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Outdoor photograph of a sannyasi in orange robes seated cross-legged on a mat in a sandy courtyard, facing a red-and-white striped platform with a sound speaker and a framed portrait of a woman in orange on a red-draped seat under a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Behind the platform, several people in orange and white sit on mats, and palm trees and a parked white SUV fill the background. A pigeon walks on the sand in the foreground. The seated sannyasi has long hair swept back and a bare upper body, with a rudraksha mala visible; appearance-based cues are distinctive but not conclusive, so the identity is unsure. Two people appear clearly in the background, with a few more partly visible.

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November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Outdoor photo of a sannyasi seated cross-legged on a mat in a sandy open courtyard, shown from a low side angle. He wears an orange saffron wrap over his bare upper body, with a dark rudraksha-style mala at his neck and long dark hair tied back. A grey pigeon stands on the sand in the foreground. Behind him a silver SUV is parked beside palm trees and a thatched shed. Further left, a stage has a red-and-white striped base, a black loudspeaker, a framed portrait of a woman in orange, a flower arrangement and a yellow-and-white garment; a few people in white and orange sit nearby, and a banner with Kannada script is visible at the top left.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Outdoor photo of a dirt courtyard with palm trees and thatched huts. In the foreground a pigeon sits on the sand. On the right, a figure in orange saffron robes with long dark hair tied up sits cross-legged on a wooden seat near a parked silver SUV, apparently in meditation or prayer. To the left, a red-and-white striped platform holds a framed portrait of a saffron-clad person beside a black speaker, with a few seated people behind it. A white-clad person stands at the far right edge, and a stripe-painted pillar and pink building wall are visible behind.2010-11-20Outdoor photo in a sandy courtyard with palm trees and a white SUV parked behind. A bare-chested man with long dark hair tied back sits cross-legged on a mat in the right foreground, wearing saffron-orange cloth and a dark bead necklace, facing away toward the stage. Two pigeons walk on the sand near a blue cord line. At the left, a small stage with a decorated backdrop and a speaker has several seated people in white and orange, and a figure in white sits nearby. Appearance-based cues suggest the seated figure in saffron may be a person, but the face is not visible and the identification is uncertain.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20A sunlit outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground in the foreground, where a pigeon stands near the lower left. A man with a shaved head wearing an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on a mat at right, facing the scene. Behind him a white SUV is parked beside palm trees and thatched huts. At left, a pink temple building has a deity murti on a yellow-draped altar, a printed banner with a portrait and text, and red-and-white painted border stripes. Striped ceremonial hangings and a black speaker stand nearby, with a few seated people in the background near the altar.2010-11-20Outdoor photo of a shaved-headed sadhu in orange robes seated cross-legged on a mat at the edge of a dusty open ground, with a pigeon walking nearby. Behind him a small shrine-like structure with red and white striped plinth holds a framed portrait of a figure in orange, and a loudspeaker stands beside it. Several people in white clothing sit near the shrine. A silver SUV is parked behind, with tall palm trees and thatched huts in the background. Appearance is a seated devotee in orange, not clearly a person; the photo caption attributes an event to him, but the figure's cues are insufficient for a confident identification.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20