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Outdoor street scene in front of a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA 04 MN 4448 partially visible. A saffron-robed sannyasi with a garland of white flowers stands at the center, with a multicolored ceremonial umbrella held above him, decorated with bird and emblem motifs and tassels. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange or red shawls walk barefoot, including one in a deep red kurta. To the right, women in yellow and white saris carry ceremonial items. Behind them a large banner shows a shaven-headed priest in orange robes and a smaller portrait of a mustached man, with green palms and trees in the background.

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Outdoor photograph on a dirt road at an ashram. A man in white dhoti and shirt with gold border, holding a white flower garland, greets a central figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a saffron turban and a long beaded necklace, who is walking beneath a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella printed with a dove emblem and 'Dhyanapeetam'. Other devotees in white and saffron stand nearby, including a shaved-headed monk in orange and a man in white. A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04MN444 is behind them. On the right, a large banner shows a portrait of a shaved-headed man in orange and saffron-yellow lettering with Kannada text, and a second figure in orange is partly visible.2007-01-30A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 MN4444 drives slowly along a dirt road toward the camera, with a man visible behind the windshield. Devotees line both sides in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders. Two men in the foreground, one bare-chested with an orange turban, stand beside the vehicle with hands raised in greeting. Behind them are motorcycles, a row of blue and white pennant flags strung between poles, green trees and a hazy mountain under a partly cloudy sky. A small printed portrait hangs on a pole in the background.2008-11-11A photograph of an outdoor arrival on a dirt road beside a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA 04 MN 4444. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange turban stands at the vehicle, hands folded in greeting, with a crowd of onlookers behind. A man in white kurta holds a multicoloured fringed ceremonial parasol overhead. Another man in white, wearing a red and white garland, faces the scene, and a woman in white holds a silver vessel of flowers in the foreground. A cameraman with a video camera stands at the right edge beside a fence and foliage.2006-12-13A silver SUV decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers and a large carved wooden peacock-like vehicle ornament on its bonnet is driven forward past a white building. Several saffron-robed men walk alongside: one with a long beard and orange shawl near the driver's side, others in orange with rudraksha malas and garlands, one holding a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels. A few women in white and orange salwar stand on a red carpet at left. Above the building hangs a Kannada-language sign and a poster with a grid of portrait photos reading Jayanti 2009.2008-12-28July 29 20082008-07-29Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a leafy tree canopy. Several men in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls walk in a line, with a bald man in white robes and an orange shawl at centre carrying a small offering of white flowers in a tray. Attendants on either side hold tall decorated umbrellas (chatras) with red, yellow and blue panels and fringed tassels, and one holds a yellow-and-red ceremonial standard. Parked vehicles, a white SUV and a silver car, are behind them. Several monks in saffron robes walk nearby. The scene appears to be a ceremonial walk accompanied by umbrella bearers.2007-08-09A photograph of an outdoor arrival on bare dirt ground. A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04MN4444 has its rear door open. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long hair walks forward under a multicoloured decorated umbrella held by a man in white. Around him, people in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in greeting, a woman in a green sari and a child in white stand at left, and a uniformed policeman stands at right. A seated man in yellow at far right sits beside a drum. Electrical wires cross the sky and white buildings and palm trees stand in the background.2008-07-29July 15 20112011-07-15Photo 11742443Outdoor photograph on a dirt road beside a silver Ford SUV parked at left, with a saffron-robed monastic in the foreground. A woman with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron sari and a yellow-orange marigold garland stands on the road, facing a group of men in white dhotis and white kurtas who are bending or standing with hands joined in greeting. A child in pink stands behind her. Palm trees, a white banner or board and a roadside sign are visible in the background under a clear sky. a person's presence is not established from appearance, so no candidate is identified.2009-01-25January 11 20102010-01-11A dusty open courtyard at an ashram with a silver Ford SUV parked on the left, its bonnet draped with a garland of yellow and red marigolds, and a small plate reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeta Mahasamsthana on the windscreen. A procession of men in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls walks past, several wearing rudraksha malas. Two colourful parasols and a decorated umbrella stand above them, and a thatched shelter stands at right. A bald man in white clothes stands near the front, and a bearded man in a maroon robe walks in the middle. Several people in the foreground are partly visible, and an older bald man in glasses sits at the bottom edge.2010-01-01