in white dhotis and white shirts, one holding a silver tray with a coconut, a small silver pot and green leaves, another holding a flower bundle. Uniformed police stand at the left edge, a man films with a camera at top right, and devotees press their palms together at the lower right. Trees and a building doorway form the backdrop.2011-05-24Outdoors among green trees, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a yellow-orange marigold garland, smiles and stands at the centre of a crowd. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and bare chest with a sacred thread stands near a silver tray holding a coconut and green leaves. A man in a white shirt wears an orange shawl with a printed motif, and another man in an orange shawl and dark kurta smiles at right. A man in white holds a camera overhead near a doorway with an iron gate. Several people in white and orange clothing press close around the central figure, some with hands raised toward him. A man in orange kurta stands at far right. Hands and heads in the foreground partially obscure the view.2011-05-24September 09 20062006-09-09A photograph of an outdoor welcome at a temple-style gathering under a decorated canopy with red, yellow and orange bunting and a sign reading Nithyananda. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a grey-haired head faces a line of devotees; a man on the right in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a brass tray. Several men in orange shawls and orange robes stand nearby, a woman in an orange sari wears a pink flower garland, and a man at left holds a camera. A figure at far right with long dark hair wears white and holds a tray with a small plate. The ground is bare earth with palm trees behind.2008-08-03November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor photo of a procession at a temple-town street. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with rudraksha malas stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a bald, bare-chested priest with white vibhuti markings and an orange-and-cream dhoti carries a silver tray holding a decorated coconut wrapped in white and red flowers and green leaves, with bananas below. A man in a white shirt lifts long red-orange marigold garlands. Several onlookers in white and pink shirts stand behind, with a tree and sandy ground in the background.2007-01-12Outdoor festival scene under a pale sky with palm trees behind. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a gold-bead necklace with a crystal mala smiles broadly and leans toward a tray. In the centre, a man in white garments wearing a multi-coloured flower garland with red, yellow and pink blossoms and a rudraksha mala hands over or receives a silver tray holding fruit and flowers. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands joined in namaskar, and a man with a white moustache and shirt has palms pressed together. A decorated ornate wooden cart or palanquin with a deity murti and yellow garlands is visible at top right.2006-12-23Outdoor ritual photograph under a yellow canopy with multicoloured tassels. A white-bearded elder in orange robes and a sacred thread stands at left, with a red-brown cloth across his shoulder and ornate beads, holding a silver tray. Beside him a younger man in orange robes and an orange turban presses his palms together and smiles. At right, a bare-chested priest with dark rudraksha beads holds a decorated coconut wrapped in white flowers and garlands on a tray. A man in a white shirt stands at left and a cameraman films at upper right, with other people and palm trees in the background.2006-11-24December 30 20072007-12-30